Cyprus

The commerce ministry on Wednesday defended its e-kalathi proposal, which has faced criticism, saying that it is one of the many measures it has taken to tackle the impact of ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou has urged President Nikos Christodoulides to display clarity and a readiness to undertake initiatives at Friday’s meeting with the UN Secretary-General in New York. ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets a young South African Cypriot making a name for himself on the football field In August 2023, South African defender Marko Veselinovic signed a two-year contract with AEL ...

The five Israeli nationals accused of raping a British woman in Ayia Napa earlier this month were remanded in custody for an extra day for the second consecutive day on ...

Opposition party Disy is to table a bill which seeks to ban face coverings at demonstrations and large gatherings, claiming that “disruptive elements” infiltrate such events by becoming unrecognisable. Disy ...

Football referees will return to the pitch this weekend, they announced on Wednesday following a meeting with the Cyprus Football Association and internal meetings. Earlier this week, they had called ...

The creation of a planned Russian consular office in the north was on Wednesday unclear, with no side willing to give much away regarding progress. Both the Russian ambassador in ...

The reactivation of the Housing for All (Stegi gia olous) social platform is “imperative,” as the reasons that lead to its creation in 2019 not only continue to exist, but have ...

The 17 people arrested during the incidents in Chlorakas in late August appeared before Paphos district court on Wednesday, with their case rescheduled for October 5. The eight Greek Cypriots, eight Syrians ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos has met with counterparts from across the globe on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Alongside other commitments, he met with ...

Crimefighting in Cyprus took a peculiar twist on Wednesday morning when a man dressed as Batman descended on Limassol district court. The man strode into the building – donning a fluttering ...

Paphos police are adopting measures to fight noise pollution and maintain safety in the tourist area of Kato Paphos, spokesman Michalis Nikolaou said on Wednesday. Nikolaou told the Cyprus News ...

The “strategic nature” of the tripartite cooperation mechanism between Cyprus, Greece, and Israel was confirmed at a meeting between the three countries’ foreign ministers in New York on Tuesday. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will give clear answers on Wednesday to the positions which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed in his speech before the UN General Assembly overnight in New ...

A grand project is being planned from a small home in Geri, where an obsessive, single-minded man is trying to know everything. At least about the island, finds THEO PANAYIDES ...

Socialist party Edek on Wednesday responded with a strong statement to comments made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his address to the UN General Assembly overnight in New ...

As the Music in the Mountains series continues, more and more live bands stage performances. Coming up next is a baroque evening in Silikou village on September 28 with the Fluboe ...

In today’s episode, fuel prices are set to increase “by four or five cents per week until at least the end of the month,” chairman of the Petrol Station ...

Police on Tuesday night arrested two persons for an investigated case of drugs possession with intent to supply and money laundering. Police intercepted the suspects, a 39-year-old man and a 34...

A contracting company based in Limassol fell victim of a new online fraud scheme and was scammed out of over fifty thousand euros. The company reported the incident on Tuesday ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 62-year-old man as part of an investigation into a case of drug possession and supply. The arrest of the 62-year-old was preceded by a search ...

A wanted 36-year-old man arrested on Monday night at Paphos airport for an eight-year-old case of causing grievous bodily harm, was released with conditions on Tuesday. According to the police, ...

A 62-year-old patient who was on board a passenger ship was safely delivered to the Paphos General Hospital after a successful airlift coordinated by the Larnaca search and rescue unit. ...

Strengthening bilateral defence cooperation between Cyprus and Jordan was discussed by Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas during the official visit to Jordan on Wednesday at the invitation of the Chief of ...