Man arrested for stealing air conditioning units and cigarettes
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two cases of theft, one in which he stole air conditioning units from an office, and one in which he stole ...
Paphos trio arrested for attempting vigilante justice
Three people from Paphos were arrested on Thursday after allegedly attempting to carry out a form of vigilante justice against four minors who had previously been arrested in relation with ...
Limassol to broadcast live Olympic opening ceremony
The Embassy of France and the French Institute of Cyprus, along with Alliance Française Limassol, announced they will live broadcast the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris on Friday.
The ...
President and first lady to attend Olympic games
President Nikos Christodoulides and first lady Philippa Karsera depart for Paris on Friday to attend the opening of the Olympic Games, at the invitation of the President of France Emmanuel ...
Weekend rains and normal temps, heating up next week
Friday will start off clear with increased clouds and isolated rains or thunderstorms expected later in the day, in the mountains and the interior. Temperatures will rise to 38C in ...
Cyprus targets zero drownings with new action plan
Cyprus records about 30 drownings per year, a number the government aims to bring down to zero through an action plan drafted in cooperation with Greek NGO Safe Water Sports.
Data ...
Social insurance fund speeds up benefit payments
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou announced on Thursday that there have been improvements in the speed of payments from the social insurance fund.
Comparing data from June 2024 to June 2023, Panayiotou highlighted ...
Cyprus’ working life expectancy tops EU average
In 2023, the expected average duration of working life for 15-year-olds in Cyprus stood at 39 years, above the EU average of 36.9 years, according a just-released survey by Eurostat.
The duration of ...
Worker in critical condition after fall
A 23-year-old man was in critical condition on Thursday after falling to the ground while working at an under-construction building, the accident also leading to the discovery that he was ...
Cyprus achieves record airborne firefighting capability
Cyprus now has the most airborne firefighting means at its disposal than at any other time, and plans to become self-sufficient in this area in the coming years, the minister ...
EU infringement proceedings against Cyprus for waste, banking failures
The European Commission has begun infringement proceedings against Cyprus for failing to meet waste collection and recycling targets, it announced on Thursday.
Infringement proceedings have also been opened against Cyprus ...
Annita urges pressure on Turkey to withdraw
A resolution calling on the international community to exert pressure on Turkey to withdraw from Cyprus was handed to House President Annita Demetriou on Thursday by representatives of Kyrenia, Lapithos ...
All eyes on Cyprus Olympics team
All of Cyprus will be watching the Paris Olympics urging our athletes to make the country proud on the biggest sporting stage – the Paris Olympics – as they compete for distinction ...
North media says Turkish embassy ‘interfering’ in local politics
Media in the north have throughout this week alleged that the Turkish embassy in the north, and by proxy the Turkish government, has been interfering in local politics ahead of ...
Ertugruloglu says Netanyahu ‘kills children’
The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu on Thursday decried Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United States Congress the previous night, describing Netanyahu as “a prime ...
EU launches corruption investigation into Vasiliko LNG terminal
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) on Thursday said it opened an investigation into Cyprus’ contentious Vasiliko liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on suspicion of procurement fraud, misappropriation ...
Govt plans to ‘stifle’ Audit Office with looming reforms
The Audit Office on Thursday hit back against a government proposal seeking to reform the independent institution, amid accusations this would be a means to stifle the reports of the ...
Food delivery drivers sign collective labour agreement
A collective labour agreement covering almost 3,000 food delivery drivers was signed by trade unions and employers on Thursday.
Trade union Sek described the agreement as “historic”, adding that it is “...
Cyprus hails strengthening of EU-Armenia relations
The Cypriot foreign ministry on Thursday hailed a pair of decisions taken by the European Council to boost relations between the European Union and Armenia.
The council had on Wednesday ...
Syrian crosses to north from Republic asking to be sent home
A Syrian national appeared in court in the north on Thursday after having been arrested for crossing illegally from the Republic and then reportedly asking the Turkish Cypriot police for ...
Kourion sex tape ‘desecrates’ ancient site
A sex tape was “illegally” shot recently at the ancient theatre of Kourion, it emerged on Thursday, as the antiquities department hunted for the couple concerned.
The Polish couple has ...
A matter of time
Sooner or later, the streets of your youth – so lively and lush and cool – sit still on a gallery wall. Former haunts seem dozy and distant in their polite frames, ...
North to update car registration plate format
The north is to update the format of its vehicle registration plates, ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Thursday.
Speaking to news website Bagimsiz, Arikli explained that by the end ...
President renews pledge to increase defence expenditure
Renewing his pre-election pledge to allocate 2 per cent of the GDP to military equipment programmes, President Nikos Christodoulides watched National Guard operational manoeuvres on Thursday to mark the army’s 60...