Cyprus

Cyprus’ Environment Commissioner, Maria Panayiotou stressed the importance of changing habits and mentality for a clean environment and sustainable future, addressing an event for the “Earth Hour” in Nicosia, noting, ...

A 37-year-old man was arrested, after police found over 2,000g of cannabis and a dozen grammes of cocaine in his possession, authorities said on Sunday. According to police, the drug ...

Paphos police said on Sunday they fined twelve drunk drivers, and arrested two individuals for driving under the influence of narcotics. According to police, 38 people were fined in an operation ...

Police arrested a 63-year-old man in Korakou, Nicosia suspected of having wounded four people with a knife, authorities said on Sunday. According to police, the man was found at approximately 4:45...

Rain is expected inland and, in the mountains, later Sunday, as the weather is set to get progressively cloudier throughout the day, the met office said. According to the met ...

Banks have been criticised for being slow in responding to the recent ECB interest rates hike Cyprus’ main banks are set to increase interest rates on deposits this year after ...

Pensioners union Ekysy on Saturday said that its members in the Polis Chrysochous district are determined to fight to resolve all the issues that they are currently facing. According to ...

Police on Saturday afternoon released a statement saying that a four-year-old girl has been transported to Makarios hospital in Nicosia after she fell from the second floor of an apartment ...

Citizen activist and former MP Kate Clerides has been involved in the island’s politics for years. In her new book, she takes readers along on her personal journey Having ...

Scotland beat Cyprus 3-0 in their first Euro 2024 Group A qualifier on Saturday after second-half substitute Scott McTominay grabbed a double at Hampden Park. Backed by a vocal crowd, Scotland ...

Greek digital marketing firm Panadvert on Friday released a statement lauding the results of its advertising campaign for Hermes Airports, aimed at promoting Cyprus as a tourist destination in the ...

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 “...