Cyprus

A new mobile desalination unit was on Monday put into service near Potima beach, in the Paphos village of Kissonerga. The unit will initially produce 2,000 cubic metres of water per ...

A new digital initiative, Local and Cypriot, is being rolled out to put small and medium local producers on the map and boost the profile of Cyprus’ agri-food sector. Created ...

Large quantities of cigarettes and rolling tobacco were seized on three different occasions at Larnaca airport, police said on Monday. The luggage of two Turkish Cypriots travelling to the United ...

The office of the president on Monday praised the “self-sacrifice, bravery and selflessness” of Tasos Isaac and Solomos Solomou, who were killed during two separate demonstrations in the buffer zone ...

A long-awaited Environmental Centre for the salt lake area of Larnaca has taken a decisive step forward with the launch of an international architectural competition, the municipality announced this week. ...

The Covid-19 era was completely insane. For months, we were stuck at home, unable to go out, doing absolutely nothing except playing video games all day and watching movies nonstop. ...

The ruins of seven monuments – churches and watermills – damaged during last month’s wildfire that swept through mountainous Limassol will be protected, Deputy Minister for Culture Vasiliki Kassianidou said on ...

Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias on Monday said that the “physical and moral perpetrators” of the deaths of Tasos Isaac and Solomos Solomou, who were killed during two separate demonstrations ...

The justice ministry on Monday said it wished to “categorically refute” a report published on the front page of newspaper Haravgi which fiercely criticised the government’s record on corruption, ...

Two 20-year-old men were attacked by a group of unknown individuals in Larnaca, leaving them hospitalised, police said on Monday. The attack took place at around 2am on Monday on ...

Camping within state forests outside designated sites without a permit is illegal and punishable by law with a prison sentence of up to one year or a fine of up ...

A 25-year-old woman was arrested at Paphos airport on Sunday after customs officers discovered 40 packages of cannabis in her luggage, with a total weight of 24kg. Police said the woman, ...

Following a high-profile set at Romania’s Untold Festival, DJ Bliss will touch down in Cyprus to perform at the Official WIBA Mediterranean x Blings Afterparty at Summer Breeze Club ...

Time stands still in August. At least in Cyprus, it does. Shops close, work is paused, tourists are in, locals are out. Cultural life is brimming, the beaches are packed, ...

Police are investigating a robbery at a kiosk in Ayia Napa in the early hours of Monday, August 11, after a man allegedly brandished a firearm when confronted by an employee. ...

The Republic of Cyprus is providing electricity to the north on Monday, as the north’s energy woes continue into a fourth day following an explosion at a substation on ...

The labour inspection department on Monday ordered that all outside work be suspended between 12pm and 4pm in areas impacted by the orange weather warning, with high temperatures forecast for ...

Cyprus cinephiles have one more reason to look forward to this month’s events as a brand new festival launches. From August 28 to 31, the first edition of the Larnaca Film ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades attacked the leadership of his own party, Disy, for “adopting Turkey’s narratives” on the Cyprus problem and for “distancing” itself from the government he led ...

The met office on Monday issued another orange weather warning for extreme high temperatures, with the mercury set to rise to 43 degrees Celsius inland again. The weather warning will be ...

The police on Monday announced that they had made a third arrest as part of their investigations into the alleged kidnapping of a 48-year-old Romanian woman. The person arrested was ...

A 29-year-old man was arrested on Sunday night after allegedly stabbing a 25-year-old man in the back in Larnaca, the police said on Monday. The police said they were informed ...

Temperatures are set to rise above 40 degrees Celsius once more on Monday, with a high of 43 degrees Celsius expected inland. On the south and east coasts, temperatures are expected to ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday evening levelled criticism at political opposition and the Republic of Cyprus as the north suffered a third day of power cuts ...