Third arrest for football violence
A third person has been arrested for hooliganism at a football match last weekend, police said on Friday.
A 22-year-old resident of Limassol was arrested and detained, police said. His ...
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Migration cost for Cyprus set to rocket
The costs of migration will be exorbitant in 2024, due to increased needs from non-stop flows in recent years, in addition to new structures, medical care, benefits and the management of ...
Christmas revellers flood Fikardou, close roads
So many people visited the Christmas village in Fikardou on Sunday afternoon that police announced they had to change traffic arrangements.
As a result, entry to the village was only ...
Low-paid civil servants to protest for place in state budget
Members of the Isotita trade union will hold a demonstration on Monday outside the House of Representatives as discussion begins inside on the state budget for 2024.
The demonstration will begin ...
PEO send message of solidarity to migrants
Trade union PEO on Sunday sent a message of solidarity to the millions of people driven to migrate for a better tomorrow as International Migrants Day is marked around the ...
Government set to launch Youth Culture Card
A Youth Culture Card will be announced in the next week in cooperation with the deputy ministry of culture, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday night.
At the opening of ...
President repeats disappointment over EU Gaza failure
While welcoming some of the decisions of the European Council, President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday reiterated he was disappointed no decision was made regarding Gaza aid.
Asked by reporters if ...
New UN envoy expected to take up duties as of January 1
From the first day of the new year a new UN envoy for Cyprus is expected to be in place, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
Asked when he expects ...
Only solution is equality for Turkish Cypriots says minister
The only solution for Cyprus is granting sovereign equality and equal international status to the Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said on Sunday.
In an interview in Turkish ...
Two arrests after racist attack reported in Limassol
Two people were arrested in Limassol on Sunday after a third person reported he had been attacked and racially abused while at work in a bakery.
The two, aged 42 and 38, ...
Out of this world: final week of Larnaca Biennale
It is Space & Technology Week at Larnaca Biennale, the fifth and final themed week, and its series of parallel events over the next few days will take visitors on ...
More than €22 million for wine sector
As the wine sector is one of the government’s top priorities the government has allocated €22 million to its development in the coming years, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on ...
Demetriou calls on Disy members to show unity
Disy party leader Annita Demetriou on Sunday called for members to come together to play an important role in developments at home and abroad.
“I am almost certain that Glafkos ...
Residents hold protest in Limassol
Residents of the Limassol areas of Yermasogeia and Ayios Athanasios held a protest on Sunday against the creation of “any form of structure for any purpose”.
Scores of residents protested ...
Christodoulides says open to discussing dropping EU veto (updated)
The Republic of Cyprus would be ready to discuss the issue of abolishing the need for unanimity in EU foreign policy, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, a day before ...
Three injured after drunk driver crashes into them
Three people were taken to hospital on Sunday morning after they were hit by an out of control car in Limassol.
At 3.40am, while a 35-year-old driver with two passengers ...
EU Foreign Affairs Council to be briefed on Gaza corridor proposal
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos leaves for Brussels on Sunday where he will brief the EU Foreign Affairs Council the following day on the island’s proposal to create a marine ...
Cyprus cat covid strain thought to have reached UK
A fatal strain of cat Covid which has killed thousands of animals on the island has reached the UK, reports said on Sunday.
According to the Daily Mail, scientists said ...
US military aircraft crashes in East Med
A US military aircraft conducting training operations in the east Mediterranean has crashed, US Command Europe (EUCOM) said on Sunday.
The incident, which happened in an undisclosed location on Friday ...
Arrests after explosion near Israeli embassy (update 1)
Four people were arrested on Saturday and remanded for six days, following an explosion near the Israeli embassy early in the morning, police said.
The explosion occurred at 1.37am near ...
TV shows we love: Dear Child
I was expecting Dear Child (Netflix) to be the story of people kept locked in a basement (along the lines of the likes of Room), starting as it does with ...
Christodoulides calls on Netanyahu to avoid more casualties
Cyprus is ready to contribute in any possible for the de-escalation of the situation in Israel, President Nikos Christodoulides told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday evening.
Government Spokesman ...
Hundreds demonstrate in Larnaca to support Palestinians
Hundreds of people took part in a march in support of the Palestinian people under draconian security measures on Sunday night on Athinon Avenue in Larnaca.
Arabs, Egyptians, Iraqis and ...
Athienou floods as hit by worst of weather (video)
As heavy rains and thunder hit large swathes of the island on Sunday afternoon, worst hit seemed to be the village of Athienou in the Larnaca district.
Images and videos ...