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Spending by tourists between January and May has surpassed the figures for 2019, according to data released by the Statistical Service on Monday and showing that 2023 is set to be a ...

Cyprus witnessed a significant surge in private debt during the first quarter of 2023, reaching a staggering 218 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), amounting to €60.1 billion, according ...

Greece and Cyprus have common goals concerning the Cyprus problem both President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, during the latter’s visit. At a ...

British pensioner David Hunter was released from prison on Monday after Paphos criminal court handed him a two-year prison sentence on the count of manslaughter. Taking into account the time ...

Agrivoltaics seem to offer the perfect solution to the problem of appropriating farmland for solar parks, but are they a nonstarter in Cyprus? As with everything energy-related, things are not ...

A divided Cyprus cannot really heal without a process of reconciliation By Fahri Zihni The 18th century English writer Samuel Johnson wrote “among the calamities of war may be jointly ...

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has sometimes raised the spectre of a nuclear conflict over Ukraine, said on Sunday that Moscow would have to use a nuclear weapon if ...

Secularism under threat as summer courses for children offered in mosques “Today, the tyranny of secularism [in the northern part of Cyprus] has matched the tyranny of Greek Cypriots. This ...

With 274 passengers, 60 cars, 15 motorcycles and 11 pets Cyprus-Greece ferry left the island on Saturday night marking its first journey to Piraeus from Larnaca. The popular ferry service was revived last year ...

The visit of Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Cyprus, scheduled for last Wednesday but cancelled because of the fires raging across the country, will now take place on Monday. ...

But visiting State Department official underlines US support for the island although there is ‘more work to be done’ Cyprus must raise standards across the board if it is to ...

A six-point proposal to deal with the issues faced by Akamas communities – which includes calls for a green fund to compensate landowners – was issued by Neo Chorio’s community council ...

The first Larnaca-Piraeus ferry sets sail on Saturday with over 4,000 tickets having been booked already. Speaking at an event before the boat’s departure at 6:30pm, Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras ...

The funeral of senior member of Eoka Thasos Sofocleous was held on Saturday with solemn crowds attending the service in Strovolos, including senior government officials. Sofocleous, aged 91, was described by ...

The coast guard late on Friday brought 73 people from a fishing boat to safety after they were spotted off the coast of Cape Greco in troubling weather conditions. Famagusta police ...

After the meeting of President Nikos Christodoulides with the members of the Education Service Commission, for the submission of its annual report, the government spokesman announced the commencement in September ...

Delivery apps will not go offline during “heatwave outdoor work bans” as the option for take away remains available, but the delivery section will be temporarily restricted. Clarifications began to ...

Head of the bar association Christos Clerides essentially confirmed on Friday that a shooting in the early hours was targeted against a Nicosia lawyer. “Any attack against a lawyer by ...

Concerns over discrimination in favour of the electricity authority (EAC) and a single buyer market were raised on Friday by the employers and industrialists’ federation (Oev). The federation said in ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday had a positive reaction to a proposal by President Nikos Christodoulides to hold a joint meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the ...

A UFO congressional hearing taking place in the US, is a “major historical moment” Cyprus’ Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) chair George Danos said on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News ...

Talking about the council of ministers’ scheme for the installation of photovoltaics (PV), Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said it would be administered by the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC). Although ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Thursday he requested all data from the director of the forestry department to immediately start installation of a photovoltaic park near the Stavros tis ...

Two dozen protesters gathered at Eleftheria Square in Nicosia on Thursday demanding the government to stop the sex education reform it recently passed. The reform, according to what was announced ...