Cyprus

In today’s episode, Larnaca and Famagusta were battered by rains and thunderstorms which left people trapped in their homes and cars, as fire services scrambled to rescue members of ...

Police are conducting intensive investigations into a fire that broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning in six vehicles at a car repair shop in Paphos. According to ...

The Paphos District Court on Sunday issued a one-day detention order against a 78-year-old tourist for illegal possession and transportation of ammunition. According to police spokesperson and head of CID ...

On yellow weather alert is on place on Monday until 5 pm. The weather will be mostly cloudy with intermittent rains, isolated storms and snow in the higher mountains. In some ...

Police on Friday arrested a man who detached a copper pipe from a building. According to an official statement, police received a call at 11:30am from an internet installation employee ...

The Turkish Cypriot villages in Paphos abandoned to hunters, hikers and hogs Perched atop his tractor as if it were a steed, the only regular of this remote and forgotten ...

Greek Cypriots were very unhappy with the reports on Cyprus by the UN Secretary-General released this week. Leontios Ierodiakonou explains why they are progressively becoming worse for the Greek Cypriots ...

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will be received by King Charles at Balmoral Castle on Monday, a statement by the Head of his press office, Andreas Iosif, says. The statement notes ...

The United Nations Security Council is expected at the end of January to adopt a resolution extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another six months, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades hailed the biggest achievements he said his administration managed to accomplish, including measures tackling corruption, the national health service and a strong economy. Speaking at a reception ...

There will not be a rapid increase in the epidemic curve in Cyprus due to a possible arrival of the Kraken variant, the assistant professor of pediatrics – infectious diseases at ...

The number of narcotests carried out by the police has doubled in the last year although complaints have been made about how these are carried out. Police spokesman Christos Andreou ...

A 37-year-old man was seriously injured after crashing into a tree in Paphos, police said on Sunday. The accident happened on the Natas – Holetrion road where under conditions that are ...

How to keep your furry friend safe By Helen Coombes The processionary pine caterpillar (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) is a common insect found in Cyprus that can pose a serious risk to ...

A 23-year-old Paphos resident who reported he was beaten by his flatmates will be deported after police found he has been living in Cyprus illegally, police said on Sunday. According ...

Larnaca and Famagusta hit the hardest The met office on issued a yellow weather warning for rains and isolated thunderstorms starting on Sunday at 8am until Monday 8am. Meanwhile, Famagusta ...

While Gesy has been hailed as a hallmark of benefits for the public, experts are raising red flags over the way medication is “freely” prescribed, even over the phone without ...

Limassol police are looking for a 42-year-old man who stole €580 worth of tools from his friend’s warehouse. The case was reported to the police on Friday, with the complainant ...

Voting booklets for new voters have been prepared and will soon be distributed to the competent community leaders, it was announced on Saturday. Residents who have registered to vote in ...

Keeping animals in cages is part of an “outdated” mentality, the Animal Party said on Saturday in a memorandum to the Limassol mayor demanding the closure of the local zoo. ...

Two men, aged 30 and 31, who were arrested over violent incidents during a football match this week, have been charged in writing, police said on Saturday. The case concerns a fight ...

Flu activity was very high across the island in the last week and continues to increase, data from the health ministry showed on Saturday. The rate of seasonal influenza was 50 ...

This month, CVAR is hosting an exhibition of Indigenous Australian art, the largest that has ever reached Cyprus, which also includes some parallel events. As part of From a Continent ...

The appointment of a UN envoy for Cyprus could provide “critical support” for the search for a solution to the Cyprus problem, the UNSG’s special representative on the island ...