Cyprus

Reading is something we all learn in school, but it really can expand the world we live in. ELENI PHILIPPOU speaks to a woman about growing the island’s love ...

Sharing knowledge and fostering regional collaborations on desalination can help create a more resilient and water-secure future for all, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Tuesday. Speaking at the European ...

Cruise ship Europa 2, flying the Maltese flag, arrived on Tuesday morning at Kato Paphos port with 477 passengers. Port authorities said the cruise ship is on a journey through the Mediterranean ...

Famagusta police on Tuesday were seeking to identify a woman in relation to a case of extortion with false representations. According to the data under investigation, around 5.40pm on Monday ...

A four-year-old boy has died in Paphos, with first reports pointing towards a drowning, police said on Tuesday. According to Paphos CID head and spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, around 10.45am on ...

Retired British miner David Hunter did everything he could to help his terminally ill wife Janice as her condition deteriorated in the last few years of her life and became ...

Police on Tuesday warned of a new SMS scam aiming to steal personal data, which was flagged by the post office. The recipient would receive a text message asking them ...

A section of the Pervolia – Mazotos road in Larnaca will be closed for a triathlon on Sunday, the Department of Public Works announced. The road section will be off-limits for ...

The UN will work alongside all Cypriots to seek a viable, enduring, and acceptable resolution to the Cyprus issue, Unficyp chief Colin Stewart said on Monday evening. Stewart, who was ...

Paphos police on Tuesday are investigating a case of conspiracy to commit a felony, robbery, assault with actual bodily harm, malicious damage and theft. According to the police, on Tuesday ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled it will not initially get involved in the extradition of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz to Germany, lawyer and MP Kostis Efstathiou ...

June is just around the corner, and Rialto Theatre is staying true to its mission to provide a platform for cultural productions in the first month of summer with a ...

In today’s episode, Deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides delivered a stinging verbal attack on the auditor-general, whom he accused of a deliberate and concerted campaign to blacken his name, vowing ...

The national guard and armed forces on Tuesday will conduct training activities within the Nicosia flight information region (FIR), the Ministry of Defence announced. The exercises will involve the participation ...

Police on Tuesday arrested an 18-year-old man for theft of money and interference in judicial proceedings. According to police spokesman and head of Paphos CID Michalis Nikolaou, on February 15, a 30...

One man has been arrested in connection with the most recent episodes of hooliganism by football fans in Limassol, while arrest warrants have been issued against two others who are ...

By George Sklavos The smooth transition to the digital age is one of the toughest challenges facing the banking sector in Cyprus. We are living in a time when everything ...

The course and prospects of the Cypriot economy, as well as issues pertaining to EU funds until 2027, took centre stage during a meeting between Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and European ...

On Tuesday the weather will be partly cloudy with local rains and isolated storms expected, mainly in the northern half of the island. The winds will be mainly south-westerly, weak ...

The island’s wines will once again be the focus of attention by international experts at the 14th Cyprus Wine Competition in Limassol this week. Speaking at a press conference ...

Last year the ‘cabinet’ in the north granted permits for the purchase of real estate to 2,810 foreign nationals, while during the first three months of 2023 alone about 1,000 such permits were ...

Parliamentarians on Monday sounded upbeat that legislation regulating which homes would be eligible for reduced VAT will go to the House plenum for a vote on June 8. The ‘sweet spot’ – ...

Deputy Culture Minister Michalis Hatzigiannis said on Monday that publication of a woman with a criminal record appointed to work at his ministry is barbaric and distorted. In his statements, ...

Secondary teachers’ organisations on the island on Monday hailed the education ministry’s decision to scrap mid-term exams. The education ministry on Monday decided to abolish the mid-term exam and ...