Cyprus

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Tuesday met the bosses of commercial banks in a crunch meeting aimed at getting lenders to provide some relief to customers to compensate for rising ...

Three suspects accused of starting a fire by reckless behaviour appeared before Larnaca district court on Tuesday, with a 29 and 51-year-old pleading not guilty but a 38-year-old pleading guilty. All ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday there are “ongoing processes concerning Pyla”, referring to the controversial push for a Pyla-Arsos road by the north. The issue has gained renewed traction ...

The four defendants in the ‘golden passports’ case were on Tuesday referred to criminal trial on charges that include conspiracy to defraud the Republic and influencing a public official in ...

Key Cypriot municipalities aim spend one billion euros on over 300 projects to achieve climate neutrality by 2030, they said on Tuesday. The mayors of Limassol, Strovolos, Aradippou briefed the deputy minister ...

Heavy rainfall in some part of the island over the past 24 hours has pushed the total for the month to 153 per cent of usual, the met office said on Tuesday. ...

A government proposal to stop a 12 per cent deduction for early retirement will be prepared, after a study is completed at the end of September at the labour ministry, Minister ...

Fire prevention and management measures are to be stepped up in the light of expected increases due to climate change, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Tuesday. He said the ...

By Souzana Psara Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanoli on Monday afternoon addressed an audience of international stakeholders at a London event, held during International Shipping Week, where she highlighted ...

Diko is ready to collaborate with any political force that shares similar or aligned positions, whether at the governmental or parliamentary level, party president Nikolas Papadopoulos said on Tuesday. Referring ...

The five Israeli nationals accused of gang raping a British tourist in Ayia Napa had their remand renewed on Tuesday. The group, of which two are aged 20 and three are ...

A guided tour of an ongoing exhibition gave ELENI PHILIPPOU a new perspective on the Akamas Spread across two locations in the Akamas peninsula, Kyriaki Costa’s artistic odyssey Akamantis | ...

The Left in the European Parliament, a left-wing political group of the European Parliament established in 1995, condemned Ankara on Tuesday for denying entry to Turkish Cypriots, under the “vague pretext ...

CCTV footage from the area surrounding the bank in Limassol where shots were fired on Monday is “under the microscope” of Limassol police. Police say a saloon car which was ...

President Nikos Christodoulides penned a letter to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres asking for the appointment of a new UN envoy to Cyprus. The letter surfaced in media reports, ...

Cyprus police are pushing back against the possibility of reducing the €300 fines imposed by recently installed traffic cameras. The resistance comes in response to the transport minister’s suggestion that ...

In the early hours of Tuesday, a vehicle owned by a 51-year-old woman was targeted by unknown individuals in Limassol when explosive device was detonated, causing damage to the vehicle. ...

Almost one in five Cypriots cannot afford to keep their homes warm, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. According to figures compiled in 2022, 19.2 per cent of Cypriots ...

What’s at the heart of BEONIX 2023? Incredible location, stunning scenery and visuals, and fabulous Cyprus. But most importantly, the music — countless first-rate electronic tracks. EDM is multi-faceted and multi-layered, ...

The new airport in the north provides a window for visitors to see the place, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said on Tuesday arriving for a two-day visit. Yilmaz said ...

Storms on Monday damaged businesses on the Paphos seafront, despite only lasting for a short time. Angelos Onisiforou, chairman of the Paphos recreation centres’ owners’ association, said several shop owners ...

He is only 15 years old but managed to steal the limelight at the USF2000 championship in the USA and make talent scouts talk admiringly about this “kid from Limassol”. In ...

Great food, great music and the very best of locally-brewed craft beer are what is expected at FOAM Festival later this month. This is the first festival for microbreweries in ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel has announced plans to build thousands of social houses with the aim of allowing young Turkish Cypriots to move into them. Ustel said ...