Cyprus

Green party leader says EU biodiversity strategy is unachievable for the island The EU’s goal for Cyprus to plant three million new trees by 2030 – about 1,000 saplings a day – is ...

Annual festival returns to Nicosia and Limassol says ELENI PHILIPPOU A celebration of cinema is about to take over Nicosia and Limassol Cyprus Film Days International Festival (CFD) returns for ...

Nicosia has to convince the European Union and rest of the world of its readiness to resume Cyprus problem negotiations, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Sunday. The minister referred ...

The European Union must play a decisive role in the Cyprus problem, Defence Minister Michalis Georgallas said on Sunday. The minister was speaking at a service marking the anniversaries of ...

Stakeholders have raised red flags over the government’s strategy on cyber security after three major hacks have hit the country in the past month. The snail’s pace at ...

Unknown perpetrators attacked and robbed a 65-year-old man in Limassol, police said on Sunday. The robbery took place a few minutes before 6am on Sunday as the man was walking ...

Unknown remain the causes of a fire that broke out on the third floor of Giorkio Residence in the early morning hours on Sunday, according to fire service spokesman Andreas ...

The main goal is a solution to the national problem that provides for an independent and sovereign state, Government spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday. Speaking at the memorial service ...

Israeli tourists reported their luggage, including valuable jewellery, has been stolen in Paphos, police said on Sunday. Four pieces of travel luggage were stolen from the rental car of the ...

Three teenagers who were found to be illegally in a residence in Paphos with burglary tools have been arrested, police said on Sunday. Following a tip-off, officers allegedly caught the 15...

A fire that broke out over the weekend in Larnaca damaged an abandoned house, the fire service said on Sunday. Three fire engines responded to the call at around 3.15pm ...

State pathologists are expected on Sunday to carry out a post-mortem on the body of the two-month baby who was found dead by his parents this weekend. The baby boy ...

The recently-appointed energy minister George Papanastasiou seems to have injected a sense of purpose Construction of a €300 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Vasilikos, plagued by a series ...

Aradippou municipality in Larnaca has launched a tender to create a photovoltaic park, officials said on Saturday. In the context of the environmental policy and the continuous effort “to increase ...

Police arrested a 53-year-old woman, suspected of setting fire to a Limassol pub on Saturday. According to police, the fire was set around 7am on the premises, which belongs to ...

Cyprus will run for spot on the board of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. He said in this way Cyprus would be able to ...

The further extension of electricity subsidies will continue if the cabinet decides to continue with the support, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, following reports that when the subsidy expires ...

A 52-year-old man died on Saturday in Limassol after being hit by a car while attempting to cross the road, police said. According to police, at around 5am a 67-year-old ...

Dozens more people were repatriated to their home countries as part of a voluntary return scheme, police said on Saturday. According to police, a total of 75 people left Cyprus on ...

Police in Paphos are investigating the unnatural death of baby boy, after his parents found him unconscious in his cot on Saturday. According to police, the baby was found unconscious ...

Following Turkey’s official name change this year to its endonym Turkiye, a Cypriot researcher based in the US has decided to prepare a paper for submission to the new ...

The Larnaca Cinema Society is back with more film nights showcasing independent and foreign cinema. In a collaboration with the European Parliament Office in Cyprus, the society presents films competing ...

Local ingredients shine during Lent This week I would like to concentrate on Mediterranean ingredients, bulgur wheat, pomegranate, aubergine, and kolokassi, which is taro root. These are all readily available ...

Cyprus on Saturday marked the anniversary of the start of the 1955-1959 struggle for independence against British colonial rule with a series of church services and other events presided over ...