Cyprus

If it is a different type of weekend activity you are after this event in Nicosia this Sunday is for you. A day dedicated to cleaning and picking up rubbish ...

In today’s episode, petrol station owners were set to protest on Tuesday saying they are losing out because of the availability of cheaper fuel in the north. Elsewhere, three ...

The inclusion of the University of Cyprus (UCy) among the world’s top 1000 higher education institutions in world university rankings, was praised by President Nikos Christodoulides. For the year 2023, the ...

A 75-year-old woman was found unconscious in a swimming pool in Polis on Monday afternoon. According to the police, the woman was found by her husband around at 4pm at ...

Police on Monday night arrested two men, aged 20 and 20, for possession of burglary tools in Paphos district. Members of the Stroumbi – Panayia police station on theft patrol, spotted a suspicious ...

A 38-year-old man is wanted by the police for attempted murder in Limassol. Testimony revealed details of the alleged perpetrator which have been secured, police spokesman Lefteris Kyriakou said on ...

On Tuesday the weather will be mostly clear, with some increased clouds at time, likely to bring isolated showers in the mountains. Winds will initially be variable and light, gradually ...

A 22-year-old British woman is in serious condition in hospital on Tuesday after the four-wheel motorcycle she was driving overturned on Cape Greco Avenue in Ayia Napa. A 20-year-old British ...

Use of all types of synthetic drugs is on the rise across Europe, including Cyprus, according to the European Drug Report 2023, which was presented on Monday by the Cyprus Addiction ...

An autopsy carried out on Monday for an infant found unconscious in his cot did not reveal any findings over the cause of death. Carried out by state pathologist Angeliki ...

EU High Representative Josep Borrell and Foreign Minsiter Constantinos Kombos discussed the more active involvement of the EU in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem under the auspices of the ...

A new draft of the conclusions for the upcoming European Council includes references to the readiness of the EU to play an “active role” with “all appropriate means at its ...

The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €574,000 in funds, as part of a proposal for a total of €330 million for farmers across the EU impacted by adverse climatic events, high ...

The government is mulling extending the scheme for subsidising electricity bills, but has yet to firm up a decision, an official told MPs on Monday. Melina Katsounotou, head of the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar had a 45-minute meeting with UN special representative to Cyprus Colin Stewart on Monday. The meeting took place ahead of Stewart’s expected departure to ...

Street parties, pre-festival celebrations and vinyl fiestas are coming to Nicosia. The end of June and beginning of July have plenty in store to keep Nicosia locals entertained both on ...

A man on trial for sex offences against four minors had his appeal overruled on Monday, with the Supreme Court agreeing his detention in prison should be upheld, after he ...

Despite dire warnings from the government and the Central Bank, MPs on Monday decided to send on to the House plenum for a vote four legislative proposals amending the foreclosures ...

Two working groups on preventing torture and inhumane treatment should be re-established, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on Monday, marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. In a ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said that he is pushing for the opening of a new crossing point in the Nicosia village of Mia Milia. However, he said that ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari on Monday had words of praise for the Grigorios clinic in Larnaca during her visit to the facility. However, she also used the opportunity to slam ...

A fire raging on two fronts at the Kourdaka community in Paphos was put under control on Monday, with firefighters set to stay on scene overnight for extra safety. Around 10 ...

Nicosia announced its candidacy to become the European capital of culture in 2030 on Monday. The city’s mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said that the decision to bid for the title had ...

Seven people were arrested in what has been described as a foiled terrorist plot on Israeli targets in Limassol, while one has escaped abroad, after having entered from the north, ...