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A British passenger was remanded in custody for three days on Saturday after customs officers at Larnaca airport seized a large quantity of duty-unpaid cigarettes from his luggage. The seizure ...

Geopolitical instability, rising defence needs and strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and resilience dominated discussions at the informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) meeting in Nicosia on Saturday. Speaking after ...

A 75-year-old woman from Scotland has died following a traffic accident in a hotel car park in Paphos, police said on Saturday. The victim was named as Margery Balfour, while ...

A 61-year-old woman died in a workplace accident in Limassol on Friday evening, police said. The victim was named as Diana Tsilidou, a Georgian national. According to police, the incident ...

Eight hundred and eighty-nine buildings in the Larnaca district have been classified as dangerous under updated records compiled by the Larnaca district government organisation (EOA). Speaking on Friday, Larnaca EOA ...

A second vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla sailed into Kato Paphos harbour at around 8pm on Friday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the boat was accompanied into the ...

Chief returning officer Elikkos Elia on Friday urged all 569,182 registered voters to take part in Sunday’s parliamentary elections and choose the 56 MPs who will represent them over the next ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday evening highlighted the “shared historical experiences” of Cyprus and India as he addressed a state banquet held in his honour by Indian President Droupadi Murmu ...

The legal service have rejected allegations that police-chief Themistos Arnaoutis and other police officers avoided prosecution in the Stylianou case for reasons of “public interest”, insisting the decision was based ...

Veterinarians warned on Friday they may refuse to carry out foot and mouth disease sampling unless police protection is guaranteed, following what they describe as escalating threats and violent incidents ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday called for India to become a permanent member of the United Nations security council, following a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the latter’...

An administrative court ruling has halted construction of a 3.7-megawatt solar park within the Latsia-Yeri municipality after a permanent injunction was issued suspending the validity of the project’s building ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) announced on Friday that new regulations governing replacements between Gesy personal doctors will come into force next month to curb abuses that allowed some GPs ...

Relations between India and Cyprus “have stood the test of time”, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday as he welcomed Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides to his official residence, ...

Four soldiers serving with the Greek forces in Cyprus (Eldyk) remained under medical supervision on Friday after a meningitis case at an Eldyk military camp led to hospitalisations and precautionary ...

Prison guards of the Isotita union began a 24-hour strike on Friday, protesting outside the justice ministry over what they describe as unsafe working conditions, union retaliation and the growing “...

Cyprus’ population rose to 982,966 people last year, according to figures published by Eurostat on Thursday, marking an increase of almost 34 per cent over the past two decades. The latest demographic ...

Reforms to special education are “long overdue”, with legislation set to be amended for the first time in 27 years, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Thursday. Michaelidou presented a comprehensive ...

Eurobank on Thursday opened a representative office in Mumbai, becoming the first bank from southeastern Europe to operate such a service in India. A ceremony was held to mark the ...

Authorities are investigating how foot-and-mouth disease reached a sheep and goat unit Pachna, with a veterinary official saying a possible breach in biosecurity protocols may have allowed the virus to ...

Fresh scrutiny fell on the handling of a key protected witness on Wednesday as Giorgos Christodoulou, known as ‘Zavrantonas’, appeared before the Nicosia criminal court for the start of his ...

Alma launched a fierce attack against former president Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday after comments he made regarding the party’s leader Odysseas Michaelides during a televised interview. The movement accused ...

Access to the Global Sumud Flotilla ship “Vivy Sabre”, which currently remains docked in the harbour of Kato Paphos, has allegedly has allegedly been restricted, with activists claiming that they ...

The appeals court ratified a ruling by the Nicosia district court against the owner of Melios zoo, who was found to be operating the zoo with an expired permit. The ...