Cyprus

Legislators on Monday discussed a batch of government bills which, combined, will amend current legislation on loan transfers so as to harmonise with an EU directive. The issue concerns EU ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is “running away from the fight” for Turkish Cypriots’ rights, opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman said on Monday. “The Turkish Cypriot side, which has ...

One of the monks embroiled in the church scandal testified for over four hours before the Synod-appointed investigative committee on Monday. Archimandrite Nektarios walked through the doors of the archbishopric ...

Russians in Cyprus are set to protest outside their own country’s embassy on Monday over an explosion in an apartment building in the Russian city of Belgorod which they ...

The court of appeal on Monday reduced the sentence handed down to a convicted paedophile by six months. The court found that the court of first instance had “incorrectly evaluated” ...

The final two months of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra’s artistic season are packed with a host of exciting concerts. With all of the orchestra’s concerts in April 2024 being ...

By Demetris Demetriades The repercussions of Brexit continue to resonate through the lives of British nationals residing abroad, particularly in Cyprus, where immigration and residency regulations have undergone significant transformations. ...

Lawmakers on Monday vented their frustration at the government for bringing last-minute changes to legislation relating to the reform of local government, as the new system of governance is set ...

The upcoming European parliament and local government elections will be “a challenge”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday, but added he was confident they would be carried out smoothly. ...

The Paphos district court on Monday issued a three-day remand against a 16-year-old residing in a youth facility in Paphos after he allegedly threatened two minors with a gun. According ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Monday has reminded its beneficiaries that they can receive SMS notifications on their mobiles of the result of their visits to specialist doctors. “Beneficiaries ...

‘I’d climb up to Hilarion and just feel the wind in my hair, the sun on my face.’ ALIX NORMAN meets a fascinating photographer who, long ago, was drawn ...

Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) rector Panayiotis Zaphiris on Monday called the construction of student dormitories on the former British base settlement of Berengaria, in Kato Polemidia, “a dream come ...

The total number of registered vehicles in Cyprus surged by 33.5 per cent during the period of January to April 2024, reaching 17,589, compared to 13,180 during the same period in 2023, according to a ...

Employment in the Cypriot government has seen a rise of 5.2 per cent, totalling 2,697 individuals, for the period of January to April 2024, when compared to the same period in 2023, averaging at 54,837 ...

The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation on Monday announced a donation of €750,000 to Unicef for humanitarian support of children in Gaza. The organisation said the donation, under its “Food from the Heart” ...

By Andria Kades and Tom Cleaver UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Monday said she would be preparing a report after her visit, and meet with UNSG Antonio Guterres in ...

The state’s immigration measures have brought positive results, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, said on Monday, however “external factors” remain the sticking point. Speaking before a meeting with Paphos community ...

Two men who stormed into an Ayia Napa store with a knife and iron bar demanding money were remanded in Famagusta court for eight days on Monday. The two, aged 23, ...

It is now time for the state to begin preparing criminal prosecutions against those involved in the killing of Thanasis Nicolaou, investigator Savvas Matsas said on Monday. Speaking to the ...

The two helicopters from Jordan are in full operational readiness on Monday to assist in firefighting and crews have been fully trained, the forestry department announced. Meanwhile, the awarding of ...

Low water levels in dams and reservoirs are an ongoing cause for concern with summer just around the corner, despite authorities having announced a slew of projects to beat potential ...

The Episkopi Paphos environmental centre is set to host a presentation on the geology of Cyprus by expert Professor John Malpas in June. Malpas, Emeritus of Earth Sciences at the ...

German credit rating agency Scope has completed its periodic review of the Cypriot economy, opting not to issue a rating action, citing no significant changes that would impact the assessment ...