Cyprus

Households in Cyprus produce nearly 48,000 tonnes of food waste per year while businesses in the food sector generate about 110,000 tonnes of waste. The report on the social-economic impact of wastage ...

The number of ships departing from Turkey and sailing to ports in the Republic of Cyprus has decreased, according to the ports authority. A total of 43 ships sailing from Turkish ...

Police have formally requested Google and Instagram release information to local investigators over a 40-year-old Larnaca man believed to have shared nude images of 12 women on social media. Sources close ...

In an electronic music star PAUL LAMBIS meets a man with an international outlook which he also plans to bring to Cyprus Pascal Ellinas fully recognises that every success story ...

Ancient human remains, stone anchors and Late Roman amphorae are amongst the “significant cultural treasures” atop and near Geronisos island uncovered during a three-month archaeological programme. The antiquities department announced ...

The interior ministry has responded to trade union claims of a lifeguard shortage, saying it recognises the issue exists, but that it is working to solve the problem. Their comments ...

The planned government buildings in the Archigrammateia area of Nicosia ‘are no longer a priority for the government’, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades told the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday. Vafeades explained ...

Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou on Wednesday ordered all staff working with mobile traffic cameras to undergo a narcotest before they are hired. His decision came a day after a mobile ...

A non-essential travel advice to Niger was issued by the foreign ministry on Wednesday, effective from August 1. According to a press release, taking into consideration the security situation in Niger ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) is constructing a photovoltaic park at the Nicosia general hospital, an announcement from the organisation said on Wednesday. In a press release, Okypy said ...

A truck was on fire at the Nicosia-Larnaca highway on Wednesday, with police warning the public this was affecting traffic in the area. The driver left the truck without any ...

Eurobank Cyprus on Wednesday released its financial results for the first half of 2023, with the figures reflecting a solid performance characterised by strong capital adequacy and profitability. The bank’s ...

Two men died in Trikomo on Tuesday while carrying out maintenance under a hotel. The men, 41-year-old Mohammad Shayeste and 33-year-old Mohamad Aghjeloo, were working in a corridor three metres ...

The north’s ‘deputy prime minister’ and ‘tourism minister’ Fikri Ataoglu has moved to deny claims that a new hotel will be built in the Karpasia region. He moved to ...

In a life coach who has just published a self-help book, THEO PANAYIDES finds an ‘ordinary guy’ who is chatty, candid and enthusiastic about the power of positive thinking The ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 23-year-old for an investigated case of burglary, theft and malicious damage. According to the police, on June 19 a petrol station in Nicosia was broken into ...

If you are staying put this summer, or this August at least, then fear not, plenty of creative and music events, with something fit for all ages and tastes, are ...

The risk of wildfires in all forest areas remains extremely high on Wednesday, the Forestry Department announced. “The public is urged to be extremely careful and to completely avoid actions ...

In this episode, controversial barbed wire fencing along stretches of the buffer zone may start being removed in September. Elsewhere, British bases authorities are optimistic they will be able to ...

Police on Tuesday in Paphos arrested two women for an investigated case of car theft while a third male suspect is wanted for the case. According to police statement, the ...

Firefighting services on Wednesday morning brought under complete control a fire that broke out in Lemythou village in Limassol. According to a statement by the forestry department the fire broke ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday travelled to Ramallah, Palestine, where he met with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and agreed to a trilateral summit with Greece. According to an official ...

Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) will be carrying out cable works on the highway from the Rizoelia roundabout to the Livadia exit in Larnaca on Wednesday and Thursday. The works will ...

Police identified and picked up two groups of illegal migrants from streets after they landed undetected and were found walking in two coastal areas. According to police spokesman Christos Andreou, ...