Cyprus

Cyprus had the most overcrowded prisons in EU in 2021, with almost 50% more prisoners than what the prison was designed to hold, according to data published by Eurostat on Friday. With ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos will travel to Brussels this Sunday to participate in the Eurogroup and Ecofin meetings. According to a press release issued by the Finance Ministry, Keravnos will ...

Lovers of the two-wheel adrenaline rush that is a motorbike have plenty to enjoy this May and June as three bikers festivals take place in different locations on the island. ...

The late British born, Greek Cypriot musician George Michael will be posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year. Michael, who formed the pop duo ...

Officials from the UK and the US will soon visit to provide additional information on the sanctions, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday as authorities received the second tranche of ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) announced on Friday that it was launching a tender process for flat owners in Paphos to provide student housing. Tepak said that they were ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said he was pleased with the cost of living allowance (CoLA) agreement signed on Friday afternoon which is putting an end to a long-standing labour dispute. The ...

The audit service slammed the environment department in a report on Friday, accusing it of not doing everything it could over the jetty construction at Paralimni marina. The findings detail ...

The Agapinor 2023 international exercise was held in Cyprus between May 7-11 within the framework of the Bilateral Defence Cooperation Programme between Cyprus and Israel. A news release from the National ...

Firefighters are on alert in the Akamas peninsula on Friday after bringing a forest fire under full control in an area within the Akamas National Forest Park on Friday afternoon. ...

Private nurses reiterated sector’s demands, including salary increases, as state health services organisation (Okypy) honoured nurses on the occasion of the International Nurses’ Day on Friday. The International Nurses’ ...

The founder and chairman of Action Global Communications Tony Christodoulou has died aged 80, the company announced. “The Action family has lost our visionary mentor, teacher, leader, and beloved friend. Gregarious, ...

An overhaul of school bus safety criteria is on the cards in light of an incident on Wednesday involving a school bus packed with school children skidded across the motorway ...

Cyprus, as part of the European Union Military Assistance Mission Ukraine (EUMAM) programme, is participating in the training of 24 experts from Ukraine in mine clearance issues, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas ...

Long-term strategies for much-needed road development projects in Paphos were the focus of discussions on Friday between the transport minister Alexis Vafeadis and local council representatives. With the aim of ...

EU-China relations should pass through a structured dialogue in order to minimise risks, focusing on issues that are important to European values without lowering the threshold on principles, Foreign Minister ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) and the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (Ktto) support all efforts aimed at the bilateral improvement of Green Line trade. Both chambers ...

A court of labour disputes ruled on Friday that four associates hand-picked by former President Nicos Anastasiades, will remain in the public service as permanent staff. According to the audit ...

National flag carrier Cyprus Airways on Friday announced a significant increase in its passenger volume for April 2023, providing further evidence of the travel industry’s ongoing recovery from the dire ...

A man’s trip to an Ayia Napa beach took an unexpected turn as it became a rescue mission as an unusual finned and sharp-toothed visitor became trapped, photos showed ...

A 70-year-old man that crashed into a wall on a Paphos road over the weekend died of natural causes, the police announced on Friday, following the post-mortem examination. According to ...

The stripped-back performance with stunning light show of Andrew Lambrou, Cyprus’ Eurovision contestant, wowed audiences at the second semi-final on Thursday night, securing him a spot in the grand finale ...

Livestock farmers fed up with stray and unsupervised dogs on Friday said they have filed official complaints with the authorities. Farmers in the Peyia-Akoursos area on Thursday reported that over ...

The government is ready to sign a deal for the cost of living allowance (CoLA) at any moment, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday, adding it could even be ...