Cyprus

A 47-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday after police said they found 29 boxes containing a total of 174 bottles of illegal booze hidden in his car. In ...

The drug squad Ykan seized around two kilograms of cannabis in Paphos on Tuesday and arrested a 23-year-old suspected of smuggling it. According to a statement from Ykan, around 4 pm, ...

Cypriot students attending universities both abroad and at home will receive greater financial backing from the government to the tune of €4 million, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Wednesday. Speaking ...

Deprived of her mobility, one woman has turned to a sport for the strong. She tells Melissa Hekkers how it won her heart Maria Markou’s love for sports was ...

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen arrived in Cyprus on Wednesday at noon for an official visit aimed at discussing the implementation plans of the ‘Amalthia’ initiative for humanitarian aid to ...

The minimum wage will go up from €940 to €1,000 a month, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou announced on Wednesday after the cabinet meeting, in a move that has left the island’s ...

The current legislative framework does not ensure the financial independence of the audit service, which is being stymied by the executive branch, it said yesterday in its annual report. The ...

It is officially Christmas weekend of and with the big day falling on a Monday this year, it is a long one too! The streets are bound to be packed ...

Supermarkets are completely unjustified in increasing the price of lamb ahead of the Christmas holidays, a commerce ministry official charged on Wednesday, amid lowered prices across the board for food ...

The final meeting concerning the completion of the initial phase of the project for the transformation of the Latsi port warehouses into a Sea Museum took place on Tuesday at ...

The health ministry has announced the rollout on Thursday of the new Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for those aged 18 and over. The new vaccine, Nuvaxovid BBB.1.5, is a protein-based vaccine, unlike ...

Seated at The Shopkeeper & Co’s communal table, with headphones on, the music serving as a sufficient block between your own thoughts and any adjacent conversations, you could be ...

Despite a steady increase in recent years, Cyprus still spends less on health in total than other EU countries – both as current expenditure per capita and as a share of ...

A 28-year-old man died on Wednesday, after the vehicle he was with two others overturned on an agricultural road in Pomos, police said. Police said that Lambros Andreou died in ...

In an intense expatriate Cypriot, THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman open to difficult things who only felt free after leaving the cultural desert of Limassol and a violent childhood behind ‘...

Life expectancy in Cyprus has fallen from 82.4 years in 2020 to 81.7 years in 2022 after dropping to a low of 81.3 years in 2021, according to an EU health report. Despite the drop, life ...

Cyprus, a gem in the Mediterranean, has long been a magnet for students seeking quality education in a picturesque setting. The real estate market here offers a unique blend of ...

This month has it all: markets, concerts, ballets, plays, parties, workshops. There is something to be enjoyed, something to watch or participate in all around the island. Nicosia is bursting ...

In today’s episode, a ship named as Lyme Bay, the first humanitarian aid ship sent from Cyprus to Gaza, was still waiting to dock on Tuesday, after it left ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Wednesday announced when its customer service office would be closed over the holidays. On Friday, December 22 and Friday, December 29, the offices will be ...

A 22-year-old man has been arrested for possession of cannabis with intent to sell, police said on Wednesday. The arrest was made during a routine traffic stop in Limassol. A ...

A 36-year-old asylum seeker from Syria was injured late Tuesday in an apparent attack with a sharp object and was being treated at Paphos General Hospital, police said. According to ...

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will visit Cyprus on Wednesday in the light of Nicosia’s initiative for humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said that ...

The harmonised index of consumer prices in Cyprus recorded a year-on-year rate of 2.4 per cent in November 2023, marking a slowdown compared to the rate of 3.6 per cent observed in October 2023, ...