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A fire at Saint Hilarion castle on the Pentadaktylos mountain has damaged a centuries’ old building which was being used as a cafeteria, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Wednesday. Reports ...

Limassol municipality has plans to upgrade accessibility to the environmentally sensitive Lady’s Mile, an issue which has dragged on for over 15 years – as previously reported by the Cyprus Mail. ...

Determined not to let another year go by without immersive cultural experiences and community engagement, the team behind the popular AfroBanana Festival are inviting the public to the island’s ...

The Cyprus Football Association conducted a meeting earlier today to discuss the level of refereeing in Cyprus in the aftermath of the game between Apollon and Anorthosis. The game caused ...

Amnesty International expressed concern on Wednesday over new rules passed by the government that could see anti-racism and migrant support organisation Kisa shut down. “As Cyprus human rights situation comes ...

The sisters of Spain’s King Felipe were vaccinated in Abu Dhabi last month while visiting their father who is living in self-imposed exile, online newspaper El Confidencial reported on ...

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says Real Madrid have the answers as to why it took Gareth Bale so long to regain his best form. Bale’s Spurs homecoming looked like ...

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Wednesday her office will open a formal investigation into war crimes in the Palestinian Territories which will examine both sides in the conflict. ...

In this video, Business Insider’s Mikala Jones-Fielder takes a pre-Covid tour of a lavish Hollywood Hills Airbnb property… for staycation visitors demanding nothing less than five-star accommodation. The mansion, ...

The labour ministry announced Wednesday it has deposited the low pension allowances in the bank accounts of around 3,300 eligible families who were also eligible for the guaranteed minimum income (GMI). ...

The health ministry announced that 58 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory weekly testing of employees. ...

A 70-year-old woman suffered burns on Wednesday after an electric heater started a fire in her Larnaca flat. The woman was rushed to hospital where she was treated for burns ...

Despite it being so well received by the watching public and critics alike, I believe murder mystery Broadchurch deserves more recognition for the way it tackles many crucial topics of ...

Starting from Thursday, the health ministry will deploy 27 mobile testing units to carry out rapid antigen coronavirus tests in schools for pupils, teachers and school staff. This follows the ministry’...

By Michele Kambas Cyprus plans to launch a register in coming months identifying the owners of thousands of companies on the island, lifting a veil of secrecy on opaque and ...

The House Finance Corporation announced a scheme on Wednesday aimed at helping households which are finding it difficult to repay their loan. The scheme, dubbed Heraclis, is addressed to borrowers ...

Cyprus is too small to be divided but big enough for all of its people – Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Armenians, Latins and Maronites – ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on ...

Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday launched a new state-backed loan scheme for businesses hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, replacing existing programmes that have seen struggling businesses borrow ...

Over 60 police officers and 30 patrol cars will be deployed in Limassol during Smokey or Stinky Thursday to make sure all the measures in place against the spread of Covid-19 are ...

Cyprus on January 4 activated the beneficial owners register, thus completing the transposition of the 4th AML Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on ...

Foreign visitors have been upset by China’s anal swab tests for COVID-19, prompting complaints of inconvenience and even psychological trauma, and stoking debate over their necessity. A few cities, ...

In the latest Hollywood star drawn to the island to take part in a film, THEO PANAYIDES meets the proverbial hardest working man in showbiz who credits yoga and walking ...

The ‘El Diablo’ saga continued on Wednesday as the president’s spokesman said that the government respects the Holy Synod’s concerns, but also artistic freedom. “We respect the views ...

By Laurie Goering China, which long targeted rapid industrial growth despite its environmental consequences, now aims to become the global leader in “low-carbon tech for a carbon-constrained world” as it ...