Cyprus

Wednesday will be mostly clear with some local cloud cover and periodic thin dust. Temperatures are set to rise to 29C in the interior, on the south and east coasts, 27...

The government is using an EU loophole in the Habitats Directive and tarmacking the island I would like my tax money to be spent on hospitals, schools and on two ...

Speakers at the Economist’s 19th Annual Cyprus Summit on Tuesday highlighted the role of Cyprus as a “constructive factor” in a region shaken by crises. Both the US Ambassador ...

The north is further promoting tourism in the UK market through participation in the World Travel Market tourism trade show in London, ‘deputy prime minister’ and ‘tourism minister’ Fikri Ataoglu ...

The Cypriot banking sector is in the best position it has been in a decade, experts said during a session on the sector’s response in an environment of elevated ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Tuesday expressed concerns about the possible expansion of the crisis in the Middle East and the spread of war. Addressing MPs of the House foreign ...

Interior minister vows to get tough after fight at Pournara sees 33 arrests Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou got tough on Tuesday, warning migrants that had caused trouble the previous night they ...

The House plenum should vote before Christmas on a bill proposing to end prolonged periods of standing imposed on employees by businesses, the House labour committee heard on Tuesday. The ...

It is of critical importance that Cyprus develops the necessary infrastructure to exploit its natural gas because at present its hydrocarbons cannot be effectively utilised, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said ...

Nicosia district court on Tuesday fined two people €400 each after they were found guilty of violence in sports stadiums. They were also excluded from stadiums for three months. The decision ...

A bill to allow mothers to suspend their maternity leave if their child is hospitalised and in an incubator was discussed by MPs on Tuesday. The House labour committee was ...

Controversy has surfaced in the north over payments made to a private company for the rent of the Ayia Anastasia church in Lapithos, which currently operates as a nursing home. ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou called for the assistance of EU border agency Frontex on Tuesday for all procedures surrounding the management of migratory flows. Addressing the Economist’s Annual Cyprus ...

Elderly refugees are requesting assistance from the fire service to carry their groceries upstairs due to the absence of elevators, the House refugees committee heard on Tuesday. After the committee ...

Six teenagers were expelled from the Paphos Technical School on Tuesday due to “their delinquent behaviour”, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported. The school’s leaders said the children were “...

Cyprus’ proposal to establish a humanitarian aid sea corridor to Gaza will be discussed by President Nikos Christodoulides at an international meeting in Paris on Friday, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

Almost a third of Cypriots are still smokers, according to statistics compiled by research company Marc released on Tuesday. Marc, acting on behalf of Philip Morris Cyprus, interviewed a total ...

One in seven people living in the north are surviving below the poverty line, according to figures released by the north’s Statistics Institute on Tuesday. The figures released also ...

Turkey donated $100,000 (€93,637) to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) on Tuesday, taking the total amount the country has donated to almost €1.4 million. The donation was announced by the CMP’s ...

By Saskia Otterstein World-renowned Muay Thai champion Daniel McGowan recently captivated attendees at a one-week seminar hosted by The Big Gym Larnaca. The gathering was made possible thanks to sports ...

Many of us will have heard of Hellenic Bank – you’re more than likely to have come across one of its branches at prominent locations in all cities across the ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz was compared to video game character Super Mario in ‘parliament’ on Tuesday. The remark was made by opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Fide Kursat, as ...

Nearly a third of elderly people killed in traffic accidents in Cyprus were pedestrians, a European transport safety council (ETSC) report said on Tuesday. During the three-year period from 2020 to 2022, 32 ...

With a change in temperature on the cards, ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at what to do in the cool of the autumn air As the sweltering embrace of summer slowly loosens ...