Cyprus

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 ...

The two men arrested in Limassol earlier this month on suspicion of money laundering were freed on Wednesday. A police spokesperson told the Cyprus Mail that the pair had been ...

The police branch of the Isotita trade union on Wednesday threatened legal action over plans to extend staff hours in the coming months. The police had on Tuesday announced a ...

Defence minister Vassilis Palmas and French ambassador Salina Grenet-Catalano met on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperations between the two nations. During the meeting, Palmas was invited to the French frigate ...

The electricity authority (EAC) has been left in the lurch and smart meter installation has again fallen into a state of limbo, after the administrative court’s decision to forbid ...

Findings of the analyses completed on water samples from the Achna dam are worrying, the Greens party said in a statement on Wednesday. The party noted that a month has ...

Real chippy draws in Larnaca crowds Sometimes you just don’t know what you fancy for lunch and can’t be bothered to decide what to have and prepare it. ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou travelled to Israel on Wednesday to meet his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen. The pair are set to discuss the planned electrical interconnector which, if constructed, will ...

Two Cypriot short films, ‘Buffer Zone’ and ‘Taxi’ recently received international visibility and acclaim, the culture ministry announced. Savvas Stavrou’s multi-award-winning short film “Buffer Zone” received the award for ...

The restoration of the Hamidiye mosque will send a “tangible and positive message”, the United Nations’ senior political affairs officer on Cyprus, Philippe Baudin said on Tuesday. He said the ...

In a Colombian storyteller, THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman who has lived through drama – stepping over dead bodies on the way to school – but finds medicine in stories It’s ...

With the 22nd edition of Cyprus Film Days just around the corner, its programme has begun taking shape. A varied and daring line-up of films grappling with major social and ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides said green taxation will begin by the end of 2024 and not on April 1. Meanwhile, over 3,500 people will be elected in Cyprus on June 9. ...