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In a former preacher and biker, THEO PANAYIDES finds a cheerful free spirit who combines chaotic good with a joy for living The café in Tseri, just outside Nicosia, isn’...

This Christmas season, the noose around pocket strings has become incredibly tight as inflation soars and prices skyrocket. Though special offers appear to be some sort of saving grace, it ...

Cyprus was given another Christmas present this week, but alas it is a present it cannot unwrap and make use of any time soon. The news of another gas find ...

ON THIS Christmas Day, all Christians of Kyproulla, including the non-believers, have been given the best possible present they could have prayed for, even though they would not have found ...

The Holy Synod on Saturday elected Paphos bishop Georgios as the new Archbishop of Cyprus. The new archbishop received 11 votes, followed by Limassol bishop Athanasios with 4 votes while one bishop ...

Cypriots still choose cash over cards – ranking amongst the top three nations in EU for cash use – but cards and other cashless instruments are quickly catching up. The Central Bank ...

Private and public sector unions have united forces to push their unanimous demand for the full restoration of the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA). After a meeting of their representatives on Thursday, ...

Turkey on Friday accused Cyprus of increasing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean after a consortium of Italian and French energy companies found more natural gas off the island earlier this ...

Outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday said the goal in Cyprus was to end the occupation and anachronistic guarantees which do not exist except in vassal states, and to apply ...

Efforts to improve the roads within the Akamas national park are underway and have shifted from the planning stage to concrete action, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday. The ...

The low supply of meat has led to a 36 per cent hike in the price of turkey this year, and 16 per cent for pork, the consumers association said on Friday. ...

No unemployment benefit will be given to the 1,000 former bank employees who left their jobs on a voluntary retirement scheme with some collecting up to €200,000, according to the opinion of ...

Murdered Turkish Cypriot inmate Tansu Cidan was tortured for two days until he was killed, suffering injuries all over his body, according to court hearings on Thursday. The state’s ...

Larnaca residents are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to quality healthcare from the town’s general hospital, according to House Speaker Annita Demetriou. During a ...

The decision of Attorney-General Giorgos Savvides not to prosecute the chief of the Drug Squad, Michalis Katsounotos, for corruption caused a public outcry sparking claims of a cover-up and blatant ...

The current administration can rightfully take credit for having overhauled the functioning of the state, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. In a speech titled ‘Modernisation and Rebuilding of the ...

By Elias Hazou and Sarah Ktisti Trade unions on Thursday gave the government and employers a two-week ultimatum to agree to the full reinstatement of the cost of living allowance (...

Energy Minister Natasa Pilides on Thursday said the discovery of natural gas in the ‘Zeus-1’ target, which facilitates the utilisation of the deposits identified in block 6 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic ...

By Andria Kades and Nick Theodoulou The quantity and quality of products on the market are excellent, and consumers should have zero concerns about what they’re buying, Agriculture Minister ...

The Holy Synod said on Thursday they will elect the new Archbishop out of the triumvirate on Christmas Eve. Speaking to the media after a meeting of the Holy Synod, ...

It was evident from the onset that the legal service was going to go out of its way to defend the actions of drug-squad chief Michalis Katsounotos, lawyers for prison ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that aid to Ukraine is an investment in democracy, not charity, and invoked American victory over the Nazis in a ...

The European Commission has approved a €12 million voucher scheme for Cyprus, aiming to help households gain access to faster internet. According to the commission, the scheme will benefit approximately 82,000 households ...

Bank employees who left their jobs on the ultra-generous voluntary exit schemes have been complaining because the labour ministry has put their applications to collect unemployment benefit for six months ...