Cyprus

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis will be undertaking significant diplomatic engagements in Berlin as he leads the Cypriot delegation at the renowned ITB Berlin tourism exhibition, according to an ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has stepped in to stop the state broadcaster (CyBC) from appealing a €1 million payout in damages to journalist Evdokia Loizou. In a statement on Tuesday, Loizou said ...

A Turkish Cypriot MP demanded the north’s law on military crimes be changed after the trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir was postponed again on Monday. Kismir stands ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos expressed his gratitude for Shriners Children’s hospital team on Tuesday morning on a visit to Makarios children’s hospital in Nicosia. Shriners hospital doctors have ...

A high-ranking civil servant in the north was arrested on Monday night as part of the police’s investigations into a mass brawl which took place in Nicosia’s old ...

Two stand-up comedy shows are coming up this week and both are in English! Preparing to offer nights of laughter and connection is Costa Carastavrakis, who will visit Cyprus for ...

An electric car charging station has been installed at the entrance of a large public parking area in the community of Athienou, the municipality announced. In its announcement, it noted ...

Preparations have started for the 2024 Paphos Aphrodite Festival, the city’s municipality announced on Tuesday. According to the announcement expressions of interest are now being sought for the leading cultural ...

On Tuesday partial clouds may bring isolated rains in the afternoon mainly in the mountains and thin dust will be observed from time to time. Temperatures will rise to 22C ...

Cyprus saw a substantial 47 per cent increase in the issuance of new loans during the first month of the year, according to a report released this week by the Central ...

International investment company XM this week announced its active involvement in supporting education and skills development through a sponsorship agreement with ARIS (A Really Inspiring Space), allowing the company to ...

The head of the consumers’ association on Monday predicted that fuel prices will continue to rise significantly, squeezing the average householder, while others also expressed concerns over the effects of ...

The Cyprus problem “is still solvable”, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp)’s head Colin Stewart said on Monday. Speaking at an event at the Ledra Palace hotel ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday implored his European Union counterparts to re-evaluate the status of parts of Syria and consider parts of the war-torn country as “safe”. Speaking at ...

Police on Monday announced the arrest of a 30-year-old man in connection with an attempted murder which had taken place in March last year. The man was arrested after having ...

The north’s ‘government’ on Monday night ordered a 60-day suspension of strike activity at Ercan (Tymbou) airport after air traffic control staff had walked out earlier in the evening. ...

Authorities in Cyprus risk losing out on EU funds unless they quickly come to a final arrangement concerning the purchase and installation of smart meters, the boss at the Electricity ...

Get ready for a night of electrifying performances as three of Cyprus’ top bands come together for one music-filled evening, part of the LeFUNKosia event. Taking over a downtown Nicosia ...

The Greek Cypriot arrested in the north for sexually assaulting a male hitchhiker appeared in court in the north for the second time on Monday. The man, aged 69, reportedly sexually ...

Over 70 per cent of people in the north are overweight or obese, the north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek said on Monday. Speaking on the occasion of World Obesity Day, ...

Former financial ombudsman Pavlos Ioannou will run as MEP on the Elam ticket, the far-right party announced on Monday. Ioannou will be classed as candidate “according to merit” and has ...

Organised crime has grown to a ‘worrying’ scale, and all elements of society must come together to contain it, speakers said at a workshop held on Monday. The remarks came ...

The foreign ministry has not allayed concerns that Cyprus is at risk for a terror attack over the use of the British Bases, Diko MP Christos Orphanides charged on Monday. ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Monday decried the United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 on the anniversary of its passage. The resolution, which passed through the Security Council on March 4, 1964, ...