Cyprus

The government will proceed with the new local government model in 2024 regardless of any difficulties, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday. He was speaking at a regional meeting for ...

The mortgage to rent scheme is moving forward as state-owned asset management agency Kedipes, the finance ministry, banks and the EU are finalising the details, reports said on Monday. The ‘...

Raising money for and awareness of the work of Pasykaf will see one local man trek 185km from one side of the island to the other in just three days. ...

Cyprus has established itself as a competitive and modern international shipping centre, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday, kicking off the Maritime Cyprus conference. Cyprus has established itself as a ...

A 35-year-old has been arrested in Limassol, police said on Monday, suspected of copyright infringement for selling television subscriptions in Cyprus from a company abroad which he had no right ...

CEO of Hellenic Bank Oliver Gatzke has been placed on compulsory leave by the board of directors pending an internal investigation into allegations of statements and actions attributed to him. ...

Mental health in Cyprus needs to be prioritised, civil servants’ union Pasydy said on Monday, calling on stakeholders to work towards finding solutions for patients having to deal with mental ...

The government has received reassurances that nothing will violate UN Resolutions on Unficyp’s mission, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Monday. Commenting on reports last week that the north ...

From Island to Inland, isnotgallery will present a new exhibition. Following the group showcase Island presented at Almyra Hotel in Paphos in July and August, isnotgallery now presents the group ...

In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday that as long as the international community, including the EU turns a blind eye to Turkey’s belligerence, it rewards ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides leaves for the US on Monday, where he will take part in the annual general assemblies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank as ...

Police in Limassol arrested two people found in possession of a total of 352 grammes of methamphetamine, 15 grammes of cocaine, €735 in cash and a cheque for €760 in their apartment, according to ...

A former US State Department senior official who had responsibility for Cyprus, Greece and Turkey, does not foresee talks resuming as Turkey has now decided on a two-state solution. He ...

Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said he consciously avoids entering any pre-election debate that “degrades political dialogue”. Christodoulides, in an interview with Phileleftheros, decried the ...

Mystery still surrounds the 1960s’ baby deaths at Dhekelia, but one woman is determined not to forget them Hundreds of “sleeping babies” at the Dhekelia British military cemetery have been ...

The director of the president’s office Andreas Iosif assured protesters outside the palace on Sunday that their concerns over gender equality in the national guard would be addressed. Iosif ...

As long as the international community, including the EU turns a blind eye to Turkey’s belligerence, it rewards the aggressor, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday, warning that this ...

Festival will focus on the mass of skills needed to bring events to fruition. ELENI PHILIPPOU finds out more Many festivals celebrate performance arts yet for them to be staged ...

Some have been fighting for years The construction of a crematorium in Paphos to offer an alternative to traditional -and expensive- burial services has been widely welcomed after years of ...

A man who was wanted by police since June for allegedly firing shots that damaged a car in Aradippou four months previously was picked up the early hours of Sunday. ...

Police seized two kilos of cannabis from a farmhouse in the Famagusta area on Saturday night and arrested the 27-year-old occupant, they said. Shortly after 7pm officers conducted a search ...

Famagusta police are close to solving 25 residential burglaries after the arrest of a suspect during a stakeout at a housing complex and the discovery of stolen property in his possession, ...

EU Transport Commissioner Adina Valean will be in Cyprus on Sunday to attend the opening of the Maritime Cyprus conference in Limassol. The conference officially kicks off Sunday night with ...

Attempting to record and increase awareness of Cyprus’ biodiversity, an atlas has been created by the Open University of Cyprus and the Herpetological Society of Cyprus (HSC) aimed at recording ...