Cyprus

Law commissioner Luisa Christodoulidou Zannettou said on Thursday she “welcomes” the cabinet’s decision to approve the code of ethics for government members. Zannettou had drawn up the code of ...

The United States State Department said on Thursday it “welcomes” the mutual understanding found to solve the dispute surrounding the buffer zone village of Pyla and construct a road from ...

Housebound people will be vaccinated against Covid-19 and influenza at home, the health ministry said on Thursday. They explained that, as in the past, housebound people will be vaccinated through ...

Fishermen in Paphos have expressed their opposition to the proposed moving of the Geroskipou artificial reef to the Moulia rocks. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Thursday, Leonidas ...

In today’s episode, the feeling of uncertainty weighed heavily at Larnaca airport as Israelis fled for safety in Cyprus or desperately tried to return to reunite with their families ...

A 42-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Wednesday after police performed a raid on a warehouse in the city, finding almost nine kilograms of cannabis. Police discovered eight packages ...

Eleni Philippou looks at events coming from Friday onwards Plenty is coming up this weekend – open artists’ studios, an interdisciplinary arts festival in a village, an event for beer and ...

Cyprus has reported a government surplus of €881.9 million, equivalent to 3.1 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to preliminary fiscal results released by the state’s statistical service ...

Thursday’s weather will initially be mostly clear, with localised increased clouds. As the day progresses, however, clouds will develop, with isolated rain and possible storms expected later in the ...

Cyprus experienced a substantial improvement in its current account deficit during the second quarter of the year, which narrowed to €346.1 million from €1.04 billion in the same period last year, according ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Andria Kades The feeling of uncertainty weighed heavily at Larnaca airport on Wednesday, as attacks between Israel and Hamas entered their fifth day and Israelis fled ...

The European General Court on Wednesday rejected Cyprus’ application to word mark the word “Grilloumi”, describing the case as “unfounded”. The court found that there was no risk of confusion ...

Cypriot tourism is recording some cancellations due to the ongoing conflict in Israel, according to the tourism deputy minister Kostas Koumis, but not many. Koumis was speaking at the opening ...

“Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots are the same”, said President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday. He added that “this principle is what has guided me ever since … in my efforts to ...

Approximately 15,000 people in Cyprus work in the agricultural, forestry, and fishing industries, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. The figures, which were recorded in 2020, showed that the ...

Israelis “have made many investments in the Paphos district”, according to George Mais, chairman of the Paphos Chamber of Commerce. Speaking on Wednesday, he said these investments have been directed ...

The road transport department confirmed it is closely monitoring the recall process for vehicles with airbags from a specific manufacturer after it was suggested that the death of 24-year-old Kyriakos ...

A court in Cyprus on Wednesday ruled that Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz should be extradited to Romania, acting on an outstanding warrant issued by that country over a land ...

Unal Ustel, the north’s ‘prime minister’, said on Tuesday evening that he knows the north’s population, but that he cannot say. “We know the population,” he said, speaking ...

Cyprus is ready to take in refugees from the Middle East due to the crisis in Israel and Gaza, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday, while adding that in ...

Switzerland and the committee of missing persons (CMP) signed an agreement for the contribution of one million Swiss francs on Wednesday an announcement said. According to the announcement, the 1 million ...

Turkish Cypriot journalist and editor Sener Levent was acquitted in northern Nicosia on Wednesday of “insulting a foreign statesman” and “driving a wedge between the TRNC and Turkey”. The case ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has painted a positive picture of Cyprus’ fiscal outlook, predicting significant primary surpluses and a substantial reduction in public debt, expected to dip below the ...

Arrivals continued at both Cyprus airports and ports on Wednesday, as authorities on the island dealt with thousands of people fleeing Israel since Saturday’s Hamas attacks on the country. ...