Cyprus

The Lymbia exit to the Nicosia-Larnaca highway is to be closed overnight on Monday, January 22, due to roadworks, the Department of Public Works announced. The works will be taking place ...

Monday will start off clear with clouds and isolated rains expected as the day progresses, mainly in the mountains and west. Thin dust will be suspended in the air at ...

A bill mulled in the Republic aimed at restricting Turkish Cypriot taxi drivers from working in the south has sparked a wave of reactions, including calls to take up the ...

Green Party leader Giorgos Perdikis said on Sunday the president’s announcement that roadworks at Akamas would resume was a disappointing and concerning development. “We are greatly concerned, seeing as ...

A total of 190 migrants were rescued off the coast of Cape Greco in three separate boats, police said on Sunday. They were all transported to safety to Larnaca port where ...

Arrest of Turkish Cypriot lawyer shakes up sales of Greek Cypriot properties in north The arrest of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer in Italy over exploitation of dispossessed Greek Cypriot property ...

A health ministry decision mandating all adult rape and sexual violence victims go to Nicosia’s Makario hospital for any examination, irrespective of which city they live in, has sparked ...

ELENI PHILIPPOU drools over an upcoming event at the Paradox Museum Chocolate is the crown jewel of the dessert world and this month a special occasion dedicated to this sweet ...

As new bill ping pongs between government departments, MPs threaten to pass their own version By George Christou The registration of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) of companies has turned into ...

Headteachers say they are coping well, but what about outside of school? Recent figures, released in November by the Schools Board of Nicosia, show that 49.5 per cent of schoolchildren in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to depart for Strasbourg on Monday afternoon, where he is scheduled to address the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos was travelling to Brussels on Sunday to take part in Monday’s Foreign Affairs Council, which will mainly discuss the situation in the Middle East. EU ...

Permanent exhibition of British period at revamped museum The revamped Leventis municipal museum of Nicosia tells the tale of the transformation of tiny, poorly maintained city contained within the constrictive ...

Police on Sunday said it was investigating the death of a woman found dead in abandoned home at the Neapolis area in Limassol. Her body was found on Saturday night, ...

Approval just takes too long, developers tell buyers seeking competitive loans from the Housing Finance Corporation The state-owned Housing Finance Corporation (HFC, better known in Greek as Οργανισμός Χρηματοδοτήσεως Στέγης) was seen as ...

The Union of Cyprus Journalists and the Turkish Cypriot Association of Journalists have jointly announced the launch of a bicommunal competition of journalistic photography. An Open Call is currently active ...

The government will soon announce a plan to attract more people to museums in the Akamas villages, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Speaking at the inauguration of three different ...

Works in the Akamas will resume “immediately” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, despite calls against it by the Green Party. Speaking about last month’s cabinet decision regarding changes ...

The state official who refused an alcohol test last week should have resigned, Akel MP Irene Charalambidou reiterated on Saturday. The incident took place at 2.30am on January 11 in Nicosia, ...

The government intends to hold all matches without the presence of fans if the violence in the stadiums continues, President Nikos Christodoulides emphasised on Saturday. Following last week’s incidents ...

Nestled in Nicosia’s old town streets is the Fairytale Museum, filled with stories and books that celebrate the art of fairytales. This winter it jumps back into action with ...

Parties on Saturday slammed President Nikos Christodoulides for handing out political favours with appointments made to semi-governmental organisations. Criticism came from various political factions, which slammed the sloppy handling by ...

Five men were on Saturday remanded for eight days for stealing transformers from the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) and causing damage of over €100,000 in the past three months. The suspects ...

Epidemiologist Petros Kararyiannis on Saturday appealed to the public, especially the elderly and vulnerable groups, to get vaccinated to protect themselves from Covid-19. The Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Virology ...