Cyprus

President Nikos Christodoulides has appointed journalist Yiannis Antoniou as the new deputy government spokesperson, the presidency said on Thursday. Antoniou will be replacing Doxa Komodromou, who recently resigned over a ...

The details of accusations made against Cyprus Football Association (CFA) president Giorgos Koumas came to light on Thursday as an investigation into his activities by the sports ethics committee is ...

The Cyprus environmental movement said on Wednesday residents of the Mitsero area have been “vindicated” after plans to erect an asphalt production plant in the region were cancelled in court. ...

Organisers of a kolokasi tasting evening on Friday are hoping to bring this love-it-or-hate-it vegetable new fans by pairing it with raspberries and making kolokasi cocktails. The culture committee of ...

A 65-year-old woman has died after being involved in a head on collision on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at around 6:30am on the road between Ayia Eirini and Korfi. ...

US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland in a recent meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides dropped a name for a possible UN special envoy, it emerged on Thursday. Nuland mentioned the ...

In today’s episode, the council of ministers approved the first budget of the new government with promises of effective support for the middle class and fiscal responsibility. Elsewhere, trade ...

The Paphos Ethnographic Museum was targeted by burglars in the early hours of Thursday. According to local news sources the thieves entered the museum through a small window which had ...

Eleni Philippou looks at the events coming from Friday onwards An event for every mood is taking place this weekend, as the cultural agenda fills up. Local beer tasting, ecstatic ...

The Paphos District Court imposed a five-month prison sentence on Wednesday against a 35-year-old man in connection with a case of driving under the influence of drugs. According to the ...

Deloitte, a global professional services firm, has officially launched the nominations for the third cycle of its prestigious “Technology FAST 50” programme. The initiative celebrates and awards fast-growing technology companies headquartered ...

Thursday morning will be mostly sunny with a chance of localised afternoon rains, and possibly a thunderstorm, in the mountains and in the east. Temperatures will rise to 35C in ...

Migration, housing and traffic are the issues on which he is focused on President Nikos Christodoulides told the Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) in Limassol on Wednesday afternoon. Referring to ...

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, will be in Cyprus on October 1 to mark the 63rd anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus’s declaration of independence. Alongside her, Greece’...

People are showing less interest in the media and the news, a study for the Cypriot Journalist’s Union (ESK) showed on Wednesday, as decline usage was noticed in all ...

The sports ethics committee on Wednesday insisted its investigating officials have fully complied with any required rules, after Cyprus Football Association (CFA) president Giorgos Koumas’ lawyers said that its match ...

The new Christoforos Hadjilambris medical centre in Koloni, Geroskipou, will be fully operational on October 5, according to Geroskipou mayor Kyriakos Hadjivasilis. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Hadjivasilis confirmed ...

It would be unconstitutional to require the attorney general, the deputy attorney general and ministers to appear before parliament, attorney general Giorgos Savvides told the House legal affairs committee on ...

An image surfaced on Wednesday of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar meeting with a Turkish gambling mafia boss that was arrested in Switzerland last week. This is not Tatar’s ...

The vulnerable section of society is much larger than official statistics show and more must be done to tackle the cost of living, major trade unions said on Wednesday. A ...

Cyprus’ tourism has lost a billion euros thanks to placing sanctions and closing its skies to Russian aircraft, according to Russia’s ambassador in Nicosia Murat Zyazikov. Zyazikov was speaking ...

Hellenic Bank announced on Wednesday relief measures for customers with a focus on low-income pensioners and those on minimum income. Key points include an extension to the free single euro ...

The finance ministry finds itself “in disagreement” with the health ministry regarding the future of the ambulance service, after the latter suggested its operations should be moved under its own ...

Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said on Wednesday he is considering establishing a new political party. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he confirmed that ...