Cyprus

Christmas weekend is here and it is bound to be a good one, not just because there are two public holidays next week making this a very long weekend, but ...

A bomb explosion at a state prosecutor’s home in Paphos was condemned on Thursday as a “despicable act” by the legal service and justice ministry. The incident unfolded on ...

A second arrest has been made after incidents of violence at a football match on December 17 in Limassol. The suspect is a 21-year-old Limassol resident. Police on Tuesday arrested a 17...

A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a 36-year-old in Paphos on Tuesday night, police said. The asylum seeker from Syria was injured late ...

Cypriot company Davion Healthcare Plc, a leading medical device manufacturer, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Bank of New York Mellon, a renowned financial institution, ...

Leading Cypriot shipping services firm Tototheo Maritime on Wednesday announced that it has been certified as a Great Place to Work in both Cyprus and Greece, for the period from ...

A property lawyer’s Christmas wish list By Eleni Philippou Over the last twelve months I have had to console weeping or irate clients, explain and justify the unjustifiable and ...

Over half of Cypriots are dissatisfied with the way democracy operates in their country, a proportion exceeding the average dissatisfaction rate in the European Union, Eurobarometer data showed on Wednesday. ...

Paphos criminal court granted a new adjournment in the case of premeditated murder of 58-year-old Ioannis Polykarpou, to give time to both sides to prepare admissible facts. The next hearing ...

Cabinet on Wednesday ratified the amendment to legislation regarding the prevention and suppression of violence in sports venues. This amendment introduces graduated penalties and increases the duration of exclusion from ...

The 2024 state budget reflects the government’s commitment to sound, sustainable and secure fiscal management, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday after cabinet approved the first budget submitted under his ...

The final collective labour agreement for public hospital employees will be formulated at the end of January to put an end to an ongoing spat between unions and state health ...

Cyprus wants to go tough on migrant smugglers and will set up a special unit on illegal migration within the police force, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday. Speaking ...

December 21 is not just the shortest day of the year. It is also the Short Film Day that is celebrated across the world. The day originated in France in 2012 celebrating ...

The Meteorological Service has issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms for Thursday. Initially, isolated thunderstorms are anticipated to impact the western part of the island, extending gradually to cover the ...

A case was filed on Wednesday against eight minors accused of committing arson at a school in the capital in the Nicosia District Court. All suspects were released on bail ...

Newly approved regulatory changes and financial incentives, aimed at tackling the country’s housing challenges, are an innovative move for Cyprus, according to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday. The ...

Lawyers for Thanasis Nicolaou’s family, the national guardsman who died in 2005, objected to actions by a prosecution witness on Wednesday, saying the attorney-general’s office has for 18 years been ...

The Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday approved the National Maritime Spatial Plan, in what is being described as a decisive move that aims for the holistic development of Cyprus’ shipping ...

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 ...