#Cyprus

Cyprus’ civil wedding industry is suffering from Israel’s war on Gaza, with fewer couples from Israel and Lebanon choosing Cyprus to seal their devotion. Over the past decades, excluding ...

Sweden said on Saturday it was shutting its embassy in Beirut and sending its staff to Cyprus, amid fears that Israel’s war on Gaza could escalate into a region-wide ...

Nicosia is expecting an invitation from the UN chief for a meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader, under UN auspices, the government said on Saturday. Deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou ...

The first three smart lifebuoys, donated by the Paphos Regional Board of Tourism (Etap) to assist lifeguards on Paphos’ choppy beaches, are only the beginning, but the state must do ...

Developments in the direction of resuming stalled talks on the Cyprus problem may be announced soon, with President Nikos Christodoulides hoping this will happen in August. The president told a ...

Since 2015, police have issued 17,624 fines for smoking in prohibited areas, ranging from €85 to €2,000 each, adding over €1.5 million to state coffers. The police, however, have been complaining for years that this ...

Antiquities removed from Cyprus in the 1960s have returned home. The Department of Antiquities announced on Friday that a total of 37 pieces, removed by a German citizen, who was at ...

Two suspects arrested in connection with the discovery of two charred bodies in a car in Limassol were remanded in custody for eight days on Friday. The pair, aged 23 and 19 ...

The loss of hundreds of forest trees, the habitat of many of Cyprus’ wildlife species, is the main reason the cluster of communities of Mathiatis, Lythrodontas and Analyontas is opposing ...

Over €41 million was paid in 2023 to private hospitals for treating patients referred through the national health scheme (Gesy), with one medical establishment in Cyprus receiving over €6 million. According to information ...

Two persons were placed under arrest on Thursday in connection with the gruesome discovery of two charred bodies in a car in Limassol, while authorities also identified and named one ...

A European arrest warrant has been issued for the mother of a three-month-old infant who died in horrific conditions, infested with insect bites and severely malnourished. Police confirmed on Thursday ...

The Customs Department made seven big busts in July, confiscating duty free tobacco products, mainly brought illegally from the north to the south, with the biggest haul being 4,082 cartons of 200 ...

Police on Wednesday were investigating murder, after two charred bodies were recovered from a burning vehicle in Limassol. The car, with the two men, had been located on a dirt ...

The audit office on Wednesday flagged over 800 questionable cases of individuals who received guaranteed minimum income (GMI) but had accumulated a wealth of property. In a special report for the ...

Trade union Sek said on Wednesday that an agreement had been reached on renewing collective labour agreements in the construction sector. The new agreement significantly improves employment conditions for some 40,000 ...

The three-month-old child who died in Nicosia general hospital appears to have been “left to its fate” and was in a terrible state, with signs of malnutrition and likely insect ...

A meeting is set to take place on Thursday over the contentious fake news bill with key stakeholders at the justice ministry. Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis will be attending as ...

Cyprus is yet to receive any requests from other countries to activate its ‘Estia’ plan to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon, as the country continues to teeter on the edge ...

The government will not deviate from its goal to complete the Vasiliko terminal and gain the capacity to bring natural gas to the island, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said ...

Prices of fruit and vegetables at Cyprus’ supermarkets are “unfair both on producers and consumers”, Cyprus Consumers’ Association chairman Marios Drousiotis said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he ...

By Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou My journey into environmental advocacy began long before my appointment as the Commissioner for the Environment on January 10, 2024. My deep passion for the interplay between ...

Cyprus was the EU member state with the second highest percentage of workers who couldn’t afford to go on holiday in 2022, Eurostat data for the European Trade Union Confederation (...

The government on Tuesday kicked off a campaign to promote a new set of rules for the storage of hazardous substances, with Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou visiting the Vasiliko cement ...