A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
It is perhaps an unlikely title for a music concert, yet it perfectly describes the ethos of a performance on July 14. Opening the 18th Cyprus Rialto World Music Festival is ...
The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation will host a new exhibition this summer as the collaborative European Horizon 2020 project Redefining the Future of Cultural Heritage, Through a Disruptive Model of ...
Six men, all taxi drivers, were arrested on Thursday outside Paphos airport after becoming involved in a physical altercation.
The fight was a two-sided affair, with one group of three ...
A new solar energy farm is set to be constructed in Lefka, within the scope of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) funded by the European Union.
The UNDP say ...
The summer brings plenty of gifts. Lazy lounge days by the beach, opportunities to gather with friends, music events and of course, seasonal delights. The island is not short of ...
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday cautioned the public to watch out for an alleged entity operating under the name “Universal Banks” and using the website: www.universalbanks....
In today’s episode, foreclosures have been suspended until the end of October, while a special judicial procedure will be created to deal with non-performing loans, cabinet decided on Wednesday.
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Police on Friday were investigating the circumstances under which two people were seriously injured after their quad bike overturned in Paralimni.
Two 23-year-olds were riding the bike at 7am on ...
Police are on Friday were investigating an incident of a Molotov cocktail being thrown outside a pizza shop in Limassol.
According to police statement, the device was thrown outside the ...
Public concern over cost-of-living is mounting despite state assurances that the ending of relief measures was warranted and necessary.
Recently released data appeared to validate consumers’ fears, that the abolition ...
Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis described Saudi Arabia as a potentially significant tourism market for Cyprus.
The minister’s comments were made during his visit to Saudi Arabia this ...
Police on Friday said 3,000kg of laughing gas (nitrous oxide) were seized from a warehouse in Limassol.
According to police spokesman Christos Andreou, 24 bottles of the controlled substance were found ...
The number of registered unemployed individuals in Cyprus in June 2023 reached its lowest level in the past 17 months, according to seasonally adjusted data released this week by the state’s ...
On Friday after dispersal of local thin fog the weather will become mostly clear. Increased afternoon clouds may bring showers in the mountains, while later in the day, temporarily increased ...
Cyprus-US relations have reached new heights and are no longer viewed solely through the lens of the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday.
The president was speaking at ...
The CYENS Centre of Excellence and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) this week signed a cooperation agreement with the aim of further developing joint activities in the fields of ...
A gaming website and two individuals have been banned from Cyprus Comic Con, in a social media war that has culminated into death threats, it emerged on Friday.
The two ...
Sexual harassment committed by civil servants will from now on be classed as a standalone offence and investigated differently to other disciplinary offences, under a law parliament passed on Thursday.
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The lack of dedicated facilities for Alzheimer’s patients and the almost total absence of state support came up in parliament on Thursday, with government officials promising to take a ...
The strengthening of bilateral defence and military cooperation between Cyprus and Greece was the focus of a meeting between the defence ministers of the two countries on Thursday.
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The house interior committee decided on Thursday that they would prepare a special report on the Ammos tou Kambouri beach in Ayia Napa, where construction works over the past years ...
The month of theatre is here. Not just because the summer season brings plenty of performances but because the 2023 International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama is on. Held in July ...
President Nikos Christodoulides and members of his cabinet are closely monitoring reports that a Greek Cypriot law firm is representing an Israeli businessman with a slew of construction projects in ...
Cyprus has ramped up its returns of irregular migrants this year with over 4,370 repatriated so far – compared to 2,353 last year, according to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou.
He met senior European ...