Cyprus

Cyprus must stop dragging its feet and finally decide to implement building safety checks, with the Turkey-Syria earthquake serving as a stark reminder of the dangers. Those were the emphatic ...

By Charalampos Theopemptou In Cyprus we have far too many stray cats running around and causing a lot of damage to wildlife. This is because no government up to now ...

The biggest chunk of the stolen bronze statue has been uncovered in a rural area of Tremithousa. The recovered piece includes torso, the head and one hand of the ‘girl ...

Elam will determine who the next president is, according to the party – which has sent a list of questions to be answered by the two remaining presidential candidates. Elam’s ...

The marathon Disy political bureau meeting called to settle its stance going into the second round of the presidential election appeared set to back a free vote and a party ...

There were 25 reports filed to the data protection commissioner’s office over calls spurring voters to back certain candidates. In a statement on Tuesday, commissioner Irene Loizidou-Nicolaidou said the complaints ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has uploaded to social media a video clip from 2008 where President Nicos Anastasiades – then the leader of the Disy party – does not rule out partnering up ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Tuesday signed a memorandum of cooperation with China aimed at improving the quality of healthcare and medical services through the exchange of information, knowledge and ...

The Limassol district court issued an eight-day remand against two people on Tuesday after police found 35 kilograms of cannabis at their house and storeroom. The two people, a 27-year-old and ...

The Nicosia municipality on Tuesday said that the partial collapse of a wall inside a building on Arsinoe street in old Nicosia has to be addressed by the Guardian of ...

Children remain trapped in collapsed hotel A total of seven Turkish Cypriots were reported dead on Tuesday from the large-scale earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria the day ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets a woman who has travelled far and wide and now puts the stories she has heard and people she has met to use supporting other women, and ...

Slowing down seems to be something that many adults want to do yet have trouble implementing. An event dedicated to exactly is coming soon to Nicosia. An upcoming workshop at ...

The election of Andreas Mavroyiannis will not signal Akel’s return to power, the party’s general secretary said on Tuesday, as the push to garner supporters from a split ...

Diko president Nicholas Papadoupoulos on Tuesday said he was open working with Disy, after the outgoing ruling party’s candidate did not make it to the runoff election on Sunday. ...

A 24-year-old man was sentenced to two and a half years in prison by the Larnaca criminal court on Monday, after finding him guilty of aiding the illegal migration of ...

Rainfall is approaching 90 per cent of average, boosted by rainfall in recent days, the meteorological office said on Tuesday. According to preliminary data up to 8am on Tuesday, total rainfall ...

The Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre marked World Wetlands Day by offering experiential workshops with its team of experts, it announced on Tuesday. One of the centre’s aims is ...

The devastating earthquake in Turkey is also affecting the area around Cyprus, head of Greece’s organisation for anti-seismic planning Efthymios Lekkas said on Tuesday. The Cyprian arc includes the ...

Cypriot sommelier Sotiris Neophytidis will represent the island at the Best Sommelier of World contest in Paris, taking place from Tuesday to Sunday. The contest is organised by the Association ...

A 37-year-old man in Paralimni is in custody after he was found in possession of approximately 300g of cannabis during a routine traffic check. According to Famagusta police spokesman Steve ...

Preparations were underway on Tuesday to deliver ballot papers to overseas polling stations for the second round of the 2023 presidential elections. Government printing office director Petros Xenophotos was told on ...

Police in Paralimni arrested a 39-year-old on Monday after he was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol and without a valid driver’s licence. In addition, his ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is set to depart for Brussels on Wednesday, where he will participate in the Extraordinary Summit of the European Council. The summit is set to discuss the ...