Cyprus

A growing number of citizens groups have pressed for a reinstatement of electricity subsidies in the midst of the ongoing heatwave but the official line, that state finances permit only ...

A dead man was found floating in the sea on Tuesday morning off the coast of Limassol. He was identified as a 29-year-old man from India, who had been residing ...

A traffic warden was injured at Kato Paphos harbour on Monday following an altercation with a member of the public. According to the police, at 6.30pm reports were received from ...

Two men were arrested on Monday for breaking into a rented villa in Peyia. According to the police, the incident was reported on Saturday to the local police station by ...

In today’s episode, air quality had reverted back to normal levels on Monday afternoon in Geri, after a recycling plant in the area burned to the ground. Meanwhile, hospitals ...

The Greens said on Tuesday that the state is obliged to relocate heavy industry away from residential areas, but others argue that the issue has been exacerbated by people building ...

Paphos police booked over one hundred people in a coordinated effort to combat noise pollution since June, it was announced on Tuesday. Ninety-eight of the charges were for out-of-court fines ...

Police on Monday arrested a 27-year-old skipper following the arrival of yet another boat in Famagusta transporting irregular migrants. The coast guard intercepted the latest boat, spotted around 4pm at 12 ...

Leaders and representatives from Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties have expressed their “unwavering support” for the continuation of the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP). Under ...

Research spending in Cyprus remained at a low level of 0.83 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2021, despite a significant 8 per cent increase compared to 2020, according to the latest ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Monday announced that in recognition of the importance of financial education and academic excellence, it recently handed out awards to two exceptional ...

The department of meteorology on Tuesday has renewed the yellow warning for extremely high temperatures. The new warning is in place until 6pm. Temperatures are expected to hit 41C inland, 37...

The Cyprus Institute heralded on Monday the opening of the Shatby Necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, marking the first ever complete scientific documentation of the site. Involved in the three-year-preservation project ...

Akel general secretary Stefanos Stefanou blasted the laying of wreathes at a memorial for fallen coup d’état soldiers by the government and the political parties Disy and Elam. The ...

Cyprus aims to solve its energy storage problem within the next 18 to 24 months, so that the energy generated from renewables doesn’t go to waste, the energy minister said on ...

By Richard Boxall The quarter finals of the 2023 CCA BAO Financial T20 Cup produced some surprise results on Sunday. Only one of the group winners – Nicosia Tigers – advanced to the ...

Ziya Ozturkler, the north’s ‘interior minister’, has announced his intention to construct a ‘migration centre’, aimed at dealing with undocumented and irregular migration. Ozturkler made the announcement after a ...

A neighbourhood of Nicosia is hosting free summer cinema screenings this month, welcoming old and young film lovers. Brought to you by the City Council Youth of the Lakatamia Municipality, ...

There were rolling power cuts in the north over the weekend after a ‘malfunction’ was detected at one of its power stations. While the seriousness of the malfunction has not ...

This year many more tourists who arrive at Larnaca airport are going directly to the north for their holidays compared to previous years, according to a tourism industry expert. Head ...

The European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against Cyprus for the latter’s failure to correctly transpose the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The letter of formal notice to Cyprus is ...

Opposition Akel on Monday said it will hand over material to the independent anti-corruption authority regarding the use of spyware, vowing not to drop the issue until some accountability has ...

A four-year-old child was found dead in a swimming pool at a hotel in Ayia Napa on Monday. According to police, the child was on holiday in Cyprus with his ...

A 103-person lawsuit against the state for its Covid policy was rejected at Nicosia district court on procedural grounds, it emerged on Monday. The lawsuit named the attorney-general, former Health ...