Jean Christou

The commerce ministry is to draw up legislation to close a loophole in the law that allows vendors to charge extra to consumers using credit cards. The legislation will allow ...

The funeral of renowned Cypriot traditional singer Kyriacou Pelagia was held in Paralimni on Sunday. Known as the “voice of the Cypriot countryside”, Pelagia died on Saturday at the age ...

Archimandrite Tychikos Vryonis, Archimandrite Ioannis Ioannou and Bishop Amathountos Nikolaos have made the top three in the elections for a new bishop of Paphos. The fourth candidate, Karpasia Bishop Christoforos ...

Newly-elected President Nikos Christodoulides will do everything possible to achieve some kind of result during his informal meeting next week with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, he said on Sunday. ...

The Cyprus Consumers’ Union & Quality of Life association slammed the continued rise in the price of a cylinder of gas saying it was not justified. In an announcement, the ...

Everything will happen in good time, President-elect Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday when asked about the formation of his new cabinet. After voting in the elections for bishop of Paphos ...

A new airline has been granted a licence to operate in the north and will begin scheduled flights next April, ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli was quoted as saying on Sunday. ...

Former Health Minister Giorgos Pamborides has decided against contesting the Disy party leadership race next month, he said. He had said on Thursday he was considering throwing his hat into ...

Cyprus has received a warning letter from the EU over its failure to correctly transpose rules on the safety to the environment of offshore oil and gas operations. It’s ...

Civil engineers on Wednesday called on the state to subsidise the anti-seismic upgrading of buildings following the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The Association of Civil Engineers (Spolmik) also ...

Left-wing Akel plans to remain in opposition and will not participate in the government of Nikos Christodoulides, general-secretary Stefanos Stefanou said on Wednesday. After a meeting with the president-elect and ...

Disy’s party spokesman Demetris Demetriou has announced his candidacy as leader of the party going up against incumbent Averof Neophytou, and vice-president Harris Georgiades. The battle for the party ...

Frozen fish, flour and frozen meats saw hikes of up to 30 per cent in January, but the price of cold meats, cheese, bottled water, fresh fish and cereals fell up ...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides met on Wednesday morning with Disy leader Averof Neophytou at the former’s political office with both saying it was time to turn the page on the ...

Outgoing President, Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the chairman of the board of the CyBC, Michalis Michael. However it was decided that Michael would not be replaced ...

A second Larnaca archaeological site has been brought back to life through video and 3D visualisation, taking a journey back 9,500 years to when some of Cyprus’ first permanent residents established ...

A minute’s silence was observed by the council of ministers at the start of Wednesday’s session for the victims of the deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria. President ...

There will be an increased number of police out and about during Sunday’s second round of the presidential elections due to the proclamation ceremony at the Tassos Papadopoulos stadium ...

President Nicos Anastasiades may take a public position on Friday in relation to the situation shaping up in the second round of the elections on Sunday after ruling Disy decided ...

Ballots for the second round of the presidential elections on Sunday were delivered on Thursday to Nicosia, Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou said. “All other procedures are progressing at the ...

Three minor incidents occurred in Limassol during voting on Sunday. In one case a voter in Plataniskia village arrived ten minutes early and tried to insist on getting in earlier ...

The bronze statue worth €10,000 that adorned a location in Paphos but was stolen last Saturday was sold by the thieves for €85 to another suspect in the case, it emerged on ...

More than 470,000 passengers travelled to and from Larnaca and Paphos airports in January, 250,000 more than in January 2022. In a statement, Hermes Airports said the number corresponds to 112 per cent of ...

Caring for animals is not a secondary issue, presidential candidate Averof Neophytou said on Friday during a visit to a cat-feeding station in Aglandjia in Nicosia. The feeding station has ...