Cyprus

Consumers are saving approximately €7.50 on around €95 of purchases following the introduction of zero VAT rate on 11 products, the consumer protection service said on Monday. According to the service, consumers, depending ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Monday released its financial results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, posting a profit after tax of €487 million, with new lending reaching €2 billion in total. “2023 ...

The ceiling of the canteen at the Canakkale middle school in Famagusta collapsed during the February school holidays, it emerged on Monday. The ceiling’s collapse is the latest in ...

Abuses of the national health scheme (Gesy) are the biggest problem affecting the health sector, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC radio, Damianos said that the ...

Police on Sunday arrested of a 32-year-old man in Paphos on suspicion of theft and illegal stay in the Republic. According to the police, at 6.30pm suspicions were raised at ...

A 51-year-old man had to be rescued by police after crashing his vehicle into a ravine on Sunday. The authorities were initially alerted around 6pm, when the man was reported ...

In the absence of light, the senses are heightened and magnificent things can occur. This is the premise of the black light theatre, a unique performance which happens in total ...

The Labour Advisory Board is meeting on Monday with Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou and social partners to discuss the urgent matter of staff shortages in various industry sectors, and outstanding ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is in Brussels on Monday to participate in the work of the EU council of foreign affairs. The situation in the Middle East, ongoing Russian aggression ...

Police were on Monday searching for the people behind an armed robbery that took place shortly before midnight on Sunday in Limassol. According to police, the robbery took place at ...

Monday will start off mostly clear, gradually turning partly cloudy with a chance of rains, mainly in the mountains and the south. Temperatures will rise to 20C in the interior ...

Leaving aside the issues of how the doomed LNG project was awarded, the key issue is to recover and complete it Much has been said and written about the debacle ...

Police arrested a second person on Sunday in connection with a large amount of drugs that were discovered in Paphos on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Paphos resident was arrested after a ...

Renowned Italian artist Francesco Camillo Giorgino, known as Millo, celebrated for his large-scale murals across the globe, is bringing his talent to Cyprus this week. Millo will be collaborating on ...

Officials would do better to stop blaming misinformation, apologise for clearly illiberal measures during the pandemic, and try to reassure us that the vaccine situation is being monitored Covid vaccines ...

Nine people were arrested on Sunday as the police staged a special operation in Nicosia and Paphos to identify third country nationals living illegally on the island. During the operation ...

Every effort is being made to upgrade the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Sunday. Speaking at the 1st Mandarin Festival in Arakapas, she said ...

The Green Party will continue for many years, its leader George Perdikis said on Sunday, vowing it would take a strong line against the exploitation of both people and the ...

Untaxed tobacco products, building material, fertilizer and petrol were found during customs checks at the Limnitis crossing point in Pyrgos on Saturday, police announced on Sunday. The items were found ...

A family ignored the sneers of friends and escaped the noise, haste and cost of Limassol to friendly, peaceful, affordable Ypsonas. But now the city is following them By John ...

Bills to abolish the maximum duration of secondment between the civil service and semi government authorities will be discussed at the House finance committee on Monday. Debate will also begin ...

The status quo in Cyprus cannot be the island’s future, President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Sunday. The island is at a critical juncture in its history, he said. “With ...

Gender equality commissioner Josie Christodoulou will head to Jordan on Monday for official contacts to boost bilateral relations between the two countries. According to her office, the visit aims to ...

Unrest broke out in the early hours of Sunday when a man pulled out a gun outside a baker in Nicosia to break up an incident with youngsters. According to ...