Cyprus

Paphos audiences will be treated to two concerts next week as the world-renowned Vienna Mozart Orchestra performs there for the first time. Organised by the Paphos Municipality, two classical music ...

The police and the fire brigade signed a memorandum of cooperation on Thursday regarding training of new recruits. The signing of the memorandum took place at a ceremony attended by ...

Nicosia municipality presented on Thursday a parking app which will help drivers find available spots, as it hailed the development as promoting greener and more accessible policies. The app, called ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng where they reiterated the “excellent” ties between the two nations. The meeting in New York on Thursday saw Zheng reconfirm ...

Every single employee at the Presidential palace will have their overtime payments examined by the audit service, following on from recent controversies surrounding payments made to deputy government spokesperson Doxa ...

Beaches in Paphos are set to become more accessible for people with disabilities after the region’s tourism board Etap announced the purchase of new equipment. Three floating wheelchairs, which ...

The government is “constantly taking measures” in the battle against inflation rates, according to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos. Speaking after a meeting with the Association for the protection of borrowers (...

Cyprus and Kyrgyzstan signed a memorandum of understanding on political consultations between the two countries. The aim of the memorandum is to “deepen the institutional framework of bilateral cooperation between ...

Two men were arrested on Thursday for stealing a vacuum from a real estate agency in northern Nicosia. The first man, aged 42, was initially arrested as a suspect in the ...

Police “should not hide” while carrying out speed checks, according to spokesman Christos Andreou. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Thursday, he said “the instructions are clear. They ...

The Nicosia district court on Thursday issued bans from sports venues and financial guarantees to six individuals who were arrested on September 17 prior to the start of a football match ...

Central Asian countries were warned against accepting the north as an observer member of the Organisation of Turkic states (OTS) at a conference in Brussels on Wednesday, according to reports. ...

Close to 20 hotels were fined nearly €50,000 for employing workers illegally, the labour ministry announced on Thursday following an investigation in July. According to the ministry, targeted inspections conducted at hotel ...

Five Israeli nationals accused of raping a British tourist in Ayia Napa will remain in custody until their trial begins, the Famagusta District decided on Thursday. The decision on whether ...

Workers conducting excavation work at the Ayios Nikolaos cemetery in Limassol on Thursday discovered a loaded pistol along with 45 fully loaded firearm cartridges underneath a burial plaque. Limassol police was ...

While it set for a move in a few years, the island’s national museum gives an impressive tour of its history finds PAUL LAMBIS The Cyprus Museum in Nicosia ...

Larnaca and Nicosia have been included in the top 20 European cities with the highest number of castles, according to German website Ubuy. Larnaca, with five castles, was listed joint 12th ...

The Larnaca sewerage board has commenced work aimed at protecting the town from flooding, with works expected to be completed within the year, the director announced on Thursday. Angelos Hadjicharalambous, ...

An ongoing dispute between attorney-general George Savvides and auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides continued Thursday when the latter said that he did not publicly slam the proposed plan for a new attorney-general’...

State hospital workers are set to go on strike in October after unions and the state health services organisation (Okypy) failed to reach an agreement regarding collective labour and pay ...

Cyprus Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Thursday outlined three key characteristics of the state budget for 2024, the first under the administration of President Nikos Christodoulides. The budget is expected to ...

Greece and Cyprus are in absolute coordination, President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated, after their meeting on Wednesday and in the wake of the latter’s ...

In a bid to combat carbon emissions and align with European Union climate targets, DP World Limassol is collaborating with the Cypriot government and local partners to introduce an onshore ...

Ports in the north are set to be privatised, according to ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli, reports on Thursday said. Speaking to local television on Wednesday evening, he said the work ...