Cyprus

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 ...

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus experienced a significant increase of 22.7 per cent in June 2023 compared to the same period last year, although they remained 10.6 per cent lower than the record-breaking arrivals ...

Temperatures over 40 degrees C are expected to bake the island until Thursday, the director of the meteorological service Kleanthis Nicolaides said on Monday, as the office issued a yellow weather ...

New York City played host to the Economist’s annual Eastern Mediterranean Business Summit on July 10, with PwC Cyprus serving as the platinum sponsor, according to an announcement released by ...

Clear your calendars as the ‘Xylofagou Big Potato International Festival’ – yes, you heard that right: international – promises “many, many surprises”. The community’s “grand event” is to take place on ...

The new terminal at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport is set to open to passenger traffic on Friday, according to its ‘transport ministry’. At 7:15pm on Thursday, the existing ...

Positive news is expected from the findings of the third drill in the Aphrodite natural gas field in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), to test the quality and quantity of ...

Ground handlers at Larnaca airport went on an impromptu two-hour strike on Monday, affecting 18 flights throughout the day. Employees of Goldair at the airport stopped working between 10:40am to 12:40pm, ...

If you could secretly influence an election, raise the minimum wage, or enact fiscal reform, would you? ALIX NORMAN discovers Hegemony, the global gaming sensation inspired by Cyprus’ complex politics ...

Payouts for rent subsidies as part of the ‘Ktizo’ scheme for refugee housing have already begun, with more set to follow, the government said on Monday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

A man was bitten by a turtle while swimming at the Kato Paphos municipal beach on Monday. The incident happened in the morning in the popular area known locally as ‘...

Police in Ayia Napa arrested three people suspected to be in possession of laughing gas with an intention to sell, authorities reported on Monday. According to police, a woman, 50, ad ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) have said that a further three people were admitted to the Limassol general hospital with heatstroke on Monday, bringing the total number of cases ...

Police in Paphos made two more arrests in connection with investigated cases of thefts of building materials, starting to look like the work of an organised ring. According to CID ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is traveling to Brussels on Monday to participate in a two-day summit and the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). This ...

An accident involving five cars caused both lanes on the Nicosia to Limassol highway to be closed at 9.30am, police announced. The accident happened near the exit to Ayios Tychonas ...

In this episode, a heatwave is expected to start dissipating by Wednesday, with the met office saying that high temperatures will continue Monday. Elsewhere, feverish preparations are underway for the ...