Cyprus

Lieutenant General Demokritos Zervakis, the outgoing chief of the National Guard, met with President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday and was thanked for his service. The meeting was also attended by ...

A new case of fraud and misappropriation of funds with false representations is being investigated by the police in Limassol. According to a police statement, at the beginning of August ...

Cyprus’ beer industry experienced a remarkable boost in exports during August 2023, with a staggering increase of 113.6 per cent or 193,315 litres, leading to an overall rise of 1.5 per cent in total ...

The mayor-in-exile of Lysi, Andreas Kaouris, met on Friday with President Nikos Christodoulides and delegations from Lysi’s twinned towns, Abdera in Thrace, Lemnos, and Kilkis. The twinned towns’ delegations ...

During her visit to the hospital on Fiday, Health Minister Popi Kanari highlighted the ongoing efforts to expedite procedures aimed at upgrading the Paphos general. Speaking to reporters, Kanari said ...

Attorney-general George Savvides is considering filing a request to have auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides suspended, with the former considering that the latter is operating outside what the constitution of Cpyrus prescribes ...

The UBP, the north’s largest political party, ruled out the possibility of holding a party conference this year at the latest meeting of its party congress. In a statement ...

In another development of the case of 26-year-old National Guard soldier Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was discovered under the Alassa bridge in 2005, the presiding judge of the Limassol district ...

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz is set to visit the north on Tuesday, according to reports. Yilmaz will stay on the island for two days and is expected to include ...

The ad hoc committee on demographics, chaired by nationalist party Elam, will be restricted to discussing only the topic under its remit, House speaker Annita Demetriou said on Friday. Speaking ...

Cyprus’ technology and innovation community was celebrated in style at the first-ever TechIsland Awards ceremony, which took place in Limassol on September 7, 2023. The event, marked by a remarkable gathering of ...

Turkish Cypriots living in Nicosia have rejected a proposal for rentable electric scooters to be placed in the northern part of the capital. In the first of what is set ...

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday evening underscored the pivotal role of technology and innovation in the country’s governance programme and economic vision. “The government is implementing specific actions ...

The second team of Cypriots who had been sent to Greece to aid in the fight against the country’s wildfires are due to return to the island on Friday ...

The government is set to expand the current laws regarding offensive material on the internet, such as child pornography and terrorism, to include racism, xenophobia, and hate speech. Speaking to ...

Cyprus experienced a resurgence in inflation during August, primarily driven by an increase in food prices and other essential goods, according to a report released this week by the state’...

A 55-year-old Israeli tourist died while cycling in the Platres area, police said on Friday, as they are attempting to establish the cause of death. The woman was found dead ...

Lieutenant general George Tsitsikostas, the new head of the National guard, was inducted into his new role at a ceremony at the Presidential palace on Thursday. Tsitsikostas replaces the outgoing ...

Two men have been released on bail after being found in the buffer zone attempting to smuggle meat to the north. The pair will be tried in a Turkish military ...

Two French sailors reported being attacked shortly after midnight on Thursday in Limassol. According to the Limassol CID, the complainants, aged 21 and 25, reported that they were attacked by unknown persons ...

September is here and along with it comes a new agenda of events. Making a big comeback after a brief summer break is the local art scene as a handful ...

In today’s episode, the international community must “commit itself to a two-state solution” to the Cyprus problem if negotiations for reunification fail yet again, according to former British foreign ...

The national federation of UK Cypriots hit back at an article penned by former British foreign secretary Jack Straw in support of a two-state solution for the island. The federation ...

A 58-year-old man who had been reported missing at sea with his jet ski was transferred to the Paphos general hospital after being found and rescued by coastal authorities. According ...