Cyprus

The weather on Sunday will be mostly clear, with temperatures expected to rise throughout most of the week, the met office said. According to the met office, the temperature on ...

But caution expressed about Amalthea sea corridor stopping aid arriving in Gaza by land or taking attention from larger problems Despite the hype over the humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza, ...

The tax department said on Saturday it is examining the books at the scandal-hit Osiou Avakoum monastery to see if it conformed with all taxation requirements in Cyprus. The tax ...

Political party Disy will emerge victorious in local and EU elections on June 9 this year despite being attacked from all sides, party leader Annita Demetriou said on Saturday. In a ...

International rating agency Morningstar DBRS on Saturday rated Cyprus at a BBB (high) long-term credit rating with a stable trend, noting that favourable economic prospects balance downside risks. “The stable ...

Nicosia’s old barren airport has remained as a decrepit relic frozen in time, which authorities attempt to upkeep when necessary, CNA reported on Saturday after receiving a guided tour ...

No Cypriots have been reported among the victims of a terrorist attack in Moscow so far, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Saturday. Gotsis added that the Cypriot embassy ...

President Nikos Christodoulides strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Moscow on Saturday, pointing out that “nothing justifies terror”. Cyprus joined a chorus of other countries that condemned the terrorist attack ...

Police in Larnaca have arrested a man and a teen suspected of importing six kilograms of cannabis, the force said on Saturday. The 44-year-old and the 17.5-year-old were arrested on ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is to discuss the humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza with his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which he is visiting on Saturday. According to ...

While the beaches of north Cyprus have the second worst microplastic pollution in the world, Alix Norman meets a marine mentor who’s penning tales to save our seas Worryingly, ...

Cyprus’ wholesale trade sector experienced a modest increase in 2023, rising by only 0.9 per cent, according to a report released on Friday by the state’s statistical service. In addition, the ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis this week said that “a sustainable destination is one that respects both its visitors and its own resources, both natural and human”. Koumis’ comment ...

The number of landlines decreased last year by 27,474 over 2022, close to 10 per cent, while the number of mobiles increased by 4.4 per cent during the same period, according to data released ...

Disy has no other choice but to win in the upcoming elections, party leader Annita Demetriou said on Friday, stressing Disy was facing an “unprecedented and merciless war”. She charged ...

The Cyprus Bar Association on Friday slammed the government’s approach on creating an oversight authority, accusing it of lacking any ounce of seriousness. The damning statement came after a ...

The infamous Osiou Avakoum monastery applied for a €3 million fundraiser to the interior ministry in 2020. However, it never submitted any of the necessary financial statements afterwards, it emerged on Friday. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides expressed hope for developments over the Cyprus problem during the upcoming talks on EU-Turkey relations slated for April. His remarks were aired during an interview with Euronews ...

Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides on Friday slammed the finance minister’s stance as “unacceptable” saying he would refer the case of secretarial allowances to the anti-corruption authority if overpayments continue. The ...

The attorney-general’s (AG) decision surrounding the investigation of Andreas Loizou’s death has made a mockery of justice, Loizou’s family said in a damning statement on Thursday. The ...

Former state officials in hot water with the audit office over allegedly pocketing secretarial allowances do not have to give back the thousands of euros that the law allows them, ...

In line with the annual global awareness campaign, Global Money Week 2024, coordinated by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), the CBC has taken the initiative to create educational videos aimed ...

The interior ministry on Friday announced a new set of criteria for people who wish to be naturalised as citizens of the Republic of Cyprus. Those wishing to be naturalised ...

Two suspended monks embroiled in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandals will make statements to the Holy Synod’s investigative committee next week, it emerged on Friday. The statements are the ...