Cyprus

The European Commission is to finance a project in Cyprus aimed at “strengthening the mental resilience” of youth in Cyprus, it was announced on Wednesday. In addition to €500,000 in financial ...

House speaker Annita Demetriou said on Wednesday that lifetime benefits for the president and the House speaker need to be abolished. “I have the personal opinion that these lifetime benefits ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed once again on Wednesday. The trial had ...

The 500 “new” police officers joining the force this year announced by Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis are actually just planned hires to fill vacancies, a ministry spokesman clarified on Wednesday. “This ...

Six children were treated in hospitals across Cyprus on Wednesday after they were rescued from a boat that was stranded at sea for days. In total 60 migrants were rescued after ...

Cases of Covid-19 and flu have significantly decreased, as the Omicron JN variant has come “full circle” a health ministry official said on Wednesday. In the meantime, hospital admissions have ...

Low cost air carrier Wizz Air on Monday announced that it recorded a significant surge in its Cypriot passenger numbers in 2023, with a remarkable 71 per cent increase compared to the ...

The directors of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) have reached an agreement with the workers’ unions regarding some proposed changes that would impact the permanent status of employees and employee ...

New school units both in primary, secondary and special education are urgently needed in Larnaca, MP Prodromos Alambritis said on Wednesday. The Disy MP, following onsite visits with the House ...

A “sustainable and functional” solution to the Cyprus problem is the key to ending development on Greek Cypriot-owned land in the north, House President Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday night. ...

January can be a strange month in Paphos for eating out. Many places are quite rightly closed for a well-deserved break, but what is annoying is when this information is ...

Police in Paphos charged a worker and his employer for violating labour laws, authorities announced on Wednesday. According to police, during a raid on Tuesday at a construction site, officers ...

Paphos District Court sentenced a 29-year-old man to five months in jail and fined him €2,000 for damaging the courthouse, police said on Wednesday. The man was arrested in early December ...

The Turkish Cypriot authorities on Wednesday threatened to reciprocate the government’s planned clampdown on Turkish Cypriot taxis operating in the Republic. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, ‘government’ sources in ...

From a child who was never heard, to a young ‘asshole’, to wearing many emotional hats, one alternative doctor is fearless. THEO PANAYIDES meets him Where to begin? Most of ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 32-year-old man in Paphos for an investigated case of theft from a vehicle. According to the police, on Monday afternoon, an 80-year-old woman complained that ...

The entrance to the ‘Kalamies’ roundabout, from the Limassol-Nicosia highway into Strovolos, will be closed to traffic overnight on Wednesday, police announced. The Department of Public Works will be carrying ...

The Larnaka 2030 organisation welcomes the new year with four new initiatives aimed at redefining the horizon for 2030. Its actions will start in February with influential director-playwright-performer in Greece Lena Kitsopoulou ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides faced robust questioning following his speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Meanwhile, measures to tackle organised crime came under ...

Lawyers protested outside Parliament on Wednesday during the legal committee meeting about the botched introduction of the new e-justice system. The Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) announced the protest would be ...

By Sara Mariza Vryonidi As we go through the first weeks of 2024, it’s time to decide what sticks around. We’ve all seen the trend – the ‘ins and outs’ ...

Wednesday will start off partly cloudy, with a chance of isolated showers or a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Temperatures will rise to 18C inland, 19C on the coasts, and 6C ...

The Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus (Anad) on Tuesday outlined its strategic objectives for the years 2024 to 2026, saying that its focus is on the continuous and lifelong learning of ...

Freedom Finance Europe recently announced that it continues to improve the conditions for its clients to keep free cash on the Freedom 24 investment platform, with the interest paid on the ...