Hacker held after man disappears

A 24-year-old Cypriot who spent time in a US prison for cybercrimes is the main suspect in the disappearance of a man whose torched vehicle was found in rural Nicosia last week.

Cyprus revises foreign residency rules

In an attempt to attract foreign investments to the Island and help economic growth, the Cyprus government in March 2021 revised Regulation 6(2) of the Aliens and Immigration Regulations. These amendments were

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Cyprus prepared for Sudan evacuation

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos has contacted French and British counterparts Catherine Colonna and James Cleverly and Egypt’s Sameh Shoukry on getting Cypriots out of Sudan. The Foreign Affairs Ministry said the contacts were held

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More entries expected on sanctions list

President Nikos Christodoulides believes more Cypriots and companies may be placed on the Russian sanctions list, vowing the government will do whatever possible to protect the country’s credibility. “We will not allow

Elderly parents targeted by fake doctors

Police are warning the public to be wary of callers claiming to be doctors, demanding money from elderly citizens to operate on a loved one in critical condition. The latest alarm came

British Bases used in UK Sudan evacuation

The UK has evacuated its diplomatic staff and their dependants from Khartoum, with the British bases in Cyprus used during the high-risk operation in Sudan. Announcing the evacuation, Rishi Sunak said British

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Cultural blowout

As the government was scrambling to clean the dirt of its muddied reputation for sanction busting, the deputy minister for culture was blowing out candles of a different kind. Deputy Minister for

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Azeri blockade highlights Genocide events

The Armenian community of Cyprus commemorates the 108th anniversary of the Genocide by Ottoman Turks with events in all towns, held under the spotlight of the continued Azeri blockade of Artsakh. Representative

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