Cyprus

The policy of building more roads to keep up with the ever-increasing number of cars has been tried but has failed, the Nicosia mayor said on Wednesday. Speaking at an ...

Significant cost savings can be made by households by making the right shopping decisions, the Consumer Protection Service said on Wednesday. “In these challenging times, the market provides several options ...

The Olivewood programme to encourage the film and audiovisual industry on the island was on Wednesday extended for an additional three years. At the same time, the reimbursement level has ...

Tens of thousands of people from Cyprus emigrated to Australia. A new book details their journey to becoming local citizens Covering the journey taken by over 80,000 Cypriots to Australia, Professor ...

Members of the Cypriot missions who went to Greece to help fight fires there were on Wednesday awarded “for their zeal and professionalism”. The group, which comprised members of the ...

The heat in Cyprus this summer was underlined by the Met Office on Wednesday which said the particularly hot month saw record high temperatures and record high minimum temperatures in ...

Cyprus is gearing up for the upcoming Reflect Festival, an extravagant, unique and diverse event at the crossroads of technology, innovation, lifestyle and entrepreneurship. The streets and squares of Limassol ...

Job vacancies in Cyprus saw a substantial increase of 17.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same period the previous year, according to a report released on ...

Cyprus’ ‘ferocious’ fighter, one of only two in the mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship tells PAUL LAMBIS how overcoming challenges has led him to his current position It did ...

Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday expressed optimism regarding a potential upgrading of Cyprus’ credit rating to investment grade by the global rating agency Moody’s. The minister’s ...

House President and Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Wednesday visited Kyperounda primary school. During the visit, Demetriou was informed about the needs and issues faced by schools in remote and ...

Larnaca municipality has hailed the interest of two top medical schools – from the UK and Lebanon – in establishing a medical university there, but the district warned that it needs land ...

The zero VAT rate for basic necessities will be extended for a further another six months, while coffee and sugar have been added to the list of products, Finance Minister ...

Water transported from Turkey via the undersea pipeline to the north began to flow in the Morphou area’s irrigation system on Wednesday following the completion of the latest phase ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Wednesday welcomed the withdrawal of a request for overtime pay by deputy government spokesperson Doxa Komodromou, in what was the first time ever that overtime pay ...

The government has received no information, suggestions, or relevant contact from technical committees regarding any upgrades to the Ayios Dometios checkpoint, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday. Speaking to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is scheduled to visit Athens on Friday, his last official engagement before flying to New York on Saturday to participate in the UN General Assembly. During his ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos arrived in Malta on Tuesday evening to take part in the Med9 summit, which is set to officially begin on Wednesday. The Med9 is a group ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said he will “defend the rights of the Turkish Cypriots to the end” in reaction to a “punch” thrown by a UN peacekeeper at ...

A major clean-up operation at the infamous St Nicholas complex in Chlorakas is underway on Wednesday, the Chlorakas community leader said. Earlier in the week action was taken to seal ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday announced the completion of construction for a second supplementary perimeter fence surrounding the Pournara reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia. The newly installed fence at the reception ...

Police on Wednesday denied reports that there were disagreements or reactions against the proposed reductions in the number of out-of-court fines for traffic violations. In a written statement, the police ...

In a low-key prominent Limassolian who has led the biggest cultural hub on the island for over 20 years, THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman open to new ideas, and experiences Everyone ...

Police in Paphos on Wednesday arrested two people, a 33-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman, for investigation into a case of possession of burglary tools. According to the police, the ...