Cyprus News

JCC loses final appeal over government payments contract Cyprus has concluded a four-year tender process for the management of government electronic payment services, awarding the contract to VivaBank after a ...

The practice of offering live animals as lottery and fairground game prizes should be banned because it poses serious risks to animal welfare, NGO PI Animal Welfare Initiatives said on ...

Fuel tanker owners have had 18 years to comply with the mandatory ADR requirements for the transport of flammable liquids, including a year since the transport ministry set a deadline for ...

Former Diko MP Nikos Kleanthous died on Tuesday at the age of 78. Born in Larnaca in 1948, he was one of Diko’s founding members in 1976 and was later appointed by ...

Israeli private intelligence agency Black Cube on Tuesday said that it “stands firmly behind” the evidence it amassed before producing a video which alleged campaign finance lawbreaking on the part ...

Caravans and unauthorised huts are being removed from a Larnaca beach on Tuesday, after the interior ministry’s deadline to vacate the area expired a few days ago. The authorities, ...

A man convicted for sexual offences against a minor has seen his appeal dismissed by the court of appeal, which upheld the prison sentences of eight months to three years ...

This summer has a lot in store – music festivals, village festivities, seaside parties and loud concerts. The events agenda is packed with things to do, places to visit, performances to ...

The right lane of the Limassol-Paphos motorway, near the Limassol general hospital exit in Polemidia area, closed at 9am on Tuesday for cleaning works. Traffic is therefore being channelled through ...

Petrol station owners are protesting outside the presidential palace on Tuesday morning, demanding President Nikos Christodoulides’ intervention over a decree issued by the transport minister that would see up to 90 ...

An accident just after 7.30am on Tuesday caused the Limassol-Nicosia motorway, near Ayios Tychonas, to partly close. The police provided assistance to those involved in the accident and facilitated traffic ...

President Nikos Christodoulides stressed he would “not become the president of partition” and that the continuation of the Republic of Cyprus was an “absolute red line”. Speaking on Monday evening ...

Five people were arrested overnight across Cyprus for various offences, including possession of drugs and illegal residence, as police continued checks and raids in urban areas to crack down on ...

A fault at Dhekelia’s power plant on Tuesday morning led to power outages in various areas of Cyprus. The Transmission System Operator (TSO) said the fault happened at 6.50am, ...

Tuesday starts off with a yellow warning for high temperatures, expected to peak at 41C inland, and a red alert for forest fires. The warning for high temperatures is valid ...

Construction of a new access point for Limassol’s Agios Athanasios industrial area began last month as authorities move ahead with infrastructure upgrades aimed at improving safety and traffic flow ...

Alma on Monday questioned the cabinet’s decision to approve a major commercial development in the Ayios Athanasios area of Limassol, raising concerns over its legal basis, impact on the ...

Kyrenia mayor Akis Violaris renewed calls for the return of displaced people and the resolution of the missing persons issue in a message marking the 52nd anniversary of the Turkish ...

The Cyprus petrol station owners’ association on Monday called on President Nikos Christodoulides to intervene over a transport ministry decree that will see at least 80 per cent of petrol tankers ...

The foreign ministry on Monday condemned the visit of Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz to the north on the occasion of the Turkish invasion in 1974. “We remain committed to the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman stressed the need for “results” to be achieved at the next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in his speech marking the 52nd anniversary of ...

Wine, retro music hits and Cypriot flavours are coming to Pelendri village. Tsiakkas Winery presents its Wine Me Not – Mini Wine Festival on July 26, setting up a wine bar with ...

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Monday said that Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus in 1974 brought peace not only to Turkish Cypriots and to the north of the island, but ...

Calls placed to the national healthcare system (Gesy) will require caller identification as of September, the Health Insurance Organisation said on Monday. The HIO is the administrator of Gesy. The ...