Cyprus News

In today’s episode, the government said it is gearing into action to tackle the migration crisis, with funding aimed at expanding reception centres, speeding up asylum seeker applications, and ...

Police arrested a 57-year-old permanent resident who tried to scam an elderly woman into paying €90,000 for a fake surgery for daughter. Many have fallen victim to the ‘fake doctor’ scam ...

The Cyprus tourism exhibition is aiming to become an important regional exhibition for both Europe and neighbouring countries, with the exhibition undergoing a revamp in order to achieve this. According ...

Harmonised inflation in Cyprus rose by 6.1 per cent in March 2023 compared to the same period last year, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

The first phase of the government action plan on fire prevention will be ready by May 1, in time for this year’s fire season, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides-Procopiou said on ...

Cyprus faces possible legal action from the European Commission for failing to ensure its wastewater treatment plants comply with EU law. Earlier this week, the Commission sent a letter of ...

Cyprus Post apologised to residents in Prodromi, Paphos on Thursday, after it was revealed that mail placed in a village letterbox was never picked up and sent to its destination. ...

Hackers on Thursday made good on their threat to release a trove of personal data – potentially terabytes of it – grabbed from the Open University of Cyprus, after a deadline for ...

The government is expected to submit a compromising proposal on the cost of living allowance (CoLA) before the end of the month, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Thursday. With ...

Banks have yet to react to an appeal from Finance Minister Makis Keravnos not to raise their interest rates on performing loans, forcing the minister to publicise his communications with ...

The police forces’ top units responded to a mock terrorist attack on Thursday to assess their readiness, in a simulation of terror strikes which included an attack on Kykkos monastery. ...

Prices for food and retail prices had a marked increase in March this year, with items such as water seeing a 12 per cent hike in the span of a month, ...

Another government blunder occurred on Thursday, as social media lit up over an official post made by the deputy ministry of culture about Deputy Minister Michalis Hatzigiannis attending a politician’...

As part of the training activities aimed at improving its readiness, the Fire Service carried out an exercise on Thursday morning simulating a fire and a chlorine leak on a ...

A high-level meeting to discuss the future of Christians in the Middle East is to be held in Cyprus, with the president meeting patriarchs ahead of the symposium. President Nikos ...

More than 4,000 accounts held by Russians in Cypriot banks could be closed over the next two months following the imposition of sanctions on a number of individuals in Cyprus, by ...

President of the Cyprus Bar Association Christos Clerides on Thursday said that the closing of bank accounts was strictly governed by the individual contract that a person has with a ...

National investment promotion agency Invest Cyprus on Thursday announced that it has officially joined the World Association of PPP Units & Professionals (WAPPP). WAPPP is a non-profit global association based ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari called the ongoing understaffing issues at the A&E department of the Paphos general hospital “unacceptable” following a three-hour work stoppage carried out by doctors ...

Around 2,000 new job openings in the public sector are expected to be made in the next two months, while 114 promotions for existing positions are also on the cards, reports said ...

The government on Thursday said it is gearing up to tackle the migration crisis, with funding aimed at expanding reception centres, speeding up asylum seeker applications, and increasing voluntary returns ...

Dozens of people on Thursday held a demonstration in front of the supreme court in Nicosia to protest the upcoming extradition of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz to Germany. Ayaz was ...

Satellite transmitters to monitor and study the Cyprus barn owl, as well as artificial nests will be deployed all over the island, an announcement from the agriculture ministry said on ...

The final planned Sevens day is happening this Saturday at Limassol Crusaders Ground and the first match kicks off at 14:00. With six teams scheduled to compete, it’s set to ...