Cyprus

Cyprus holds the third highest share of foreign-born residents in EU, Eurostat data revealed on Wednesday. The highest proportion among EU residents born abroad (in another member state or in ...

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) revealed on Wednesday it would go tough on scrutinising the cross-border activities of Cypriot Investment Firms (CIFs) involved in distributing complex financial products. In ...

Cyprus’ and Israel’s Energy Ministers George Papanastasiou and Eli Kohen agreed on Wednesday to continue promoting joint energy projects, with the Great Sea Interconnector touted as a top priority ...

The EU will support a series of reform support projects in Cyprus, including the establishment of an asset management office in the country, the structural review of the Cypriot Presidency, ...

MPs piled on the pressure to Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Wednesday to come clean over the contentious investigation on the Akamas road works. The topic has been cause for ...

Lumiere Contemporary Art Gallery in Limassol presents an evocative exhibition of paintings and ceramics by Christina Drakos, aptly titled Cityscapes Mindscapes Escapes, opening on Friday and running until the beginning ...

The Supreme Court rejected a request from two Helios orphans seeking compensation from the government over the plane crash that killed their parents, it emerged on Wednesday. The case was ...

Overnight security guards and CCTV cameras are set to be installed to protect schools from potential vandalism and trespassing over the Easter holidays, school boards chairman Dinos Ellinas said on ...

The Audit Office said on Wednesday the defence ministry is riddled with financial mismanagement, while the national guard is failing to follow correct safety guidelines and procedures. One of the ...

The Cyprus Integrity Forum on Wednesday called for action over sanctions evasion and money laundering in the north. It was reacting to a Deutsche Welle production, which revealed that Iranian ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Keve) on Wednesday successfully held its ‘Cyprus-Estonia: Promoting Bilateral Collaborations‘ event, as part of the official visit of the President of Estonia Alar ...

Residents of the Paphos village of Yeroskipou on Wednesday staged a sit-in protest against plans to construct a new concrete stage for its amphitheatre. They gathered at the amphitheatre, which ...

Two Greek Cypriots appeared in court in the north on Wednesday after having been arrested for attempting to cross to the north with guns and bullets hidden in their car. ...

Parliament is set to vote on a bill which will explicitly criminalise falsely accusing police officers of crimes or conduct violations, after the bill passed through the House legal committee ...

Cyprus saw a decrease in net demand for new business loans in the final quarter of 2023, continuing a downward trend observed since the first quarter of 2022, albeit to a lesser ...

Thousands of people said that they are concerned about “fabricated miracles” within the echelons of the church in Cyprus, following the multiple scandals that have rocked the now infamous Osiou ...

Police in Paphos on Wednesday made a sixth arrest in connection with a case of forged documents being imported to the island. The latest to be arrested is a 37-year-old ...

A municipality in the north is set to hold a census, breaking ranks with the current ‘government’ policy of calculating populations via projection and avoiding censuses. The municipality in question ...

The Bank of Cyprus’ appeal against a €950,000 fine levied against them in 2014 was accepted by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The fine had been levied by the Cyprus Securities and ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou is set to visit other European countries to continue promoting Cyprus’ effort to reassess Syria’s status and get some areas of the country classified as ...

International rating agency, Morningstar DBRS this week slightly downgraded its estimates for Cyprus’ economic growth in 2024 to 2.4 per cent, compared to the 2.5 per cent forecasted in December. However, it significantly ...

Estonian President Alar Karis continued his three-day official visit to Cyprus on Wednesday with aims to bolster bilateral ties between the two nations across various sectors. The visit kicked off ...

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday released a statement welcoming the outcomes of the European Commission’s recent in-depth review, highlighting that they “demonstrate the government’s sound economic policies and ...

Another allegation of sexual harassment has been made at the Nicosia waterboard, following three claims filed against the authority last month, it emerged on Wednesday. According to a report in ...