Cyprus

On Tuesday, barometric low BYRON will continue to affect the island’s weather. It will be cloudy with occasional rain and isolated storms, which could lead to hail. Temperatures will ...

The sale or free distribution of single-use plastic shopping bags with a thickness between 15 and 50 microns – millionths of a metre – are to be banned in the north from January 1, its ...

President Nikos Christodoulides spoke on Monday at the annual general assembly of the chamber of commerce and industry (Keve), emphasising the government’s economic and international policy agenda. He highlighted ...

New concerns over the plan to redevelop the former Phaneromeni primary school site were raised by Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday, who warned the current contract places an unfair ...

Despite heavy rains over the weekend, no significant amount of water flowed into the reservoirs of the Paphos district, the Water Development Department said on Monday. But the WDD’s ...

A 53-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Monday by the Paphos criminal court for smuggling and possessing cocaine. He was also found guilty of laundering money ...

The Real Estate Agents Registration Council said on Monday that its president has personally received threats from criminal elements to withdraw a complaint filed against a real estate agent alleged ...

The Nicosia criminal court is expected to deliver its ruling on December 18 regarding the admissibility of testimony from German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel, the court announced on Monday. ...

Public safety and faster delivery of justice will be among the top priorities of his ministry, the new justice minister pledged on Monday. Constantinos Fitiris made the remarks during the ...

Two bills seeking to end excessive insurance charges for drivers over 70, are expected to go to a vote at the House plenum in January, Volt MP Alexandra Attalides said on ...

A Griffon Vulture recently released after six weeks of rehabilitation was found dead less than a day later, fatally electrocuted on an uninsulated power pole, conservationists confirmed on Monday. The ...

One of the glories for many of living in Europe is being able to take train journeys that sweep through large parts of the continent. For us in Cyprus, although ...

Ensuring the effective operation of the national health scheme (Gesy) will be the top priority for new Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides, who on Monday described it as “perhaps the most ...

The minimum wage is set to rise to €1,125, outgoing labour minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Monday during the formal handover to the new minister Marinos Moushiouttas. He said the increase ...

The north will face “serious energy and water problems” next year, its ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Monday as discussions in the Turkish Cypriot legislature over next year’s ‘...

Newly appointed Energy Minister Michalis Damianos on Monday vowed to pursue innovation and sustainability as he takes over. Speaking at the handover ceremony, he said the government’s energy transition ...

A 35-year-old man was killed in the central prison on Sunday, with the police on Monday arresting another inmate on suspicion of premeditated murder. The police on Monday confirmed that ...

’Tis the season to be binging tra la la la! If there is one time when it is socially acceptable to stay home and watch TV all day long, that’...

Cyprus supports new ideas to address migration pressures, deputy migration minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Monday, as he outlined the priorities of the upcoming EU council presidency in Brussels. He ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday said he will submit amendments to the government’s tax reform bills to parliament on Tuesday as he appeared in front of the House ...

The first wave of flamingos has arrived at Larnaca’s salt lake, but experts warned on Monday the population on the island has declined by up to 31 per cent over ...

Eighteen mouflon have been successfully released back into the wild, the forestry department said over the weekend. They were released from the Stavros tis Psokas on Friday. The operation marks ...

The presence of American multinational energy corporation Chevron in Cyprus’ maritime exclusive economic zone (EEZ) constitutes a “vote of confidence” in the energy potential of both Cyprus and Europe, President ...

The multinational “Perseas-2025” military exercise has concluded successfully, bringing together forces from Cyprus, Greece, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, the defence ministry said on Monday. Conducted between November 30 and December 5, the ...