Katy Turner

The opening ceremony of Cyprus’ Presidency of the EU Council will see streets closed and traffic changes on Wednesday afternoon, police said on Monday. The ceremony will start at 6.30pm ...

With 2026 upon us, cultural organisers are busy gearing up for a new events agenda. Performances and productions are lined up to take place at the Rialto Theatre throughout January. The ...

The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra is eager to present its new concert programme, starting from mid-January 2026. An inspired, diverse and artistically wide-ranging programme awaits audiences as the new year rolls in, ...

This year was one of the most charged for justice in Cyprus, with 13 large and complex cases occupying Cyprus courts, from the deaths of minors to corruption scandals, property usurpation ...

2025 has been a very successful year for the tourism industry, Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis said on Sunday, adding that the island saw a new record of arrivals from ...

A 36-year-old Limassol man was remanded in police custody for five days on Sunday in connection with a case of car theft. Although he denies guilt in the case, police ...

The success of a plan to increase the birth rate, the removal of the bishop of Paphos from his post and the danger of believing what are presented as miracles ...

A total of 45,214 cattle in 403 units were vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease between December 19 and 27, the ‘veterinary services’ in the north said on Sunday. According to Turkish Cypriot media, vaccinations have ...

Our general strategy is to substantially upgrade the Republic of Cyprus to face internal and external challenges, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding that all government actions serve the ...

One of the rarest and emblematic trees of the Mediterranean, the Cyprus Cedar (Cedrus brevifolia) is a living witness to the natural and cultural history of the island, the forestry ...

Four arrests were made over Saturday night as police carried out 760 checks as part of ongoing measures to fight crime and safeguard public order. Managers of nightspots were also reported ...

Following the investigation of a tip off and a coordinated operation in Larnaca by members of the police drug squad Ykan, two people, aged 44 and 26, were arrested, police said on ...

Passengers onboard a flight from Prague were on Sunday afternoon put through a two-hour delay as poor weather conditions at Larnaca airport meant it couldn’t land. The flight initially ...

The holding of the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament in Cyprus on Monday is a moment of particular political importance for our country, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said ...

Greek farmers clashed with police on Sunday during protests in central and northern regions over the delayed payment of European Union subsidies prompted by an investigation into a corruption scandal ...

Manchester United’s Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount struck in the second half as Ruben Amorim’s men battled back for a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday, ending ...

Foreign investment in Cyprus banks confirms global confidence in the island’s banking system and, by extension, in the dynamics and stability of the Cypriot economy, governor of the Central ...

Police warned drivers on Sunday afternoon that roads in the mountains had become treacherous following heavy rains. Rocks and soil had fallen onto them making them slippery and hazardous, police ...

British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Sunday denied she misled the public over official forecasts ahead of this month’s budget, saying she had been honest about the need to ...

Cyprus’ efforts to get aid through to the people of Gaza has been “very positive and constructive”, Israeli president Isaac Herzog said on Sunday. In an interview with Phileleftheros, he ...

A 14-year-old boy was injured on Sunday when the car he was driving on a rural road in Athienou overturned. The accident happened under circumstances being investigated by the police ...

The young driver of a car in which a teenage girl lost her life on Friday night was on Sunday remanded in police custody for three days by Famagusta district ...

Cyprus, as the upcoming president of the EU council, took an active role in the COP30 negotiations in Brazil, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Sunday. Europe, she added, insisted ...

A 49-year-old man was remanded in police custody for four days on Sunday after shots were fired in a residential area early the previous day. The man faces charges of ...