Cyprus

Ayios Ermogenis exposes both the British bases and the Republic By Efi Xanthou When the first photos from the “renovation” of a restaurant on Ayios Ermogenis beach in the Kourion ...

Delays caused by a lack of stakeholder consensus over the use of local borehole water have sparked unrest in the Maroni community located southwest of Larnaca. “Despite successive meetings with ...

The gap between producer and retail prices for fruit and vegetables has widened to “unreasonably high” levels, with bananas selling for up to 110 percent above the price paid to farmers, ...

Grass clearing works on the Limassol-Paphos highway will see parts of the road closed, however traffic could continue to flow unhindered in the lanes, the public works department said on ...

72 new state-of-the-art showers are being installed on 18 beaches in the Protaras area of the Paralimni-Deryneia municipality, aiming to upgrade the local infrastructure for beachgoers. “Our priority is the continuous upgrading ...

The Pyla coastal park will soon feature two wooden shelters after construction work began this week with several other upgrades to follow. “The effort to upgrade it began last year ...

An orange warning for extreme maximum temperature, valid from 12 noon to 5pm on Wednesday, was issued by the meteorology department on Tuesday afternoon. According to the met office, the maximum ...

Three schemes to boost employment for women and people over 50 with a budget of €15 million were outlined by Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Tuesday, and will be presented to cabinet ...

A double comedy night is happening this week in Paphos as the Petridio Foundation teams up with Stantar Kkomety and Paphos Municipality to deliver a two-act show. A stand-up comedy ...

A 30-year-old was sentenced to seven years in prison for the possession of 333g of cocaine by the Larnaca criminal court on Tuesday. “During a search conducted at his home, ...

Payoffs for employees taking early or voluntary retirement will be subject to income tax under a sweeping reform plan, the government announced on Tuesday. The draft legislation, part of a ...

Despite improvements achieved in the year since the implementation of local government reform, the system needs continuous updating and further upgrades are underway, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. “The ...

A 41-year-old man involved in a brawl in Kalo Chorio, Larnaca on Saturday night was remanded for three days on Tuesday by the Larnaca district court. The suspect faces charges ...

An Israeli cruise ship was diverting to Cyprus on Tuesday after deciding against docking at its planned destination on the Greek island of Syros after a mass protest was organised ...

A building being demolished on Nicosia’s Makarios Avenue collapsed on Tuesday, scattering scaffolding and rubble onto the road. As a result, part of the avenue from the police station ...

A 78-year-old Paphos man accused of murdering a fellow pensioner earlier this month will face trial on September 30 before the Paphos criminal court, it was ruled on Tuesday. Andreas Shiamptanis, 73, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s statements at the military parade which marked the 51st anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus on Sunday were “unbecoming of his office”, opposition ...

An all-day symbolic protest and hunger strike called End the Starvation of Gaza was held outside the Embassy of Palestine in Nicosia on Tuesday. “The situation in Gaza has exceeded ...

Bartending with no experience can be daunting, but on a sunny Saturday afternoon in the centre of old Larnaca, first-time participants skillfully mixed their way through three different recipes reflecting ...

Law commissioner Louiza Christodoulidou Zannetou was on Tuesday acquitted of all charges against her regarding her failure to undergo a second breathalyser test when an initial reading showed she had ...

Five people arrested in a Europe-wide operation to uncover an international band promoting fake marriages, centred in Cyprus, were found guilty on Tuesday by the Larnaca criminal court. The court ...

The United States navy’s guided missile destroyer the USS Mahan arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday, the country’s embassy in Nicosia announced. The embassy said the ship is in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides congratulated students on Tuesday as the results of this year’s Pancyprian Exams were announced, in which 11 got a perfect 20. A total of 5,120 candidates sat the exams, ...

Half of the cars on Cyprus’ roads have been imported secondhand and, despite efforts to move forward with the replacement of faulty Takata airbags following deaths and injuries, Transport Minister ...