Cyprus News

In the Ombudswoman THEO PANAYIDES finds a romantic realist with the power to intervene to make things right, an idealist with a poetic streak As a symbol, it’s almost ...

Two people have been remanded in police custody after they are believed to have imported drugs to the island via the postal service. They were remanded for eight days by ...

Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides is investigating a complaint about a last-minute adjustment in the passing-grade of preliminary entrance exams to Greek military schools that allowed dozens of failed candidates to ...

The met service issued another two warnings for extreme heat for Wednesday. An orange weather alert will be in force in the higher mountains from 12 to 6pm on Wednesday when ...

Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios on Tuesday called on the government to change its strategy in relation to the Cyprus problem. Speaking after the church service in Prodromos, the archbishop expressed ...

A new street art in Nicosia suggests Cypriots ‘forgot to remember’ the occupied territories, thousands of missing, refugees and dead. The island’s outline is depicted in white with red ...

Nicosia municipality has urged the public to vote for Cypriot printmaker Hambis Tsangaris at the European Heritage Awards. The annual Europa Nostra Awards rewards initiatives and outstanding personalities in the ...

Based in Limassol, the Kyrenia Nautical Club is determined to find its way home but in the meantime use sport to help all enjoy life finds PAUL LAMBIS Greek mythology ...

The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) evaluation study confirms the economic viability of the EuroAsia Interconnector electricity interconnector and the significant positive results resulting from its implementation, the EuroAsia Interconnector ...

Two people aged 33 and 46 have been arrested on suspicion of stealing money from monasteries in the government-controlled area of Famagusta, police said on Tuesday. A 22-year-old man has also been ...

Police warned there was increased traffic towards Troodos on Tuesday, as people were flocking to the mountains leading to overcrowding in some excursion sites. Officers were present in various parts ...

Police said they used chemical agents to disperse a group of residents of an apartment complex in Chlorakas protesting an electricity cut amidst extremely high temperatures. Around 100 people who have ...

Heavy and medium labour has been suspended in the mountains on Tuesday where an orange weather warning remained in force as temperatures rose to record high levels. The alert has ...

More music nights are on the horizon as further concerts arrive to fill the summer agenda with Greek and Cypriot music stars heading to the island. In August and September, ...

Ice cream exports from Cyprus to non-EU countries have been increasing in the past four years but remain far from the quantities exported in previous years, according to Eurostat. At ...

Two new weather alerts were issued on Monday afternoon, an orange warning for the higher mountains and a yellow for inland regions due to high temperatures. Both warnings will be ...

Flight safety since the day of the Helios air crash has improved significantly, the head of the flight safety unit at the civil aviation department, said on Monday, the 18th ...

While the population in the government-controlled areas increased by 9.9 per cent over the past ten years, the population in the north has gone up 33.7 per cent during the same period, ...

A fire was raging at the Alassa area just outside Limassol on Monday with authorities fighting the flames at the scene. The fire service said it responded to a fire ...

Former editor-in-chief of Kibris newspaper Süleyman Ergüçlü died on Monday at the age of 69. The funeral for the veteran journalist will take place on Tuesday in north Nicosia ...

A group of around 100 people living in an apartment complex in Chlorakas who have had their electricity supply cut, gathered outside the community council officers on Monday afternoon demanding to ...

A three-day police operation in Ayia Napa and Protaras led to scuffles between officers and members of the public who moved to attack members of the police force, it emerged ...

One in four attempts on the K2 mountain end in death. And just 500 people have reached the summit! ALIX NORMAN meets the only mountaineer from Cyprus who has ever conquered ...

Sometimes you’ll wish you hadn’t watched something. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looks at what you might want to avoid, or watch from behind your hand We like it switch it ...