Cyprus

The government remains committed to the One China policy, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Wednesday night, noting that the EU also supports this. Speaking to state broadcaster RIK, Pelekanos ...

Lit coals caused the fire in Pedoulas on Wednesday evening which was swiftly brought under control by six firefighters and two firetrucks. The incident has been reported to the police ...

More equipment is desperately needed to deal with forest fires in Cyprus, a problem that is getting worse by the year, according to the director of the forestry department, Charalambos ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) sent out a warning on Wednesday to the public against using a Limassol-based credit institution identified as Sabax Bank, noting that it does not ...

Chairman of the health insurance organisation (HIO) Thomas Antoniou published a letter on Wednesday evening confirming his resignation from the post as he condemned the constant and unprovoked attacks on ...

This summer’s Perseids meteor shower is set to be a feast for stargazers as it coincides with a full moon, according to astrophysicist Chrysanthos Fakas. He said that the ...

Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday imposed concurrent prison sentences of more than nine years on a man accused and found guilty on all seven charges of sexual abuse of a ...

Disgruntled Turkish Cypriot halloumi producers expressed concerns about being left out of talks regarding the export of halloumi as a PDO product. According to Turkish Cypriot media outlet Kibris Postasi ...

Music in the city never stops, not even in August when most people go on holiday and businesses go on a summer break. A few of the capital’s bars ...

The impressive displays by the Cyprus Gymnastics team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have caught the attention of media and fans, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The ...

In the eleventh instalment of “Weekend Escapes,” we visit the five star Grecian Park Hotel, situated adjacent to the National Park of Cape Greco with breathtaking views of the Mediterranean, ...

Political parties expressed their sorrow on Wednesday for the passing of local philanthropist Thelma Paraskevaides, who died at the age of 87 the previous day. The wife of the founder of ...

A Turkish Cypriot academic, who is being prosecuted for insulting Turkish president Tayip Erdogan, on Wednesday denied the allegations. Dr Hasan Ulas Altiok announced on his social media that he ...

Works to construct five wave breakers along the coast of Chlorakas just in front of hotels St George and Laura are currently underway, according to Chlorakas community board chairman Nikolas ...

Kakopetria is to be better serviced by a much-increased night bus timetable which will see departures from the mountain village to Nicosia at 11:30pm and 1:30am on Friday and Saturday. ...

A non-profit organisation will provide free educational STEAM programmes for teenage girls as of September. Girls in STEAM Academy aims to bridge the gap in the representation of women in ...

A Limassol businessman was cheated out of over €95,000 in an internet car deal scam last month. Police on Wednesday said they were investigating an online scam following a complaint by ...

Following recent complaints over unauthorised long-Covid treatments, the patients’ association (Osak) on Wednesday called on the medical and scientific community to develop relevant protocols as it urged patients to receive ...

Stenographers at the Limassol district court staged an impromptu work stoppage on Wednesday morning to protest understaffing. They also complained over their unequal treatment compared with professionals working in other ...

Larnaca district court on Wednesday sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 months in prison after she was found guilty of causing death through drink driving. On July 11, 2019 at around 9.40pm the 52...

Paphos bicycle police on Wednesday said they issued over 100 traffic fines in July. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Paphos CID chief and police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou said that bicycle ...

A 72-year-old fisherman was found dead by his son around Petra tou Romiou area on Tuesday night. The fisherman had been out in his boat fishing. At around 9.30pm and ...

A 27-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly using fake travel documents, police said on Wednesday. According to Paphos CID chief and spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, the woman arrived at Paphos airport ...

All close contacts of the 40-year-old man who was identified as the first monkeypox case in Cyprus on Tuesday have been found and instructed on the next steps to take ...