Cyprus News

Saturday brunch was meant to be simple. Sunshine, outdoor seating, a slow start to the weekend. Then the dust rolled in, and the idea of sitting outside became far less ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Wednesday confirmed that American officials had visited Ercan (Tymbou) airport to inspect its capability for “evacuations” but said that this is standard ...

A patient in need missed the opportunity for a lung transplant abroad because none of the collaborating air carriers was able to make the flight, the health insurance organisation (HIO) ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a 66-year-old man in Limassol on suspicion of extorting €32,000 from a couple under false pretences in connection with the alleged sale of agricultural land. According to ...

The number of people being recorded as having contracted influenza, Covid-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is on a “downward trend” with spring around the corner, health ministry deputy permanent ...

Health minister Neophytos Charalambides on Wednesday urged the public to await the final police report into the death of a 42-year-old woman who died two weeks after undergoing a hysterectomy ...

The police are investigating suspected poaching after they caught a 35-year-old man on Wednesday morning trying to gather wild birds that had been caught in trapping nets. A device mimicking ...

The government will push ahead with its plans to set up a national ambulance agency, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides assured on Wednesday, in response to concerns that state health services ...

Water reserves in Cyprus’ reservoirs stood at just 13.8 per cent of total capacity on Wednesday, almost half the level recorded at the same time last year. Data from the water ...

A Greek Cypriot man has been arrested after driving into the north while collecting wild asparagus. The man appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Wednesday morning, with police representative ...

A Turkish mayor who claims to have studied at a university in Cyprus said years after his claimed graduation date that he wished to see the university “in person” and ...

Queues of more than an hour continued at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point on Wednesday, despite the recent completion of EU-funded expansion works intended to ease congestion. According to Turkish ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris affirmed on Wednesday that developments are underway regarding allegations made publicly by Annie Alexui, stressing that any investigation must proceed through formal channels rather than by ...

Suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Wednesday dismissed a blackmail complaint examined by police as a “ridiculous tale”, saying it stemmed from a private family dispute and formed part of ...

Trade unions in the north have urged Turkish Cypriots to boycott Pepsi and other well-known drinks produced by Ektam, with a strike called on by workers at the company last ...

A man wanted in Cyprus for alleged participation in a criminal organisation, arson and illegal gains has been arrested in Salonica, Greece, it was made known on Wednesday. The 22-year-old ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the Cyprus problem during a telephone call late on Tuesday night, ahead of Guterres’ meeting with Turkish Cypriot ...

A fire broke out at a hotel in Ayia Napa on Tuesday afternoon during maintenance works. The fire brigade received a call at 6.39pm reporting a blaze on the roof ...

Carnival is here! Mid-February this year is dedicated to carnival fever with events happening this week and all throughout next weekend with the big Sunday parade in Limassol. Every city ...

The police arrested a 27-year-old on Tuesday in connection with a burglary and car theft in Paphos. After being notified of the incident, the police located the suspect at 11.30am ...

Normalising violence in the name of tradition must stop, the Animal Party said on Wednesday ahead of Tsiknopempti – the second to last Thursday before Lent – when meats are consumed in ...

Two people were arrested in police islandwide operations overnight, one a “suspicious” person in Limassol to determine his details and a driver for refusing a drug test. Police pulled over 241 ...

A fire broke out at 1am on Wednesday in a car parked outside the house of the 60-year-old owner in Tseri, Nicosia. The police said the fire caused extensive damage ...

Two people aged 34 and 32 were arrested in Nicosia on Tuesday in connection with car theft. According to the police, the two men were found in a car that had been ...