#Cyprus

Cyprus is among the top European Union countries in car ownership, with 658 passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants – an increase of 19.85 per cent over the past decade – according to the latest Eurostat ...

Police in Paphos are actively pursuing leads to identify the perpetrators behind Tuesday night’s attack on a public prosecutor’s car. The investigation is focusing on closed-circuit surveillance systems ...

Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat was “taken hostage” when he was arrested in Italy, Turkish Cypriot Bar Association chairman Hasan Esendagli said on Thursday. Kursat was arrested while on holiday ...

Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) reported a 20.1 per cent increase in total tourist arrivals for the year 2023 compared to the previous year, which marked the third-best year on record after 2018 and 2019. ...

The UN believes that it is possible to find a mutually acceptable solution to the Cyprus problem and we have not given up after 60 years, Colin Stewart, Special Representative and ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos participated on Wednesday in the inaugural session of the Cypriot Presidency of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in ...

Contractors and real estate agents in the north have turned to upgrading and selling Turkish Cypriot properties over the last few weeks, it emerged on Wednesday. According to a report ...

A deadline for registering ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) for all companies has been re-extended on Wednesday, according to a decision by the department of the registrar of companies. The deadline ...

Doubts were raised on Wednesday as to how Cyprus will manage to implement an upcoming EU directive to micro-chip cats and dogs sold at pet stores or by breeders. “I ...

Cyprus showed a decline in loan applications by both businesses and households, in the third quarter of 2023. This was influenced by strict Eurozone policies and rising interest rates, according to ...

The UK’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron appeared to have sunk Cyprus’ maritime humanitarian corridor ambitions, after he told the House of Lords “the best way to get aid into ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation to implement the European Blue Card scheme in Cyprus. The scheme, touted as Europe’s answer to the United States’ green card, aims to encourage ...

Businesses highly prioritise candidates with advanced soft skills, said Irina Karpova, the head of recruitment at a leading Fintech company in Limassol. Karpova said that securing individuals who align with ...

Police on Wednesday are continuing investigations into the shooting in Aglandjia, while the 49-year-old victim of what is seen as an attempted murder, travelled abroad without giving a police statement. ...

Eurostat’s latest data reveals significant developments in European tourism for the year 2023. Among the notable findings is Cyprus’s anticipated 20 per cent growth in tourism, securing the second-highest increase ...

MPs on Tuesday called on the agriculture ministry to step in over wrongly-marketed zivania products, which are not made from grapes but from other fruit. The matter was tabled before ...

Tempers flared in parliament on Tuesday when MPs piled on Commerce Minister George Papanastasiou, berating him for the fact that thousands of companies face hefty fines for not having registered ...

The foreign minister and attorney-general have had recent meetings about Greek Cypriot businessmen and lawyers active in buying property in the north, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. Letymbiotis’ ...

Municipalities in Nicosia are to confiscate electric scooters if they are left “abandoned” in public places, it emerged on Tuesday. Following mounting complaints from the capital’s residents, a meeting ...

Mobile traffic cameras are now enabled to catch drivers speeding on both sides of the road, it was reported on Tuesday. In addition, court summons have been sent out to ...

The Meritta Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Centre announced on Tuesday it had released three turtles, which had been receiving treatment, back into the sea. The turtles, named Tontik, Jale and Omer, ...

The modernising and upgrading of the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) for vulnerable groups is based on three pillars tackling inefficiency, misappropriation of funds, and empowerment of applicants, Government Spokesman Konstantinos ...

Commissioner of the Environment, Antonia Theodosiou, said it was critical for businesses to align with the newly established framework of the European Green Deal. At a workshop titled “How do ...

Gunshots fired around 4am on Tuesday in the area of Geri, near Nicosia, were aimed from a distance at a specific individual, police spokesperson Christos Andreou said. The incident was ...