Cyprus News

In today’s episode, the finance ministry confirmed that it may reduce VAT on key goods, with reports indicating these may be slashed on items such as bread, milk and ...

A music project that has the handpan and the Lyra at its core is hosting its first official concert in Nicosia on April 30. Gaba Project is a venture by Vasilis ...

The Paphos district court has issued a two-day remand against a 22-year-old in connection with a case of alleged serious bodily harm. According to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Nicolaou, on ...

The Nicosia regional board of tourism (Etap) on Wednesday announced the successful completion of a two-day information session it recently held, which focused on educational tourism. The event, which was ...

Moving government servers damaged by a leak could take a few months a spokesperson from the deputy ministry of research, innovation, and digital policy said on Wednesday, a week after ...

A Limassol company was defrauded after scammers impersonating a previous business partner tricked a member of staff into sending over €12,000. Police detailed that the company’s director reported the incident ...

Opposition party Akel on Wednesday latched onto the developments surrounding the sanctions saying Cyprus has earned a horrific name for itself across the globe, with the previous government “closing its ...

Cyprus and its banks must do more to protect borrowers from rising interest rates, the Association for the Protection of Borrowers (Syprodat) argued on Wednesday. In making their case for ...

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Wednesday spoke of the need for a new development model for the Cypriot industry that aims to address the imbalances created by poor practices in ...

Cyprus urgently needs to draft and implement a national strategy for its growing elderly population that will provide affordable, quality, and specialised care, local stakeholders warned, in light of complaints ...

Works to restore the derelict Ayia Irene church in Choletria, Paphos have begun, 15 years after a community effort was launched, the diocese announced at an event. At the event on ...

An initiative aimed at creating much-needed rehabilitation centres and geriatric clinics for pensioners on the island was discussed by the Health Minister Popi Kanari and Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) ...

Cancer rates among children in Cyprus are among the highest in the world, according to Loizos Loizou, professor of paediatrics, paediatric oncology, and immunology at the of the University of ...

A national sanctions implementation unit will be set up in Cyprus, which will cooperate with the respective department in the UK, the government announced on Wednesday. The decision came at ...

Germany’s request for the extradition of Kenan Ayaz, a 49-year-old Kurdish political activist arrested on March 15 at Larnaca airport on accusations of international terrorism, was approved by the Larnaca ...

Police in Cyprus have lost track of an Israeli professor who was arrested on February 16 at Larnaca airport on suspicion of arms trafficking to Libya and China between 2015 and 2023. Prior ...

The foreign ministry on Wednesday said it was in touch with the 10 individuals of Cypriot origin living in Sudan. “All of them are at their homes safely. There is a ...

It is unclear how effective government machinations to reduce the VAT on necessary goods will be, following reports on Wednesday that authorities are looking to completely axe tax on items ...

Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 17-year-old Rafaella Constantinou, who has been missing from her home in Nicosia since Tuesday afternoon. She is described as being of ...

Acts of vandalism at schools can be pre-empted by opening their doors to the public, President of the Limassol School Board, Dinos Ellinas proposed on Wednesday. Speaking on CyBC, Ellinas ...

An exciting day of music, handmade creations and board sports awaits at Kahuna Surfhouse this Sunday as the Larnaca Kitesurfing and Stand-Up Paddle school organises a pop-up event; an all-day ...

In today’s episode, the Cyprus government on Tuesday stressed it was ready to explore whether there were grounds to begin criminal proceedings against sanctioned Cypriots who have been named ...

Police in Paphos on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man for causing grievous bodily harm. According to Head of CID, Michalis Nikolaou, on Monday, a 26-year-old reported to police that he ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 38-year-old man to facilitate investigation into a case involving the transportation of illegal immigrants. According to a statement by police, around 6 pm on Tuesday authorities ...