Cyprus

ELENI PHILIPPOU looks forward to a full agenda as the weather (hopefully) turns cooler New month, new fun. October’s bursting events agenda is here to silence the idea that ...

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola met with President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday as part of her official visit to Cyprus. The two held a meeting at the presidential ...

Police on Sunday said it was investigating an attempted murder against a 21-year-old Syrian national who was stabbed while walking with a friend near the seafront on Saturday night. According ...

Cyprus on Sunday celebrated its 63rd anniversary of independence, with the annual parade in Nicosia attracting scores of people who waived Cypriot and Greek flags. The parade began at 11am ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting September 25: National flag carrier Cyprus Airways on Thursday announced a strong performance for the month of August 2023, reporting ...

A criminal investigation into 17.5kg of cocaine hidden in banana crates has turned into a legal wrangle between the British bases (SBAs) and the Republic of Cyprus, in what has ...

Films, documentaries, workshops and interactive events are coming to the heart of Limassol very soon as the annual International Short Film Festival returns. “A kaleidoscope of fiction, animation, experimental and ...

A man was found dead on the coastal path in Chlorakas on Saturday, though police are ruling out the possibility of criminal activity. According to the Paphos police, a man ...

Two people were rescued from the sea off the coast of Limassol on Saturday. Police said they received a call regarding two people in danger of the coast of Limassol ...

The north’s ‘finance ministry’ on Saturday revealed the top three tax-paying companies and individuals over the course of 2022. The highest tax-paying company was Turkish bank Turkiye Is Bankasi, which ...

A 23-year-old man was on Saturday clocked driving at 188 kilometres per hour on the highway between Limassol and Nicosia, police said. His speed was recorded on the stretch of road ...

Former Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Saturday urged the current government to “modestly read the reasons” for the upgrade of Cyprus’ credit score by Moody’s. He added that the ...

Α 29-year-old Serbian national died after being run over in Limassol in the early hours of Saturday morning. The man was attempting to cross Limassol’s coastal road when he was ...

Cyprus records around 4,000 new cancer cases per year, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Saturday. Kanari was speaking at the first Oncology Forum held at the Bank of Cyprus oncology ...

It might feel too early to think about Christmas yet in the blink of an eye, the island will fill with festive markets and the return of the popular Christmas ...

Taxi drivers across Cyprus are set to go on strike on Monday, beginning at 7am. They are set to gather in protest at the GSP stadium in Nicosia, the new ...

There are growing concerns about the recent weakening of economic activity, the persistence of inflation, and the deterioration in the government finances in Cyprus that come on top of underlying ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday he was “deeply satisfied” after investment service Moody’s upgraded Cyprus’ credit rating to “investment level”, putting the success down to the success of ...

The Union of Cypriot pensioners (Ekysy) said “none of the problems plaguing pensioners have been resolved” in a letter to social welfare deputy minister Marilena Evangelou on Saturday. They added ...

Erhan Arikli, the north’s ‘transport minister’ on Saturday repeated for a third time controversial comments wherein he branded people criticising him on social media as “mentally ill”, hitting out ...

Nicosia was the epicentre of a small earthquake on Saturday morning, according to Istanbul’s Bogazici University’s Kandilli observatory. The earthquake occurred at 5:59am with a magnitude of 2.4 on ...

The work of photographer Edmond Torikian will take over the walls of CVAR Severis Foundation in Nicosia this October as a new exhibition opens. From October 2 to 17, a photographic showcase ...

Ahead of World Smile Day on October 6, Alix Norman discovers if Cyprus is beaming or frowning – and does it really matter? Cyprus is NOT the most smiley nation on earth. ...

Saturday’s weather will be partly cloudy with isolated rain and potentially even isolated storms, initially in the west of the island but also later on in the day further ...