Cyprus

Police in Famagusta are investigating the operation of an illegal electronic casino and other games of chance, they said on Sunday. After a tip off, on Saturday afternoon, officers investigated ...

A third man has been arrested after a car was stolen in Paphos, police said on Sunday. After an arrest warrant was issued against him, police arrested a 27-year-old man ...

Limassol bishop tops the poll but that’s no guarantee of victory Skullduggery and wheeler-dealing. Welcome to the election campaign – not for president, but for archbishop. The race to elect ...

US Senator Robert Menendez on Saturday said he is an ally of Cyprus and Greece in Congress, highlighting his ‘deep ties’ with the peoples of the two countries. The New ...

Government’s work in the past ten years can only be continued with the election of presidential candidate Averof Neophytou, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday during a meeting at ...

A 21-year-old man driving over twice the speed limit on the Nicosia – Larnaca motorway was arrested on Saturday morning. The young man was driving his car at a speed of 204 ...

Mixed marriage is not a crime was the slogan for dozens of demonstrators who protested on Saturday the difficulties faced by children of Turkish Cypriots and Turks living in the ...

Ayios Amvrosios residents blocked traffic access at the Kantou-Omodos road for one hour on Saturday demanding a winter fuel allowance. The protest started at 10am with residents holding banners and ...

Three prison guards on duty when Turkish Cypriot Tansu Cidan was allegedly murdered in his cell were remanded for another six days on Saturday. The three were brought before the ...

Cyprus’ national guard had a joint training exercise with the armed forces of France in special operations this month. The small-scale special operations exercise called “BOLD WINGS – 2022” was co-organised by ...

Consumers are unlikely to benefit from a new ‘basket of goods’ law in time for Christmas as the island’s consumer protection service must proceed with a new round of ...

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake shook Cyprus early on Saturday. According to the department of geological survey, residents in Limassol and Paphos felt the earthquake at 9.17am. It had an epicentre 25 kilometres ...

Cyprus reached an agreement with Bangladesh on Saturday that will immediately expedite procedures for the return of Bangladeshi nationals from the island to their home country. The agreement was signed ...

A pioneer of drone photography has captured some unique images of the island. Alix Norman takes a look Manos Manoli sees Cyprus like nobody else. From soaring city skylines to ...

A ten-year-old boy was slightly injured when he was run over by a car in Paphos on Friday night. Around 8pm on Friday night, he was crossing the Alexandrou Ypsilanti ...

A fire broke out on Friday night at the Ayios Chrysostomos high school in Lakatamia, Nicosia. Police said that around 9pm on Friday night police were called about a fire ...

As a November 23 deadline approaches, the number of applications for 300 jobs policing the island’s 180-km long buffer zone against irregular migration has fallen short, with 147 people in total showing ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday night stressed that his government will not give into new demands that will affect the financial stability of the island for the sake of popularity ...

The health ministry on Friday called on the public to start using antibiotics with more prudence in order to avoid developing a resistance to their beneficial effects. According to a ...

A meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is a continuation of the government’s effort to create the conditions for the resumption of dialogue on the ...

Measures to overcome immigration issues, given the significant number of Indian nationals illegally residing in Cyprus, were discussed by the Interior Minister Nicos Nouris with India’s Deputy Interior Minister ...

Bilateral trade between China and Cyprus in the first nine months of 2022 was worth €651 million and has more than doubled compared with last year with a hike of 54.9 per cent. ...

Larnaca district court on Friday arrested and detained a 26-year-old suspect for conspiracy to commit a felony, conspiracy to commit a misdemeanour, unlawful assembly, rioting, malicious damage, illegal possession of ...

A Turkish quarry company started operations in the mountains of Kantara a few weeks ago, after being given the go-ahead by authorities in the north, according to the newspaper Ozgü...