Cyprus

Police in Paphos arrested a 34-year-old man on Thursday for a case of assault against a police officer, resisting arrest, and illegal possession of burglary tools. According to the police, ...

A 55-year-old man admitted to illegal drug trafficking charges he is facing before the Paphos Criminal Court on Thursday. Specifically, the man was charged with importing through Paphos airport 16 kg ...

Friday will be partly cloudy and overcast with scattered showers and temperatures expected to reach 26C in the interior and the coasts, and16C in the higher mountains. Winds will ...

Alpha Bank Cyprus this week announced that it conducted a special event on Tuesday, November 14, at its headquarters in Nicosia, in support of Men’s Health Awareness Month, in order ...

The forestry department in a written report has blamed the electricity authority (EAC) for the near catastrophic fire in Paphos forest, as well as that in Palaichori, this past summer. ...

The families of the 24 Cypriot children killed when the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, collapsed, have demanded those held criminally responsible for the deaths be charged with intentionally killing all 24 ...

Parliament on Thursday passed the Charter of European political parties for a non-racist and inclusive society, despite opposition from Elam. The charter was drafted by the Council of Europe’s ...

The supervision of lawyers must remain under the Cyprus Bar Association, its president Michalis Vorkas said on Thursday, following a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides. Called to comment on the ...

A 36-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days in Larnaca on Thursday after allegedly being in possession of child pornography. The man was arrested on the same day ...

Parliament passed a new law on Thursday which sets out the rights and responsibilities of both employees who work remotely and their employers. The law includes all private sector and ...

Health authorities in the United Kingdom have approved a drug which aims to cure beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease. The drug is called Casgevy and utilises a gene-editing tool ...

Charges were brought against 22 Turkish Cypriot teachers on Thursday for “battering” police officers and “impeding their duty” during a protest which took place last year. The protest took place on ...

The head of the north’s met office, Raif Ilker Buran, was sacked on Wednesday after predicting droughts in the coming year. Buran, who had been in post since 2014, said “...

The audit office’s latest remarks on the roadworks in Akamas confirm the concerns raised by environmentalists, the federation of environmental organisations (Opok) and the Cyprus Environmental Movement and said ...

Some 32 local councils from a total of 350 across the island came under scrutiny on Thursday for lax practices including failure to tender projects, giving contracts to relatives or council members, ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar travelled to London on Thursday. While in the United Kingdom’s capital city, it is expected that he will meet with contacts at the British ...

The Hambis Printmaking Museum in the former Turkish Cypriot village of Plataniskia will be closing its doors and suspending any future events, except those already planned, due to extensive water ...

A project which aims to detoxify wastewater of pharmaceutical origin was unveiled in Limassol on Thursday. The project, called “Life Pharma Detox”, is being worked on by scientists from across ...

Representatives of both Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot political parties visited Northern Ireland in November. The representatives took part in the Cyprus Dialogue Forum, which charted Northern Ireland’s course ...

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The Finance Ministry on Thursday said that the European Commission’s autumn forecast has underlined the resilience of the Cypriot economy, along with its flexibility and adaptability to challenging economic ...

A trial date of January 25, 2024, has been set for a 34-year-old suspect in an attempted murder case in Paphos in September and the court will meet again on November 22 to ...

A Cypriot who grew up in London is putting his heritage to good use in the film industry finds PAUL LAMBIS Simon Kassianides has a distinct presence. He began his ...

The European Commission on Thursday gave a positive assessment of Cyprus’ modified recovery and resilience plan, which includes a REPowerEU chapter. The plan is now worth €1.22 billion – €0.2 billion in loans ...