Cyprus

Proposals from the justice ministry to decongest prisons will be sent to the president next week, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Friday. “The president will assess the proposals that ...

Police and inspectors from the health ministry raided two stores in Latsia and Nicosia central, they said were selling controlled substances for which they did not have a licence. According ...

Two British legal experts will be coming to Cyprus to help with investigations surrounding the controversial ‘golden passports’, an issue that has embroiled former President Nicos Anastasiades. Head of the ...

Achieving labour peace was front and centre on Friday as the Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou submitted a compromise proposal in the ongoing CoLA (cost of living allowance) dispute. The proposal ...

Police have arrested two more suspects, aged 50 and 38, in connection with the disappearance of 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous. Already in custody are a 25-year-old and a 36-year-old. According to a police ...

The Larnaca district court has imposed a five-month ban from sports venues on a 17-year-old who was found guilty of participating in a riot during the football match between Aek ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will be attending the coronation of King Charles III next Saturday, the government said on Friday. According to Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, the president will be attending ...

The director of the prosthetics and orthopaedics department from Shriners Hospital travelled to Cyprus over the last four days to provide specialised care, an announcement from the George and Thelma ...

Russia’s foreign ministry’s spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Friday praised Cyprus’ authorities for the way they handled the incident over the fire at the Russian cultural centre in Nicosia ...

A 22-year-old man serving time at the central prisons in Nicosia was taken to the hospital on Friday after he tried to end his life. He was found by staff ...

What does a change in technology mean for the creative sector? Will NFTs, AI and VR change the face of art? A series of upcoming discussions in English in Larnaca ...

A legal framework to prepare juvenile prisons is underway, with a tender set to be announced to have the premises operating as soon as possible, it emerged on Friday. The ...

A 40-year-old man was arrested after he was found with tools believed to be used for a robbery, Larnaca police said on Friday. Shortly after midnight, officers spotted the man ...

Sunny weather, warm temperatures and blossoming fields make spring the perfect time to go on a road trip around the island. Before the summer heat rolls in, a visit to ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides released the names of his election campaign donors – but only after a discussion in parliament had outed him as having effectively broken the ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), in collaboration with the Polish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce, this week held a business event titled “IT for security and security for ...

The total sales of petroleum products in Cyprus decreased by 6.7 per cent in March 2023, compared to the same month in 2022, while showing an increase of 3.7 per cent compared to February 2023, ...

The Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) for Cyprus decreased by 2.8 points in April 2023, compared to the previous month, indicating a worsening of economic sentiment, according to a report by the Centre ...

Migrant support group Kisa on Thursday slammed a proposal tabled by the Elam party mandating the age-testing of asylum seekers claiming to be minors. In a statement, Kisa called the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday released the names of his election campaign donors – but only after a discussion in parliament a day earlier had outed him as having effectively broken ...

The House on Thursday rejected the president’s veto of a law passed in late March which requires structural integrity checks on Turkish Cypriot properties in the south. MPs had ...

Hellenic Bank on Thursday released a statement in which it underlined its support for the shipping industry and its people, something which is reflected through its backing of this year’...

Parliament on Thursday approved another two-month extension for reduced fuel tax until the end of June, going one better than the government proposal. By a unanimous vote, the House passed ...