Cyprus

In a Cypriot crafter chosen to provide one of the island’s wedding gifts for the prince of Jordan MELISSA HEKKERS finds a woman who uses the elements of fire, ...

TUDUM 2023: Constantinos Psillides looks at what to expect from the streaming behemoth The annual Netflix showcase TUDUM, named after the sound from the start of every Netflix show or movie, ...

Counterfeit €10 banknotes accounted for the highest amounts of fake currency circulated in Cyprus, representing 40.8 per cent of the total, according to the annual report of the Central Bank for 2022. A ...

Cypriot athletes have produced impressive performances at the 3rd European Games in Poland, winning two silver medals and two bronze. Acording to Andreas Andreou, an emissary of the Union of ...

Three people were arrested on Monday afternoon after a boat carrying a total of 50 irregular migrants was spotted in the early hours of the morning by coast guards in the ...

Two children have escaped largely unharmed after a fire broke out in their home in Lakatamia on Monday. According to the fire brigade, the fire began at about 9:10am in ...

The social-democratic CTP party’s candidate Sami Ozuslu won a surprise victory in the north’s ‘parliamentary’ by-election on Sunday. Ozuslu won 44 per cent of the vote, beating conservative UBP ...

Paphos police have arrested a man they said has been illegally residing in Cyprus for the past ten years. According to police the man stayed on after his employment contract ...

The government is due to announce stricter controls at crossings to clamp down on abuses related to the purchase of fuel from the north, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on ...

In today’s episode, resistance to proposed reforms comes from the effort to protect specific interests but the government will not succumb to such pressures, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou ...

The first week of August will introduce more than 20 documentaries from around the world as the 18th Lemesos International Documentary Festival returns. From August 1 to 8, the Limassol old town, Ceronia ...

Over the past three days, the fire services said they had responded to 89 calls for help, 53 fires, 31 special services and five hoax calls. The incidents, up until 6am on Monday, ...

Two brothers aged 24 and 32, were arrested in Paphos for fighting with each other on the street, issuing threats and disturbing the peace, police said on Monday. According to police, they ...

Cyprus risks missing targets of 55 per cent for recycling municipal waste and recycling 65 per cent of packaging waste by 2025, according to an EU early warning report sent to the government. ...

With two stands, Cyprus is participating in the ‘Fancy Food Show’ international exhibition in New York to showcase halloumi. The opportunity is part of an EU-sponsored programmes, ‘EU Delicious’ and ‘...

Two asylum seekers have been arrested in separate incidents attempting to leave the island through Paphos airport with fake documentation, police said. On June 23, at 4.45 pm, a person bound for ...

With temperatures slightly above seasonal averages, the weather on Monday will be mostly clear with increased cloud in some areas. The temperature will rise to 38C inland, 29C on the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has congratulated New Democracy President Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his win in the Greek elections. In a post on Twitter, Christodoulides said that he communicated with Mitsotakis and ...

Lifeguards’ scheduled work stoppage over staffing and equipment issues has been cancelled this week, following a meeting with Paphos district officer Mary Lambrou. A delegation of lifeguards working in Paphos ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised the thwarting of what he said was an Iranian attack against Israeli targets in Cyprus. A statement from Netanyahu’s office did ...

Resistance to reforms and changes promoted comes from the effort to protect specific interests but the government will not succumb to such pressures, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou said on ...

By Maria Eirini Liodi For a sixth year next Sunday, Platres will be embracing in style its most enduring fragrance – lavender. The mountain village’s annual lavender festival will attract 25 ...

The parents of a six-week infant found their baby dead when they woke up on Sunday in their Larnaca home, police have said. The last time they saw the baby ...

Willingness to compromise on the Cyprus issue is important to move forward, German Ambassador to Cyprus, Anke Schlimm, said in an interview published in the Sunday edition of Politis newspaper. ...