Cyprus

Cyprus is sweltering under extreme heat today, with temperatures expected to soar to 41C in inland areas. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow weather warning, in effect from 12pm ...

Almost €20 million was collected in 2024 from traffic fines issued by police and through speed and traffic cameras. Of that, €11.5 million went to municipal budgets, while €8.5 million was handed to the ...

The driver of a twin-cabin pickup truck, who was found guilty of manslaughter on July 2, after his actions on the road were found to have caused the New Year accident ...

Nine people were arrested on Monday in Limassol during a police operation to combat illegal employment. Three of those arrested were also found to be residing in Cyprus illegally. The ...

Cyprus visual artists and art theorists association Phytorio is organising a casual summer gathering outside the Phytorio venue in the Nicosia Municipal Gardens, which it has been locked out of. ...

A 41-year-old was arrested on Monday for assault and causing actual bodily harm during an incident in Kalo Chorio in Larnaca on Saturday evening. The suspect will be taken before ...

Temperatures inland will be breaking the 40C barrier on Tuesday and the Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning. The department said on Monday that the warning will be in ...

The Supreme Judicial Council on Monday objected to an appeal by Doria Varoshiotou against its decision not to proceed with her permanent appointment and to terminate her term as district ...

Five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on Saturday in Gastria, Famagusta and are currently in custody in the north, are being charged with illegal entry through a military area, it ...

The role of the UK in the current phase of efforts towards paving the way for a Cyprus solution is “supportive”, a foreign office source said on Monday, following the ...

The tax department warned on Monday that scammers were sending messages with the gov.cy logo notifying recipients of purported tax rebates. The messages refer to the new Tax for ...

A new web page to help the public with tax issues was launched by the government on Monday to improve user experience. The tax department and the deputy ministry of ...

The justice ministry said is taking active measures to address the overcrowding of prisons, an issue Cyprus has been slammed for in a Council of Europe report, it said on ...

Parts of two major highways will be closed on Monday evening for overnight roadworks, with police urging drivers to proceed with caution. Asphalt works will take place from 8pm this ...

The Road Transport Department (TOM) will undergo a total overhaul as part of measures to be implemented after a report prepared by the inquiry commission into the history of faulty ...

At €277 per person, Cyprus is amongst the three countries with the lowest spending on family benefits within the EU, data published by the EU’s statistical service Eurostat on Monday ...

A new law requiring countdown timers on traffic lights monitored by cameras is unconstitutional, the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on Monday. The law, passed by the House of Representatives on ...

A protest and hunger strike will take place on Tuesday at the Palestinian embassy, which on Monday called on the public to participate. In support of the people of Palestine, ...

The mismanagement of the military has been “disastrous” for Cyprus, which continues to stand against Turkey’s policy with “contradictory and vague declarations, and unfulfilled promises”, the Cyprus Centre for ...

The labour ministry on Monday stepped up efforts to find a compromise on the future of the Cost of Living allowance (Cola) as hotel unions continued to threaten to strike. ...

Statements made by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north on Sunday were branded a “blatant offence to international and European law,” by government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

The way a society takes care of the mentally ill is a measure of its culture, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Monday at a memorial service for those killed ...

In Meeting Sister, Turkish Cypriot novelist Metin Murat returns to the characters first met in his debut book, 2022’s The Cresent Moon Fox. But this time round the focus is ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday paid tribute to the 16 Greek soldiers killed during the invasion as a service was held at the Ayia Sophia church in Strovolos to repatriate their ...