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A police officer was remanded in custody for four days on Friday after being arrested on suspicion of repeatedly giving his personal mobile phone to a detainee while on guard ...

Around 13.6kg of TNT have disappeared from a National Guard firing range near Kalo Chorio in the Larnaca district, prompting an immediate investigation, the defence ministry confirmed on Friday. The ...

Cyprus household financial assets rose to €63 billion at the end of September 2025, with more than half held in liquid and loan-related instruments, according the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). According ...

Novak Djokovic channelled his halcyon days in a five-set classic to dethrone Jannik Sinner and become the oldest man to reach the Australian Open final in the professional era at ...

It is now “inevitable” that fresh elections will be held to anoint a new Paphos bishop, according to reports on Friday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that “ecclesiastical sources” had ...

The next step for the stalled Larnaca marina redevelopment, focusing on dredging works, the tender for the nautical club and the evaluation of proposals to revive the project was discussed ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday reported that Cyprus’ GDP growth rate is expected to decelerate to 3.5 per cent in 2025, compared with 3.9 per cent in 2024, while remaining robust ...

The 23-year-old Brazilian trans woman, who is currently serving a six-year sentence in the central prison for drug smuggling is being held in isolation in the high-security psychiatric unit of ...

Education, teachers and skills are not only a tool to be exploited by the labour market, but are “at the core of the European response to the challenges of the ...

Wife of embattled Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, Louisa Andreou sent a letter to police on Friday requesting the cessation of the investigation into allegations of domestic abuse. Police spokesperson Christodoulos ...

Irene Charalambides, currently an MP for Akel, has signalled that she is preparing to contest the May parliamentary elections, with indications pointing to a candidacy on the Alma party ticket ...

Hannibal proved not so much a crime series as a staged baroque performance, a modern opera disguised as cable television. Bryan Fuller’s adaptation of Thomas Harris’ mythology rejects realism ...

Swarovski unveils Charming Love, a bold and joyful new collection for Valentine’s Day debuting all‑new Swarovski charms. Brought to life in a brand campaign fronted by Global Brand ...

With tensions in Minneapolis still high and a possible U.S. military strike on Iran looming, movers and shakers in the Trump administration took a timeout on Thursday to attend ...

Cyprus’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.3 per cent in December 2025, according to Eurostat, highlighting improved labour market conditions compared with a year earlier. The statistical office of the European ...

A Minnesota man has been accused of impersonating an FBI agent to attempt freeing accused health insurance CEO killer Luigi Mangione from a Brooklyn prison, while carrying a barbecue fork ...

The City of Dreams Mediterranean casino-resort in Limassol has failed to meet revenue expectations, documents to be discussed at the House on Monday show. The findings are contained in the ...

Eurostat has reported steady economic growth across the European Union over the fourth quarter of 2025, a trend which Cyprus is expected to mirror, and potentially outperform, over the coming years. ...

A large amount of tobacco was seized from a commercial vehicle on the Limassol-Larnaca highway on Thursday, police said on Friday. “12 packages of 1kg and 24 packages of 250g each with ...

Cyprus’ national minimum wage has reached €1,088 per month, placing the country among mid-range earners in the European Union, according to Eurostat. The figures showed that 22 out of 27 EU countries had ...

Israel will reopen the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt, the Israeli government agency that coordinates civilian policy in Gaza, COGAT, said on ...

Cyprus expanded its economic, technological and energy engagement with the UAE and the wider Gulf in 2025 through a series of trade, investment and institutional initiatives coordinated by the Cyprus Trade ...

Real Madrid, who lost to Benfica on Wednesday, will play the Portuguese club again in next month’s Champions League knockout playoffs, while Paris St Germain will face fellow Ligue 1 ...

The interior ministry said on Friday it is examining whether the circumstances of an ongoing police investigation into Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos could trigger statutory procedures placing him on leave. ...