Cyprus

In today’s episode, intense weather overnight, including at least two tornados, resulted in scenes dubbed as “biblical destruction” in Limassol on Wednesday. Elsewhere, the row over local government reform ...

Evi Pilavaki takes a closer look at what is needed for the Council of Ministers to approve immovable property ownership for third-country nationals. To determine whether a company falls under ...

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki will visit Cyprus on Wednesday at the invitation of Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos. According to an announcement by the ministry, as part of the visit ...

The Drama International Short Film Festival travels to Cyprus this year again as part of its globe-trotting adventures with the aim of showcasing its awarded short films. Cinephiles in Larnaca, ...

The yellow warning for intense weather phenomena initially in effect on Wednesday until 5pm has been cancelled as the danger has been downgraded to green, the meteorological office announced. The ...

By Ramona Livera and Vasileios Vasios In today’s society where there’s a strong emphasis on celebrities and public figures in the entertainment industry, having a famous name is ...

Intense weather overnight, including at least two tornados, resulted in scenes dubbed as “biblical destruction” in Limassol on Wednesday. Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou visited the affected areas, including Yermasoyia which ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) recently made two decisions regarding the authorisations of two financial firms. In its meeting held on December 4, 2023, CySEC, in accordance with section 8(1)(a) ...

Cyprus NGOs encourage fishermen and divers to share records of angel sharks By Valentina Fossati and Marios Papageorgiou Angel sharks are a species of shark belonging to the genus Squatina ...

Farmers’ concerns need to be addressed with a specific set of organised actions, the Green party said on Tuesday. In a letter addressed to Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, MP Charalambos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting on Tuesday with the administrative council of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), during which they discussed various matters concerning the economy, ...

Talip Atalay, who is a candidate for the leadership of the north’s ruling coalition party the YDP, promised on Monday evening to not collapse the ‘government’ should he become ...

A neighbourhood social worker programme will be implemented nationwide, Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou said on Tuesday. Launched as a pilot programme by the deputy ministry in April 2023, Evangelou said ...

By Rony Junior El Daccache The north’s ‘tourism ministry’ plans to take action against Booking.com after the website published a warning to tourists visiting there, according to reports. ...

Nicosia general hospital lab workers on Tuesday called off strike measures after receiving assurances a solution will be found for their concerns over a chemical hazard. Peo, Sek and Pasydy ...

An event gathering rock-climbing enthusiasts – amateurs and novice climbers – is set to take place this weekend in Paphos. Held at Episkopi Environmental Centre on Sunday, interested participants will meet with ...

The attorney-general’s office irregularly authorised an out-of-court settlement with a company that saddled the Cypriot taxpayer with €700,000, while separately failing to pay VAT for services rendered to it by ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday vented their anger at the government for belatedly tabling a bill seeking to transpose an EU directive into domestic law, for which the European Commission has already ...

Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) Hasan Sertoglu on Tuesday denied reports that his association has applied to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). He said an application to join the ...

Unions against the proposed 12 per cent drop in pension payments for those who retire before the age of 65 said on Tuesday they were not satisfied with the labour ministry’s ...

The age of the children should be taken into account in any sex education that the ministry endorses, representatives of the Holy Synod have said. The statement was made following ...

The Great Sea Interconnector is a “landmark project”, President of the House finance committee Christiana Erotokritou told the European parliament in Brussels on Tuesday. She said the cross-border benefits of ...

Cyprus is dealing “at a political level” with Lebanon’s refusal to accept 116 Syrian migrants, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. He did not give a clear answer to ...

Cyprus is among the countries in Europe with the highest number of radios per capita in Europe, data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU, showed on Tuesday, ...