Cyprus

Following severe fires in Paphos and the death of a 75-year-old British man who was electrocuted after touching a cable, the agriculture ministry on Tuesday announced improved installations aimed at ...

Fikri Ataoglu, the north’s ‘deputy prime minister’ and ‘tourism minister’, has called for tourism facilities to be built on currently forested areas. Speaking to local television station Bagimsiz TV, ...

The Cypriot forestry department team deployed to Greece to help fight the raging fires returned to the island on Tuesday. The crew was welcomed at Larnaca airport by dignitaries including ...

In an unexpected move, Hellenic Bank on Tuesday announced that chief executive officer Oliver Gatzke will be stepping down from his position a year early. The decision comes after Gatzke ...

A third man arrested as part of an investigation into counterfeit banknotes in Famagusta was remanded in custody for three days on Tuesday. The man, aged 20, was arrested on Monday ...

In today’s episode, British pensioner David Hunter was released from prison after the Paphos criminal court handed him a two-year prison sentence on the count of manslaughter. Elsewhere, Greek ...

A yellow warning is in place for extreme high temperatures on Tuesday. The met office warning says that the maximum temperature over the inland areas is expected to rise to ...

Jazz lovers are in for a treat this August as an annual festival dedicated to the genre returns. Hosting its 23rd edition, the Paradise Jazz Festival promises two days of ...

There are many sectors in which there can be close cooperation, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview – in which he reiterated his position that in Cyprus there ...

The British bases are optimistic that it will be able to keep bird trapping at record low levels as the blackcap migration period begins. The bases announced on Tuesday that ...

Cyprus has recorded a fiscal surplus of €155.5 million, equivalent to 0.5 per cent of GDP, during the first half of 2023, according to the latest preliminary results, released on Monday by the ...

The Central Government of Cyprus saw its total debt rise to €23.83 billion as of June 30, 2023, according to a report by the state’s Public Debt Management Office. The latest figures ...

A third underwater investigation at Dreamer’s Bay – on the south coast of Akrotiri peninsula – was deemed a success as two ancient stone anchors were transferred to the Local Archaeological ...

The Bank of Cyprus Group on Monday released a statement in which it confirmed that it has successfully completed the EU-wide stress test for 2023. The announcement by the bank explained ...

Deputy tourism minister Costas Koumis met with Polis Chrysochous mayor Yiotis Papachristofi on Monday to discuss tourism development in the town and the surrounding area. The pair, who were joined ...

Cyprus’ emergency services held a mass casualty management exercise on Monday, with the aim of ensuring their readiness for possible future emergencies. The exercise, named Ippocratis 2023, was designed and organised ...

Police have issued hundreds of fines since the beginning of the year for businesses found to be operating without proper licensing or to be causing noise pollution, authorities said on ...

The north’s ‘parliamentary’ finance, budget, and planning committee met on Monday with a view to amending its law regarding the opening and operating of casinos. Casinos have, in recent ...

The Department of Town Planning and Housing on Monday issued the second call for proposals for a funding scheme aimed to enhance business activity within the walled city of Nicosia. ...

Two people were remanded in custody for eight days on Monday after being found with almost 40 kilograms of cannabis and cocaine on Sunday. The pair appeared in court in Paphos ...

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air celebrated its six millionth passenger to either take off from or land at Larnaca airport on Monday. The airline gave a travel voucher to the ...

An engineer who was arrested on Friday in Turkey as part of the ongoing Isias hotel case was released on bail on Monday. Mehmet Goncuoglu was caught on Friday in ...

Spending by tourists between January and May has surpassed the figures for 2019, according to data released by the Statistical Service on Monday and showing that 2023 is set to be a ...

Using Cyprus as his inspiration, one designer is putting the island on the map by turning plastic bottles into in demand scarves finds NIKI CHARALAMBOUS Although Michalis Pantelidis has been ...