Cyprus News

Ten years after he first took on the post, Diko president Nicholas Papadopoulos on Tuesday was the only party member to register his candidacy to lead the party after elections ...

Turkish Cypriot media on Tuesday reported that the 315kg of halloumi seized by police from a private vehicle in Paphos on Monday originated in the north. The cheese did not ...

Doing the things she loves and showcasing the island to the world are what drive a local filmmaker finds PAUL LAMBIS With the completion of her second full-length feature The ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday ruled in favour of a Russian citizen who argued his lengthy detention in Cyprus pending extradition violated his rights. According to ...

Cyprus Airways carried more than four times the number of passengers in May than the same month last year, it announced on Tuesday. A total of 66,998 passengers flew with Cyprus ...

Europe will not be whole until Cyprus is reunited, President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said on Tuesday as she welcomed President Nikos Christodoulides to Strasbourg. “You are not ...

Appalling conditions and overcrowding at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital resurfaced on Tuesday, following the publication of pictures of the facility on social media. Increased admissions, medicine shortages, chronic understaffing, and ...

The new University of Limassol held its opening ceremony on Monday evening, with Education Minister Athina Michailidou promising innovative teaching methods which connect easily with the labour market. Michailidou told ...

A brazen attempted robbery took place in Kissonerga in the early hours of Tuesday as a van rammed into a shop, but the attacker left empty handed. Police detailed that ...

The ‘presidency’ in the north released a statement on Monday night rubbishing journalist Serhat İncirli’s claims he was ejected from talks between Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and Turkish ...

Opposition party Akel on Tuesday lambasted the interior minister’s positive spin on the migration agreement announced last Thursday by the EU ministerial council. In its statements, Akel bashed the ...

By Richard Boxall The weekend’s cricket in the 2023 CCA BAOFinancial 40 Over Cup and T20 Cup emphasised the current strength of Royal and Punjab Lions respectively. After convincing wins Royal ...

In today’s episode, nearly two years after the catastrophic fires of July 2021, which left four dead and forced the evacuation of ten villages, a 69-year-old man was sentenced to ...

With summer in the air Rialto Theatre this month brings back another edition of its Summer Cinema, offering cinematic experiences under the starry sky. A large cinema screen will be ...

The Ayia Napa sewerage board is on track with improvement works in two more locations, it was announced on Tuesday. According to the announcement by the municipality, the works are ...

Police in Limassol on Monday arrested a 52-year-old man for possession of illegal drugs and stolen property. According to police statement, around 11.30pm officers on motorised patrol stopped a pedestrian ...

Police on Monday arrested a suspect for an investigated case of several burglaries and thefts. The case involves five incidences of successful residential burglaries and thefts, and another attempted burglary ...

Police on Monday in Nicosia arrested a man for possession of a stolen bicycle, after its rightful owner spotted it being advertised for sale online. According to the police, the ...

Cyprus and Greece have taken different paths toward resolving the previously sizable number of non-performing loans (NPLs) in each country, according to a recent piece of analysis by rating agency ...

Police on Monday took into custody two suspects for an investigated case of theft, following an attempt to resist arrest which ended with officers firing shots at the vehicle’s ...

On Tuesday the weather will start off mostly clear with increasing cloud cover in the afternoon expected to bring isolated rains and storms, mainly in the mountains and the eastern ...

The number of registered vehicles in Cyprus witnessed a significant surge this year, soaring by 24.9 per cent between January and May 2023, according to the latest data released by the state’...

The prices of some popular supermarket items have not dropped significantly following the introduction of reduced VAT, a month after the intended consumer relief measure kicked in, data from the ...

A 39-year-old man was arrested on Monday in Limassol after he was found with cannabis and cocaine in his car. According to police, he was pulled over at around 2pm ...