Cyprus News

President Nikos Christodoulides hailed the Olympic spirit on Friday night at a gala dinner held in honour of Cypriot Olympic sailor Pavlos Kontides. The meal was held in support of ...

Inflammaging is a natural part of life, but we can manage the impact it has on our lives by sleeping, eating and living better By Dina Gavarieva The older we ...

Users of a new skate park in Limassol are breaking both physical and cultural barriers. Souzana Psara visits to find out more How did I end up at the City ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) and the Cyprus Bank Association this week reached a preliminary agreement to collaborate on joint initiatives and public outreach concerning matters of ...

Cyprus experienced a modest uptick in inflation in January 2024, with a 1.7 per cent increase compared to a 1.64 per cent rise in December 2023. The annual inflation rate for January 2023 had reached 7.11 ...

Cyprus’ retail sector experienced a notable surge during 2023, with a remarkable 8.9 per cent increase in the value of turnover, according to a report released this week by the state’s ...

The European Commission has signed a new delegation agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (Undp), providing an additional financial assistance of €2.5 million to support the work of the Technical ...

Talks with the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, are very substantial, President Nikos Christodoulidis said on Friday evening. Answering journalists’ questions during an event in ...

The European Commission has signed a new delegation agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), providing an additional financial assistance of €2.5 million to support the work of the Technical ...

The Cyprus Medical Association (CMA) went on the defensive on Friday as to why it had yet to strike off or punish the doctor who was found guilty of indecently ...

A 47-year-old smuggler facing manslaughter charges after a child rescued from a migrant ship died, had his remand order renewed for seven days on Friday. With his existing remand order ...

The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) approved on Friday Eurobank’s bid to acquire Hellenic Bank’s share capital. The decision was taken with a majority vote in ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition party the CTP’s general secretary Asim Akansoy said on Friday the 14-point package of measures for the Turkish Cypriots announced by President Christodoulides “are not enough”. ...

Cypriot NGO ‘Grannies and Kids’ has partnered with the Standing Committee on Medical Education (SCOME) of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (Cymsa) to offer first aid course courses ...

The UN Secretary-General’s new personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin plans to return to Cyprus in two weeks following her upcoming contacts in Ankara, Athens and Brussels, she said on ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) on Friday expressed its appreciation for the re-appointment of Deputy Director General Alexandros Iosifidis as a Goodwill Maritime Ambassador at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), ...

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) this week met with Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou and Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis, discussing both the positive prospects and lingering uncertainty ...

New lending in Cyprus remained stable during 2023, a reflection of an economic environment dominated by high interest rates, which also pushed loan restructurings to historically unprecedented levels. According to a ...

There could be intermittent power cuts in several areas on Friday night between 6pm and 9pm that might last for 30 minutes or so, the Transmission System Operator (TSO) has warned. ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus issued a warning on Friday regarding an entity by the name of “Neo Business Bank”, saying it does not hold the relevant licences to operate ...

Hoteliers’ association (Pasyxe) general director Philokypros Rousounides said on Friday that “the myth of cheap labour from abroad has to end”. His comments came as the debate regarding a relaxation ...

Apoel were on Friday thrown out of the Coca-Cola Cup by Sports Judge Aristotelis Vryonides, after their second-round game was abandoned due to fan violence. The Nicosia-based club were drawing 0...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday lauded his own commitment to gender equality two weeks after being slammed for reducing women’s participation in the cabinet as part of a government ...

A building in Nicosia’s old town collapsed in the early hours of Friday morning. The building, a mud brick house, was located on Fuzuli street, which runs in front ...