Cyprus

The Technopolis venue has a busy few week ahead finds ELENI PHILIPPOU With a busy time coming up as Christmas nears, Paphos venue Technopolis 20 will host several music nights and ...

Fibre optic internet cables will be installed in every single home in the north in 2024, according to ‘public works minister’ Erhan Arikli. Arikli was speaking at an event hosted by ...

People belonging to vulnerable groups should stay indoors, the Labour inspection department said on Sunday, as high concentrations of dust have been detected in Cyprus’ air. The department also urged ...

Akel members have approved four changes to the party’s structure aimed at modernising the party. With the relevant motions having been approved by a majority of the more than 1,000 ...

The UBP, the largest political party in the north, is set to hold its next party conference in September. The move was announced on Saturday by party leader and ‘prime ...

Giorgos Perdikis has told Green Party members “for God’s sake come and talk to me about it” if they have a problem with how the party is being run ...

The government attaches great importance to the promotion and strengthening of rural areas and mountain villages, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday. Ioannou was speaking at the opening of ...

‘Given Akrotiri’s size, capacity and proximity to the Middle East, it’s hardly a far-fetched hypothesis’ Both Nicosia and London have denied the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) on the ...

A lifelong dedication to all things green has paid off with a healthy basil plant over 2.5 metres tall Yiannakis Ioannou, a seasoned gardener with a lifelong passion for nurturing nature’...

Demolition work began on Saturday at Kythrea’s health centre, after the building was deemed unsafe during earthquake proofing checks. Speaking at the commencement of demolition works, the north’s ‘...

A Greek Cypriot woman appeared in court in the north on Saturday, accused of robbing the Erulku supermarket in Neo Chorio. According to the Turkish Cypriot police, the woman entered ...

An 18-year-old was remanded in custody for three days on Saturday after attempting to leave Cyprus from Paphos airport with a forged identity card. The incident occurred at around 4:40pm ...

Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci has reacted furiously after the north’s ‘labour ministry’ removed the Istanbul convention from northern Nicosia’s violence against women protocol. The Istanbul convention ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos travelled to Barcelona on Sunday to take part in the Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean. The forum’s focus will be on developments in ...

A 43-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Saturday while in possession of a kilogram of cocaine. Police found 250 grams of cocaine in his car and arrested him. Following his ...

He now wants to give something back to Cyprus Patrick Gborie counts himself one of the luckiest of refugees. And with good reason. After coming to Cyprus as an asylum ...

Police in Paphos arrested two minors who were riding motorcycles on Saturday. Paphos police chief Michalis Nikolaou said the arrests were made with the aim of “combatting juvenile delinquency”. The ...

Despite making easy money, Cyprus banks not helping economy and society By Les Manison Cyprus banks have benefitted considerably from the higher interest rate policies of the ECB since mid-2022, ...

Sunday’s weather will initially be partly cloudy, with showers and even thunderstorms developing in isolated areas throughout the course of the day. The storms rain will hit the west ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting November 20: Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Monday opened this year’s Industry Week by reaffirming the government’s ...

The beginning of a solution or the beginning of the end for the Cyprus problem? By Averof Neophytou The war in Ukraine has already taken a back seat as international ...

IF THE JOB of President of the Republic was ever advertised as a vacancy, one of the perks of the job listed, apart from having dictatorial powers and being worshipped ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to embark on an official visit to Qatar, with the focus resting on critical discussions surrounding the Middle East affairs, the ongoing Cyprus issue, and ...

Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on Saturday released a statement marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, underlining how many women around the world are the subject of ...