Cyprus

President Nicos Anastasiades has decided for “reasons of public interest” not to veto a House decision to dismiss four presidential associates — previously contract workers – who had been granted permanent civil ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on Wednesday that he would seek his party’s nomination for the presidential elections of February 2023. His written announcement and video followed a party decision ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday received a letter of thanks from Pope Francis, who expressed his gratitude for the welcome he received in Cyprus during December 2 to 4. In his letter, ...

The Larnaca criminal court jailed a 39-year-old man for nine years on Wednesday after he was found guilty of trafficking one kilo of cocaine. The man was arrested in June, ...

As expected, President Nicos Anastasiades has vetoed a bill passed by opposition parties to cut VAT on electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9 per cent across the board for an ...

The level of snow in the Troodos mountains area reached 22 centimetres on Wednesday, the met office said, adding that further snowfall was expected in the coming days. Due to adverse ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday welcomed the announcement on the €121.3m tender for the construction of the new archaeological museum, dubbed as “the biggest cultural project in the country”. The ...

The Avakas gorge nature trail in Peyia, Paphos is now closed to visitors due to increased flow of water in the gorge, the forestry department said on Wednesday. The forestry ...

Cabinet has amended a plan for Renewable Energy Sources (RES) so as to facilitate the installation of photovoltaic systems (PVs) for citizens. According to the deputy government spokesperson Niovi Parisinou, ...

The European Commission announced on Wednesday it has signed a new agreement to support the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) to the tune of €2.6 million. The Commission said that the ...

Tributes have been pouring in for eminent Cypriot archaeologist and Emeritus Professor Vassos Karageorghis who died on Tuesday at the age of 92. In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of ...

A second driver was involved in the fatal hit-and-run of a 60-year-old woman who died on Sunday in Paphos, police confirmed on Wednesday. They also said they are examining the ...

Current and former MPs, police officers, prison guards and officials of the judicial and legal services have been obliged over the past two months to pay outstanding out-of-court fines that ...

Police warned the public that there will be increased road and traffic checks from Thursday through to January 6, in a bid to prevent crashes which are typically higher during the ...

Police booked seven businesses and 13 individuals for various violations of coronavirus measures after 2,524 checks in the government-controlled areas. These were carried out between 6am on Tuesday and 6am on Wednesday. ...

Having been to some of the world’s worst war zones one photographer now uses his lens to tell human stories. MELISSA HEKKERS meets a man telling the stories of ...

Walk-in vaccination centres will operate on Monday and Tuesday solely for the administration of an anti-coronavirus booster jab to university students, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. As an exception, ...

In today’s episode, around 600 migrants were transferred out of the Pournara holding camp on Tuesday after 82 people were found positive to Covid-19. In other news, the cabinet tightened coronavirus ...

A 20-year-old man who was caught speeding while drunk on the motorway will appear before Nicosia district court on Wednesday. He was arrested late on Tuesday driving at 187kph on ...

A second water refill station has been installed on the seafront path of Ayios Tychonas in Limassol to promote the use of reusable water bottles and reduce the use of ...

A pensioner who has admitted to killing his wife who was suffering from leukaemia has been transferred to Athalassa mental health hospital for compulsory treatment, police said on Wednesday. The 74...

A 32-year-old woman was arrested for reportedly attacking her partner with a knife at his workplace in Limassol. Reports said the suspect visited her 29-year-old partner at around 3.45pm and ...

Two men, 27 and 28, were arrested late on Tuesday in Limassol on suspicion of possessing burglary tools. Police said they stopped the car of the suspects for a check during a ...

The burning issue of inflation was the subject of an online event held last Wednesday by the Cyprus Association of Economists (EOK) titled ‘Price Rises: Inflation Principle or Something Else?’. ...