Cyprus

The vulnerable section of society is much larger than official statistics show and more must be done to tackle the cost of living, major trade unions said on Wednesday. A ...

Cyprus’ tourism has lost a billion euros thanks to placing sanctions and closing its skies to Russian aircraft, according to Russia’s ambassador in Nicosia Murat Zyazikov. Zyazikov was speaking ...

Hellenic Bank announced on Wednesday relief measures for customers with a focus on low-income pensioners and those on minimum income. Key points include an extension to the free single euro ...

The finance ministry finds itself “in disagreement” with the health ministry regarding the future of the ambulance service, after the latter suggested its operations should be moved under its own ...

Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said on Wednesday he is considering establishing a new political party. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he confirmed that ...

The two men accused of murdering 44-year-old Marios Onisiforou and 51-year-old Michalis Michail after a bar fight in Limassol in June pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them ...

Another Greek Cypriot has been arrested in the north after attempting to pass the Ayios Dometios crossing point with counterfeit car insurance documents. The man, aged 42, was arrested on Monday ...

‘Cyprus should invest in infrastructure to empower the tech sector families moving to the island,’ stakeholders say by Souzana Psara This year’s TechIsland Summit, held in Limassol last week, ...

Using the language of dance, choreographers in China and Cyprus make their mark on local culture finds PAUL LAMBIS Linda Fung and Christos Shakallis both recognise that dance is a ...

The council of ministers on Wednesday approved the first budget of the new government with promises of effective support for the middle class, fiscal responsibility, and achieving EU sponsored goals ...

Almost a fifth of children in Cyprus are “at risk of poverty or social exclusion”, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. The figures, compiled in 2022, show that ...

The Economic Research Centre of the University of Cyprus on Wednesday released its latest Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) for September 2023, revealing a deterioration in economic sentiment compared to August, reflecting ...

A 31-year-old man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of another man in Oroklini last year, which also saw a six-year-old boy injured. Appearing at the Larnaca Criminal ...

Journalist Yiannis Antoniou is being appointed as the new deputy government spokesman, it reported on Wednesday. A formal announcement was expected after Wednesday’s cabinet session. Former deputy government spokeswoman ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met with leaders of the north’s major political parties on Wednesday morning to discuss his trip to New York. Tatar visited New York on ...

Turkish Cypriot police arrested two more people on Tuesday night as part of the ongoing investigation into the “fake prescription scandal”. The total number of arrests in the scandal now ...

Cypriot police took part in a joint operation for the repatriation of 16 third country nationals who were residing illegally on the island, through a joint flight organised by Greek authorities. ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday suggested the possibility of ramping up cooperation with Lebanon, including by providing boats, in efforts to prevent an ongoing surge of Syrian refugees arriving ...

In the highest ranked United Nations official born on the island, Agnieszka Rakoczy meets a man with a varied international career spanning from the depths of poverty to narrowly missing ...

Renowned dancers from leading world theatres are travelling to Cyprus this autumn to stage a unique ballet performance. As Freedom Finance Europe partners with the Celebrity Gala art project, two ...

Police on Wednesday have ruled out criminal action regarding the injury of a 57-year-old man at a construction site in the Paphos district. According to police spokesman and Paphos CID ...

A 24-year-old man is wanted by police on Wednesday for two cases of house burglaries and thefts under investigation. According to Paphos head of CID, Michalis Nikolaou, on September 18, a 35...

With October just around the corner, next month’s agenda is shaping up. New festival editions marking important anniversaries are on the horizon including the 10 years of the Buffer Fringe ...

A Christmas village is to be held in the downtown Nicosia area of “Laiki Geitonia” it was announced on Wednesday. The village will be organised by the municipality after its ...