Cyprus News

It’s a misconception that service charges on bills go towards staff wages In the tourist haven of Cyprus, tipping at bars and restaurants isn’t as straightforward as it ...

Think outside of the romantic meal for two box suggests ELENI PHILIPPOU as a range of events are on through the week With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, ...

Police on Sunday were trying to track who may have written ‘Koumas, die’ on a Makarios statue in Paphos. George Koumas is the head of the Cyprus Football Association, where ...

Final details are being hashed out The government’s ‘Photovoltaics for All’ plan is set to be implemented at the end of February, with the final details now being hashed ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be arriving to Cyprus late on Sunday afternoon for a state visit until February 13, following an invitation from President Nikos Christodoulides. This is the first ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 5: Recently, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) reached settlement agreements with two Cypriot companies, namely the ...

A Mexican standoff: that probably best describes the ongoing escalating dispute between the government and the Chinese-led consortium with the contract the build the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. And ...

As a war of words continued to rage over upcoming local government reform with ministers past and present charging political parties of distorting the law so much that the upcoming ...

Over 100 people gathered at a pro-Palestine protest in Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square on Saturday, calling for an end to the war in Gaza. This is the 18th consecutive week in ...

A brief power cut affected a large number of areas across the country on Saturday afternoon. Electricity authority spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou told the Cyprus News Agency the outage was caused ...

Rich findings of natural gas have been found in Cronos 2, located in block 6 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Energy Minister George Papanastasiou announced on Saturday. According to the state ...

Demonstrators marched to the British High Commission on Saturday to protest against the UK’s bases in Cyprus. The Communist Initiative of Cyprus charged the British Bases have become a ...

Lab workers at Nicosia general hospital will stage a 24-hour strike this Thursday, citing an unsafe work environment due to toxic fumes. Peo, Sek and Pasydy unions said on Saturday “...

One restaurant in Nicosia and another in Limassol were set on fire in the past 24 hours and sustained extensive damage, the fire service said on Saturday. Fire services spokesman Andreas ...

The new opportunities that have been created for the Cyprus issue following the assumption of duties by the UNSG’s personal envoy María Ángela Holguín were outlined late ...

A 36-year-old man from Strovolos died in a labour accident at an oil mill at Limassol’s Anogyra village on Friday afternoon, police said on Saturday. Petros Papadopoulos was repairing ...

Putting photography in the spotlight is a new exhibition by a Limassol-born award-winning photographer and journalist. On February 16, Antigone Solomonidou-Drousiotou will open her En Somati exhibition at isnotgallery in Nicosia. ...

Apparently, our island experiences the fifth highest amount of love in the world! Alix Norman explores what this means, and why statistics might not give the whole story In the ...

The total volume of beer deliveries in Cyprus during the period of January to August 2023 experienced a slight increase, while exports witnessed an impressive 18 per cent surge during the same ...

The Cyprus Mail attended this week an exclusive networking event hosted by bbf: at Limassol’s Sky Tower, where a diverse panel of speakers shared their insights on “Trends in ...

The strengthening of innovative local businesses is a top priority for the government, stated Finance Minister Makis Keravnos during his visit to SignalGeneriX, a company specialising in the design and ...

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu said on Friday the north has “no expectations” from United Nations Envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin. He was speaking to journalists in ...

Building permits decreased by almost six per cent in Cyprus between January and November last year, the statistic services reported on Friday. The number of permits amounted to 6,583 compared to 6,989 ...

The Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) did not decide on electricity hikes on Friday, passing the responsibility to the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) for failing to decide on price adjustments. ...