Cyprus

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 12: In a recent development, Cyprus’ Research and Innovation Foundation on Monday announced that it is joining forces ...

University after university accused of issuing fake degrees, misconduct and embezzlement A new fake diplomas and fraud scandal at a university in the northern part of Cyprus has reignited the ...

The House human rights committee will discuss women’s reproductive rights this week, following a woman’s testimony on Saturday that it took five days for doctors at Makarios hospital ...

Applications for the solar panels through the government programme ‘Photovoltaics For All’ will be starting at the end of February, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Saturday. The ‘Photovoltaics for ...

Cows indigenous to Cyprus are starting to appear malnourished in their protected area at Akrotiri, the Animal Party said on Saturday, calling on authorities to act immediately to save them. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday expressed shock and condolences following the death of Alexei Navalny, the prominent Russian opposition leader. In a post on X, the president called Navalny a ...

A 61-year-old was remanded by the Famagusta District Court for five days, on suspicion of scamming another individual out of thousands of euros, authorities said on Saturday. The 61-year-old claimed ...

Cyprus’ capital has received first place on a list of top ten small European cities of the future for 2024, a special report by fDi Intelligence said on Saturday. According to ...

A lot is happening around Nicosia in the coming days and weeks beyond just performances and exhibitions. Events in the street, city explorations, and a neighbourhood community cycling ride will ...

Limassol District Officer Marios Alexandrou said on Saturday that houses in Yermasoyia, damaged in a tornado earlier in the week, were badly built and people were ignoring the authorities’ calls ...

Cyprus has been notably absent in congratulating Greece on passing the same-sex marriage law, failing to be one of 28 countries with embassies in Athens to congratulate them. Greece passed the ...

The Limassol District Court on Saturday issued an eight-day remand for two men, suspected of receiving nine kilograms of cannabis from abroad. According to police, the two men, 25 and 22, were ...

A 50-year-old cyclist was injured after a car crashed into him, Paphos police said on Saturday, as the man was hospitalised for further monitoring due to fractures. Police said that ...

‘In times of need, this land feeds its people. For those who know where to look, there’s always been food.’ Alix Norman unearths the long-lost lore of our past ...

The water towers of Cyprus, France and the Netherlands are the focal point of a new photography exhibition opening in Limassol. Examining their architecture, the Water Towers: Mysterious Architectures exhibition ...

In the European maritime arena, Cyprus plays a notable role in advancing sustainable shipping practices, with a focus on initiatives led by key industry player Lemissoler Navigation. This exploration delves ...

The implementation of development expenditures in the Cyprus state budget for the year 2023 has reached 72 per cent, compared to 70 per cent in 2022 and 69 per cent, the annual average of the ...

Two cameras from fixed points in Nicosia are set to be relocated to the Limassol junction where a tragic accident claimed the lives of four family members on New Year’...

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Paphos Municipal Wholesale Market “definitively and irrevocably” belongs to the town’s municipality. The ruling draws a line under a 30-year saga ...

Two men were arrested on Friday after a total of nine kilograms worth of cannabis was found by police in packages sent to Cyprus from abroad. The pair, aged 25 and 22 ...

The 47-year-old man accused of attacking two others with a machete sent threatening texts to the girlfriend of one of his victims, it emerged on Friday. The nature of the ...

Larnaca on Friday signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Lebanese city of Jounieh. The memorandum pertains to cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, and investment, and was signed ...

The Limassol chamber of commerce and industry (Evel) on Friday expressed its “disagreement and displeasure” with comments made by Deputy Culture Minister Lina Kassianidou that no new premises should be ...

A 42-year-old man was handed an eight-day remand on Friday, accused of facilitating the illegal transportation of irregular migrants to Cyprus. The remand is related to the detection of two ...