News Feed

Archaeologists have found an ancient lead sarcophagus under Notre-Dame cathedral along with fragments of a rood screen, offering a new insight into the history of the building which is currently ...

Vowing to continue their strike, Nicosia bus company employees marched to the transport and labour ministries on Wednesday, a day after they voted by 99 votes to 84 to continue industrial action ...

By Marios Christodoulou Recent years have witnessed a rapid growth in the betting industry in the Republic of Cyprus. According to the records of the National Betting Authority (NBA), between 2016 ...

In a relentlessly sunny educator THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman inspired by Obelix for whom music is a reason to live ‘Love’ says the sign on a door in the ...

A 60-year-old man from Scotland who broke his leg on a rocky beach near the village of Pissouri in the Limassol district was rescued by the fire service on Tuesday. ...

British inflation shot up faster than expected last month to hit a new 30-year high, worsening a historic squeeze on household finances that finance minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure ...

Three people are under arrest for aiding illegal entry into the Republic while two foreign nationals who were in the car with them have been taken to the Pournara reception ...

In today’s episode, nine young Somali migrants camped outside the Hope for Children shelter in old Nicosia say they will not leave until their situation is resolved. The boys ...

The findings of the first holistic environmental risk assessment study of the Limassol coastal zone will be presented at the 2nd Blue Limassol Forum taking place on March 30 in hybrid ...

A man and a woman are under arrest as Nicosia police investigate 12 cases of obtaining goods under false pretenses, police said in a statement on Wednesday. They are suspected of ...

Police have fined 10 individuals in the last 24 hours after 1,314 checks regarding compliance with Covid-19 measures. A police spokesperson told CNA that two people were fined in Nicosia after 284 checks, in ...

A large tornado ripped through New Orleans killing at least one person, destroying homes and knocking down power lines, media reported, in another setback for area that has yet to ...

But much of the forthcoming legislation should have been passed and implemented years ago By Charalampos Theopemptou Plastic pollution is a worrying worldwide phenomenon, but when this is combined with ...

Cyprus Agrotourism Company (Kea) director Annita Demetriadou on Tuesday said that the island’s rural tourism product must be constantly bolstered, citing various aspects that require the organisation’s involvement. ...

By Richard Boxall Punjab Lions cricket club from Nicosia produced an excellent performance in the European Cricket League in Spain, reaching the final of their group, where they were beaten ...

Talks between Ukraine and Russia are confrontational but moving forward, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, as the West plans to announce more sanctions against the Kremlin amid a worsening ...

Bitcoin just isn’t anonymous enough for a growing cohort of crypto users who are seeking greater seclusion. A volatile class of crypto known as privacy coins, created with the ...

SMEunited, the association of Crafts and SMEs in Europe, which has around 70 member organisations from over 30 European countries, including the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), on Tuesday announced ...

Fitch Ratings announced that it has affirmed Cyprus’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB-‘ with a Stable Outlook. The credit ratings agency said that Cyprus’ rating is ...

Paphos hospitality business owners were applauded on Tuesday by the association of recreation centres (Osika) for their initiative to offer jobs to Ukrainian refugees. The Paphos hospitality venue association (Sikap) ...

Despite this year’s extended cold snap, we’re only a couple of months away from probably yet another scorching summer, which was brought home to us on Monday during ...

Cannabis use in Cyprus in 2021 increased, whereas cocaine use decreased, the annual report presented by the Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) on Tuesday showed. “The development of a strategy to ...

Legislators on Tuesday began discussing a series of bills designed to reduce administrative costs for small and medium-sized businesses by simplifying the way they prepare their annual financial statements. The ...

Russia, the United States and Britain traded accusations at the United Nations on Tuesday over the possibility of a chemical weapons attack in Ukraine, but none produced any evidence to ...