Cyprus

The Bank of Cyprus on Thursday announced the launch of two new deposit products, known as “Step-Up,” designed to offer clients the opportunity to earn increased interest rates over an 18...

More details have emerged of the fight which broke out at the Paphos technical school earlier this week which led to two pupils being charged and two Syrians injured. According ...

President Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday acknowledged the significance of Cyprus’ invitation to the Middle East Summit in Cairo this Saturday, underlining the country’s potential role in the region during ...

Police are investigating claims that a 17-year-old student was abducted and sexually abused by a 23-year-old former school security guard, it emerged on Thursday. The incident occurred earlier this week, ...

In this school year, pupils in Cyprus are invited to share their ideas about how to make Europe an (even) better place to live, with the chance of winning a ...

Police are on alert after initial reports pointed to an apparent attack on Wednesday night against a mobile traffic camera van, as authorities are concerned over a pattern of the ...

Michael Vorkas was elected as the new president of the Cyprus Bar Association on Wednesday. Vorkas beat previous incumbent Christos Clerides in Wednesday’s election, having previously served as president ...

Yialousa high school has been reduced to a flooded, muddy quagmire after rain hit the Karpasia region on Thursday morning. The school is currently partly housed in portacabins after the ...

In today’s episode, the EAC announced it will take the energy regulatory authority to court to appeal Cera’s rejection of its request for a 25 per cent increase in ...

Police on Thursday are investigating the mugging and injury of a delivery driver in Limassol overnight. Police reported that the incident occurred shortly after midnight when the 28-year-old delivery driver, ...

Police in Wednesday night arrested a 38-year-old woman in Limassol for stealing electricity wires. According to Limassol CID following a tip off from members of the public, officers went to ...

Turkey’s plans to alter the island’s demographic character were denounced by Cyprus’ Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Gabriella Michaelidou. Speaking to the UN committee on human rights ...

Eleni Philippou looks at events coming from Friday onwards There are dozens of exhibitions going on right now and even more fairs and festivals realising their latest editions. This weekend, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke over the phone on Wednesday discussing the crisis in the Middle East and Cyprus’ support in the evacuation of British ...

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in Cyprus increased by 4.3 per cent in September 2023, compared to the same month in 2022, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service. This rise in ...

Hellenic Bank on Wednesday released a statement explaining that in an increasingly volatile economic environment, Cypriot businesses require a stable and reliable partner, noting that with a customer-centric approach, in ...

Thursday will be partly cloudy with isolated showers. Temperatures will rise to 29C in the interior, 28C on the coasts, and 18C in the higher mountains. Winds will be south- ...

Shaziye Azimkar, the Turkish Cypriot woman who saved a man’s life after he suffered a cardiac arrest on Tuesday, spoke about her experience on Wednesday. Speaking to Turkish Cypriot ...

The north declared a three-day period of “national mourning” on Thursday following a deadly bombing of the Al-Ahli al-Arabi Baptist hospital in Gaza on Tuesday. ‘Prime minister’ Unal Ustel announced ...

Police in Paphos arrested two teenagers on Wednesday after a school fight led to two people being taken to the accident and emergency department on Tuesday. The arrested pair are ...

The Palestinian Embassy in Nicosia declared three days of national mourning on Wednesday, following a deadly bombing of the Al-Ahli al-Arabi Baptist hospital in Gaza. The Embassy said they will ...

A 29-year-old woman has regained the use of her leg after Cypriot doctors performed a “pioneering surgery” at the Nicosia general hospital. Leading orthopedic surgeon Ioannis Orphanos performed the surgery – ...

A spat between Edek party leader Marinos Sizopoulos and EU MP Demetris Papadakis over leaked audio of conversation that preceded the MEP’s removal from the party by the party ...

Weekends in the city go by in a blink this autumn as the events agenda expands. Performances, plays and activities for all ages and interests arrive as new and annual ...