Cyprus

Cyprus witnessed a significant surge in retail trade during November 2023, indicating promising growth within the sector, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). According ...

Human Rights Commissioner Maria Lottides decried “rights violations” and “infringements on constitutionally guaranteed freedoms” during the Covid-19 pandemic in her annual report. The report, which was submitted to President Nikos ...

A total of 98 people were trafficked in Cyprus between 2019 and 2022, ranging from sexual and labour exploitation to forced marriages, an interior ministry report revealed on Wednesday. The report also showed ...

2024 is bound to bring new experiences and projects for the local art scene which already has events on the horizon. A handful of new art exhibitions are taking place this ...

The government could on Wednesday neither confirm nor deny a reshuffle would take place this month, with Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis saying it is up to the president to announce ...

Negative Covid tests and mask use will be mandatory in nursing homes, hospitals, outpatient clinics, dentists, and facilities for vulnerable groups, a meeting of the Covid-19 scientific advisory committee with ...

Restaurants and bars in the Larnaca district are content with the business they received during the Christmas and New Year holidays, according to Tony Konnaris, the district secretary of Pasika, ...

The tender procedure for a €34 million of software the accountant general’s office wanted to roll out appears to have failed to adhere to regulations, an auditor-general’s report published ...

The future of the production of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product is “up in the air”, after producers on Wednesday repeated their decision to close their ...

The finance ministry said on Wednesday it will decide within the next two days whether or not to approve the opening of 56 new job positions at the Health Insurers’ Organisation (...

Two men appeared in court on Wednesday accused of aiding and abetting the murder of 45-year-old Ayca Alav in Nicosia’s walled city in December. Alav was found dead at ...

Thousands of letters to Santa were answered this holiday season, Cyprus’ postal services announced on Wednesday. The postal service cooperated with Cyta to send the letters through the online platform ...

The government’s investigation into the flooding of state computer servers in April last year has been completed, Deputy Research Minister Philippos Hadjizacharias said on Wednesday. In a post on ...

A 27-year-old man was on Wednesday remanded in police custody for six days after being arrested in connection with shots fired in the air outside the prisons in Nicosia last ...

A funeral was held on Wednesday for the oldest woman and enclaved individual in Kormakitis Christina Fordraris, who died at the age of 103 on New Year’s Day. Friends and ...

International credit rating agencies have confirmed the exact dates upon which they will announce the results of their evaluation of Cyprus’ economic standing in the coming year. It should be ...

A 16-year-old boy was arrested in Karavostasi in the north on Wednesday after stabbing two men in the village’s industrial site. The incident occurred at about 9:15am, when the ...

The legally-enforced wearing of masks in some closed spaces may be reintroduced in Cyprus, as Covid-19 cases continue to rise, sources said on Wednesday. According to sources close to the ...

Paphos hotels experienced a moderate occupancy rate in December, ranging between 35 and 40 per cent, according to Evripides Loizides, president of the Paphos Hoteliers’ Association (Pasyxe). Loizides also said that the ...

Police on Wednesday confirmed reports of the arrest in Rome of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer over the illegal sales of Greek Cypriot properties in the north. Police spokesman Christos Andreou ...

I’m usually a sucker for lunch by the sea or somewhere with a view. I feel content and it enhances my dining experience. However, for an ad hoc lunch ...

The Larnaca Municipality is considering opening a new indoor municipal theatre in the area near the town’s oil refineries, Mayor Andreas Vyras said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

The fire services on Wednesday took stock of the damages caused by a fire in an abandoned warehouse in Ayios Dhometios the day before. According to a statement from the ...

The trial of 11 suspects held responsible for deaths of 24 Turkish Cypriot children and 11 of their teachers and coaches when a hotel they were staying in collapsed began on Wednesday. The ...