Cyprus

Scores of riot police officers surrounded Limassol criminal court on Wednesday, as 13 suspects linked to the racist violence against migrants last month arrived for their hearings. The date of the ...

The labour inspection department warned vulnerable groups on Wednesday that high dust concentrations in the air may require some to take additional safety measures. The department announced that the dust ...

The Limassol culinary scene has recently expanded with the addition of two new establishments: Salone, an Italian restaurant specialising in pizzas and pasta dishes, and Shibui, an Asian gourmet restaurant. ...

The police on Wednesday warned the public that another elderly woman has been scammed out of tens of thousands of euros under the ‘fake doctor’ con. The case emerged after ...

Paphos police carried out road safety checks with 71 drivers reported within 24 hours, while a 37-year-old tested positive for driving under the influence of drugs. The police announcement on Wednesday stated ...

A 3.7 Richter earthquake struck off the coast of Cyprus this morning, northwest of Polis Chrysochou, the Geological Survey Department said on Wednesday. According to the announcement the department made, the ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a woman 20 years after she first arrived on the island, and finds a creative using art to tell the stories of those less fortunate The old town ...

As one art exhibition ends, another opens. More and more exhibitions are added to the island’s cultural agenda every week, while many others continue welcoming visitors to their grounds. ...

In today’s episode, a doctors and nurses strike at all state hospitals will go ahead today after an eleventh-hour meeting between the state health services organisation (OKYPY) and trade ...

By Andria Kades and Iole Damaskinos Healthcare workers in public hospitals went on a nationwide strike on Wednesday, leaving skeleton staff to handle caseloads amid demands for equal pay. Health ...

In a resounding endorsement of Cyprus’ burgeoning investment sector, the 36th Annual International Investment Funds Association (IIFA) Conference kicked off in Limassol on Tuesday, welcoming delegates from major Funds and ...

Thursday will be mostly clear with thin dust observable at times. Temperatures will rise to 34C inland, 32C on the south and east coasts, 29C on the west and north ...

Without social justice there is no environmental justice By Natasa Ioannou Advocating for environmental justice in crucial times of war is always an agonising and painful challenge. The urgency to ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli was accused on Tuesday of “thinking he is an influencer” by opposition party CTP Deputy Leader Sila Usar Incirli. Incirli was speaking on ...

Cyprus “supports Ukraine’s fight”, House President Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday. Demetriou was speaking at the interparliamentary session of the International Platform for Crimea in Prague. She said “we ...

Ten men accused of people smuggling will appear at the Paphos District Court on Wednesday after the court was unable to decide on Tuesday whether or not to remand them ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday called on the government to quickly come up with a plan to regenerate the Pernera area in Paralimni, said to be regressing as a tourist attraction with ...

The United Nations’ “primary objective [in Cyprus] is to support the efforts directed by the leaders to secure a permanent settlement,” according to its special representative on the island Colin ...

The potential impact of the ongoing crisis in Gaza and any potential further escalation were discussed at a meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday. The meeting – consisting of ...

The Supreme Court rejected appeals from former Laiki strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos and Efthymios Boulotas over fines imposed by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (Cysec), it emerged on Tuesday. Cysec ...

Cash flows at Kedipes – a state-owned asset management company – during the third quarter of this year were similar to those in the respective quarter of 2022, the outfit said on Tuesday. ...

The government on Tuesday said it remains “optimistic” about the chances of an agreement with oil giants Chevron regarding the development of the Aphrodite gas reservoir offshore Cyprus. Government spokesman ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to press for more EU involvement in deescalating the situation in the Middle East during the EU Council meeting on Thursday and Friday, government spokesman ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday predicted positive developments in the future relationship between Cyprus and cruise giant Royal Caribbean. He was speaking from Limassol port, where he was visiting the ...