Cyprus

The customs department has seized thousands of tobacco products from passengers of Turkish Cypriot origin at Larnaca airport, according to an announcement released on Saturday. According to the announcement, customs ...

Non-performing loans in Cyprus decreased to 9.5 per cent of total loans at the end of 2022, according to a report published this week by the Central Bank of Cyprus. This marks ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Saturday released a statement saying that it has detected numerous attempts to carry out unauthorised transactions, through cards of various banks, using online merchants, which ...

Police on Saturday released a statement saying that a 37-year-old driver was arrested and taken into custody on Friday, after being involved in a traffic accident, injuring a 44-year-old man, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday said it was time for diplomacy in order to break the stalemate on the Cyprus issue. Christodoulides, who on Friday presented a plan to EU ...

A new project by Visual Voices titled ‘Coast Line(s) Waning’ All For a Few Extra Sunbeds is now accepting proposals by artists, who have until April 20 to send in ...

Police on Saturday released a statement saying that three people were arrested on Friday, as part of the investigation into a string of burglaries, thefts and reception of stolen goods ...

At 3am on Sunday daylight saving time (DST) period begins for 2023. Therefore clocks will spring forward one hour. According to an announcement from the ministry of energy this is applied ...

A total of 67 third-country nationals who were residing illegally in Cyprus, were repatriated on Friday, during two operations, police announced. According to the announcement, 55 of the returnees, who were included ...

Written by teenagers, a post-Covid version of Alice in Wonderland reveals the real issues plaguing the island’s young people. Alix Norman finds out more Recently Cyprus ranked second in ...

Cypriot tourism will have to adapt to new regulations and modern traveller preferences Cypriot tourism professionals are turning their focus on sustainability, with a view to aligning with climate-friendly directives ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis this week visited the Limassol regional tourism board (Etal), pledging to provide solutions to longstanding issues in the district. The meeting, which also saw ...

Nicosia has been treated unfairly in terms of tourism for years, according to Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis, who stressed the need to better promote the capital, despite the task “...

An 11-month-old baby was found dead at a private nursery in Limassol on Friday. Reports suggested the baby had been put to sleep and appeared to be fine but would ...

A 73-year-old doctor in Paphos was arrested on Friday after he was reported for sexually harassing a 24-year-old trainee. Police spokesman and CID chief Michalis Nicolaou said the doctor works ...

Even EU member states that have historically maintained excellent relations with Turkey have responded positively to President Nikos Christodoulides’ suggestions to have an institutionalised role for an EU representative in ...

The land registry website will gradually be restored after its cyberattack, and in a far more user-friendly way, the government announced on Friday. The site was hacked on March 9, with ...

Cyprus is seeking to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Greece, particularly where defence policy issues are concerned, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Friday during his first official visit to ...

Phone operators at the Anytime insurance company have been striking since March 9 over the firm’s alleged decision to fire people active in a trade union. A statement by Peo ...

The electricity authority (EAC) on Friday warned consumers to be cautious of people posing as agents of the authority, who are scamming people for money. According to an announcement from ...

The government will submit a proposal over the cost of living allowance (CoLA) once the conditions for it allow, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday. After a period of ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday announced that it has slightly increased its estimates for economic growth in 2023, citing a more positive external environment and expected lower energy ...

Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides on Friday filed an appeal in connection with a sentence imposed for a triple fatal road traffic accident in May 2017 in Pano Polemidia. Last month, the Limassol ...

A subcontractor was sentenced to one year in jail with a three-year suspension on Friday, after Famagusta court ruled him responsible for the death of a worker at a construction ...