Cyprus

This week Nicosia welcomes the Cyprus International Film Festival Golden Aphrodite and the 5th Women in Film and Television Festival. Both taking place at Melina Mercouri Hall until Saturday, the ...

As part of the Days of Culture initiative and on the occasion of World Tourism Day, the South Nicosia – Dali municipality hosts a series of events this weekend. One is ...

A wildfire that broke out near the village of Goudi, south of Polis Chrysochous, on Monday morning has been brought under control, the fire brigade said. The fire brigade said ...

A 36-year-old man was arrested in the Pera Chorio area of Nicosia on Sunday on charges of causing malicious damage to a Brinks mobile traffic camera and attacking its operator, ...

The case against Israeli property developer Simon Aykut, who stands accused of having developed and sold €43 million worth of property on Greek Cypriot land in the north, was on Monday ...

Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras on Monday responded to a circular sent by the interior ministry to every municipality and village in the country demanding the removal of any anti-Israel graffiti ...

A 23-year-old man was remanded for four days on Monday after his arrest in Larnaca on Sunday in connection with a house burglary and the theft of a shotgun and ...

A 32-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Monday following his arrest in Larnaca for possession of cocaine, cannabis and methamphetamine. Police said officers conducted a search of the ...

Imagine being able to assess the condition of sidewalks, traffic visibility, or infrastructure in a busy neighborhood without even leaving your office. Whether you’re responsible for maintaining urban roads ...

The “rights of our brothers and sisters in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” will be on the agenda when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the United Nations general ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet a series of world leaders during the United Nations’ “high-level week” in New York this week. His meetings are expected to begin on Monday, when ...

Cyprus is more of a solution than it is a problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said in a speech at Rutgers University in the United States state of New Jersey. He ...

Monday’s weather will be mostly warm and sunny across most of the island, with temperatures set to rise to a maximum of 34 degrees Celsius inland and on the southeast ...

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at midday on Sunday, damaging six immobilised vehicles located in a fenced municipal area in Aradippou, Larnaca. According to ...

Ask anyone what they think is Lefkara’s claim to fame, and everyone will likely say ‘lace’.  A lesser-known fact is that the card game of Bridge first appeared in ...

By Κyriaki Christodoulou Used as an army camp by the Turkish military in 1974, the village of Galatia in the Karpasia region in the north is currently the focus of investigations ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou will participate in the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council, taking place in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday, her ministry announced on Sunday. Panayiotou is set to ...

Carolina Pelendritou took second place on Sunday, in the 50m freestyle S11 final of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore. The Cypriot Paralympic champion finished the race with a ...

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS), an international wildlife protection group, has launched a new campaign in Cyprus aimed at exposing what it says is large-scale illegal bird trapping in ...

Main opposition Akel renewed criticism of the government’s handling of key energy infrastructure projects, accusing President Nikos Christodoulides’ administration of inconsistency, delays, and a lack of strategic planning. In ...

It is time for Cyprus’ leading (and only?!) literature festival to return. In just a few days, SARDAM will fill Limassol’s streets and cultural venues with workshops in English ...

A third Cypriot donkey was recently born at the Environmental Information Center of Athalassa National Forest Park, the Forestry Deparment announced on Sunday. In a press release it said that ...

From a deeply human perspective, a documentary premiering this week explores the island’s identity and political division over the last 50 years as seen by the people of the island ...

Main opposition parties Akel and Disy have entered into a political row, following a circular sent by the Israeli government to Cyprus, calling for all antisemitic graffiti to be removed, ...