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As Cyprus, and the world, embraces digital payments, the latest report from the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) serves as a sobering reminder: with innovation comes vulnerability. The CBC’s ...

A proposal to amend the law governing the central intelligence service (KYP) has been submitted by Volt MP Alexandra Attalides, it was reported on Wednesday. The change seeks to protect ...

A rash of suicides at New Mexico’s Rio Grande Gorge Bridge forced authorities to close the span to pedestrians this week, as officials look for a way to install ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call at the United Nations general assembly for the world to recognise the north as an independent country is “unlikely to succeed”, former Turkish ...

Trade unions will “escalate measures” if their planned meeting over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) with Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou yields no results, Sek secretary-general Andreas Matsas said on Wednesday. Speaking ...

When friends visit from abroad, there are always one or two restaurants they insist on going back to. For our guests this summer, that place was Militzis in Larnaca, a ...

Limassol Wine Festival: September 27-October 5 The historic Limassol Wine Festival is in its 62nd year. Running until October 5, the Limassol Municipal Gardens will showcase local winemakers and wineries, many of ...

The entry and exit records of the Strovilia crossing point, through which the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July had entered the north, were the ...

The first phase of flood control work in Limassol’s mountainous region is scheduled for completion by the end of October, agriculture ministry permanent secretary Andreas Grigoriou said on Wednesday. ...

Cyprus is experiencing a milestone moment in its labour market. With unemployment dropping to 3.7 per cent in April 2025, the country is not only demonstrating economic resilience, but also leading the ...

The heads of the three political parties which make up the north’s ruling coalition on Wednesday met Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz in Ankara. The delegation, made up of ‘...

A man found lurking with a gun near Donald Trump’s Florida golf course last year was found guilty of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, U.S. Attorney ...

Turkey jailed two men pending trial after prosecutors said their online show included a joke referencing a hadith or teaching of the Prophet Muhammad, which they allege could incite religious ...

The Tenders Review Authority has cancelled a foreign ministry decision to award a contract for visa application services in 17 embassies, following serious complaints from a rival bidder. The complaints were ...

More than €30.000 have been stolen from two men aged 63 and 66 in Limassol, in a case of online fraud, police said on Wednesday. In the complaint filed by the two men, ...

The European Union posted a €23 billion trade surplus in high-tech products in 2024, returning to positive territory after a €15 billion deficit the year before and four consecutive years in the red, ...

More than 68 tourism businesses and organisations across Cyprus will hold clean-up and awareness actions on Friday, September 26, World Tourism Day. The Tourism Cares campaign encourages tourism professionals to show respect ...

A 19-year-old woman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for importing a large quantity of cocaine into Cyprus. The decision was handed down on Wednesday by the Larnaca criminal ...

Cypriot telecommunications trade union Epoet has called for the appointment of an executive chairman at Cyta, while at the same time reducing the powers of the chief executive officer (CEO). ...

Cyprus has been given until November to repay millions of euros which had been paid by the European Commission in grants for the construction of the liquefied natural gas terminal ...

A 31-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in connection to an ongoing case of burglary and the theft of a shotgun and an air pistol, which took place in Larnaca ...

For the first time, Cyprus has a dedicated centre focused entirely on space technologies, Deputy Research Minister Nicodemos Damianou announced on Tuesday evening. The Space Business Innovation Centre (Space BIC) ...

Lordos United Public Ltd has reported a consolidated profit of €981,113 for the first half of 2025, an increase compared with €879,923 in the same period last year. The company announced the results ...

Leading Greek and international shipowners gathered in Athens on Tuesday for the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum Greece 2025, debating how to navigate geopolitical turbulence, commercial risk and the accelerating push to decarbonise ...