Cyprus

A new fair in Limassol will see books at the centre of events for three days. ELENI PHILIPPOU finds out how organisers are hoping to put the island on the ...

The health ministry will convene a Covid advisory meeting on Wednesday to reassess the government’s preparedness should a new outbreak occur. Health ministry communications advisor Constantinos Athanasiou told CyBC ...

A prisoner died from choking on his own vomit while he was sleeping, the prisons department announced on Tuesday. No details were given about the identity of the prisoner, as ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris’ numbers regarding HIV/AIDS cases in Pournara migrant reception centre were proven false as per documents presented to parliament in June by the Health Ministry Permanent ...

The fifth Radisson Blu International Larnaca Marathon will take place on November 20, with its start scheduled to be at Finikoudes beach. The event is set to attract runners from up ...

Limassol municipality on Tuesday started collecting applications for the February carnival parade participants from people, who followed all Covid protocols in 2020. According to local reports, some people were waiting from ...

Presidential hopeful Nicos Christodoulides would gather the majority of the votes if elections were to be held right away, the latest poll published by Sigma revealed. Carrying the lead at 30.8 ...

A book of condolences opened on Tuesday for the ‘extraodinary’ Archbishop Chrysostomos II at the Archbishopric in Nicosia. It will remain open until noon on Friday. “He was an extraordinary ...

Reflect Festival, the largest technology and entrepreneurial event of its kind in Cyprus, wrapped up on Friday evening, October 21, welcoming approximately 5,000 attendees in the process, who flocked to Limassol’s ...

A pedestrian was seriously injured in Paphos on Monday when hit by a passing driver. According to police statement, around 4pm on Monday afternoon, a 40-year-old female driver, under circumstances ...

The department of public works announced on Tuesday that in the context of the construction of the Nicosia perimeter motorway, as of early on Monday, November 14 at 1:00 am and for ...

The old quarters of Larnaca contain treasures of the island’s past, the people that crossed the city’s path and the new stories that are being formed. A new ...

In today’s episode, the funeral of Archbishop Chrysostomos II, head of the independent Church of Cyprus, who died yesterday morning, will be held on Saturday at 12pm at the ...

The late Archbishop Chrysostomos was known as a straight talker. Below is a taster of his views on the Turks, the church, former leaders, the EU, homosexuals and more “I ...

Firefighters on Monday responded to a house catching fire in the area of Limassol known as “Havousa.” Around noon police received a call that the two-story house was ablaze and ...

The Paphos District Court issued a four-day detention order against a 22-year-old man for the illegal possession of drugs, burglary tools and property. According to police statement, around 4 am on ...

A second suspect suspected of being involved in a case of fraud and embezzlement of €‎275,000 was remanded into police custody for three days on Tuesday by the Limassol district court. ...

Paphos police on Tuesday took into custody a 20-year-old woman for theft, forgery and circulation of falsified documents. According to police statement, on November 7 the 35-year-old owner of a kiosk ...

A fatal accident that occurred Monday afternoon in a field along the main Atsa – Marathasa road in the vicinity of the Linos village. The deceased is 54-year-old Nikos Idalia, formerly ...

On Tuesday periods of sunshine will alternate with cloudiness, while isolated rains or even a short storm are expected in the morning, mainly in the eastern half of the island, ...

With the passing of Archbishop Chrysostomos II, and the vacating of the throne, the caretaker of the Church of Cyprus will now initiate procedures for elections leading to the nomination ...

A yellow weather warning was issued on Monday night, as the meteorological service over isolated thunderstorms that would be affecting the area. According to the service, the warning is in ...

A draft report on the use of Pegasus software will be presented on Tuesday morning, the rapporteur of the EU parliament’s committee that visited Cyprus over the PEGA cases ...

The State Gallery of Contemporary Art – SPEL is set to present a new exhibition welcoming photographers, artists and visual practitioners. The In the Sea of the Setting Sun – Contemporary Photographic ...