Cyprus

The criminal trial regarding potentially illegal naturalisations which occurred under Cyprus’ citizenship by investment scheme, known as “golden passports”, was delayed for a week on Wednesday due to an absence ...

Three Ukrainian nationals appeared in court in Kyrenia on Tuesday over the alleged murder of a Russian national in the town. Mikhail Kamyshanov, a resident of the north, was found ...

A Greek Cypriot woman received a 1,200TL (€38) fine on Wednesday after being found guilty of stealing from a supermarket in the north. Police sergeant Huseyin Ergulec explained the sequence of ...

The Cyprus Post Office on Wednesday issued another official warning to the public about a scam perpetrated through Facebook. The scam concerns the alleged sale of unclaimed postal parcels located ...

In an attempt to clarify the situation that has developed around the issue in the buffer zone close to Ayios Dhometios, Hussein Isiksal, a special advisor to Turkish Cypriot leader ...

Everyone knows that Pissouri is a prominent summer destination, but surprisingly, it comes into its own out-of-season. As we drive along the highway, it is very easy to forget it ...

Safe and sustainable disposal of medical waste is causing concern among environmental observers, fuelled by the apparent refusal of some health professionals to comply with existing regulations. Despite current legislation ...

A group of 179 newly sworn police officers officially pledged their commitment to uphold the laws of the Republic at the Cyprus police academy on Wednesday. The ceremony took place in ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a family man who has built his business up from owning just one truck. Just doing his job in the never-ending urban sprawl, recycling as much as ...

In today’s episode, the first humanitarian aid packages for Gaza will arrive in Cyprus on Wednesday and will be sent to the besieged strip within days, the government said ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 35-year-old woman for an investigated case of theft of clothes from an atelier in Paphos. According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Monday ...

Over a hundred tree saplings were planted in the Ayia Napa sculpture park. In a statement the Ayia Napa municipality thanked the staff of the Mermaid hotel who carried out ...

Connecting the past to the present, one ceramicist is giving tradition to future generations. Eleni Philippou meets her Through moulding clay, full-time ceramic artist Souzana Petri preserves part of the ...

In a bid to bolster its international presence and promote Cypriot goods in foreign markets, Cyprus participated in the FHC Shanghai 2023 International Food and Beverage Exhibition and the PROWINE Shanghai 2023 ...

On Wednesday transient cloud cover will be observed at times with temperatures rising to 21C in the interior and the coasts and 12C degrees in the higher mountains. Winds will ...

By Konstantinos Perikleous Cyprus is a unique place in terms of wildlife, with high biodiversity in plants and animals, of which many are endemic. That is, they are found only ...

Seven out of ten Cypriots say they’d be willing to pay more income tax to help lower-income households cope with the costs of green transition, while a little over ...

The importance of social investments, the role of Cyprus in the development of the European Disability and Parking Cards, and the actions taken in the country to tackle structural racism, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will be attending the UN Climate Summit (COP28) in Dubai on Thursday, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. Speaking at a press briefing, Letymbiotis added that ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday warned there would be consequences, a day after armed soldiers carried out an incursion into the buffer zone at Ayios Dhometios in Nicosia to place ...

The first humanitarian aid packages for Gaza will arrive in Cyprus on Wednesday and will be sent to the besieged strip within days, the government said on Tuesday. A team ...

Three baggage handlers at Ercan (Tymbou) airport appeared in court on Thursday after being arrested on suspicion of stealing from passengers’ suitcases while working. In court, it was heard that ...

Gender Equality Commissioner Josie Christodoulou on Tuesday expressed her disappointment at the “inhospitable nature of sports culture towards female athletes.” In a statement, she said that recently her attention was ...

By Christmas a bill will be tabled to parliament requiring employers to provide suitable seating for the thousands of workers currently required to stand for long hours in jobs where ...