Cyprus

In today’s episode, the proposed Akamas development plan widely misses the mark of its declared intent as key provisions continue to threaten the integrity of the Natura 2000 network, the ...

A 79-year-old woman died on Tuesday at midnight as a result of a car crash on the Kantou-Omodos road, near the village of Souni. The woman’s husband was driving ...

Celebrations in the north to mark the 48th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of July 20, 1974 began on Tuesday, but it looks very unlikely that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan will ...

In light of the anniversaries of the 1974 coup and Turkish invasion of the island, President Nicos Anastasiades, gave assurances on Tuesday that the state will continue its efforts, despite all ...

A fire that was raging on three fronts in the Ayios Amvrosios are of Limassol has been brought under control on Tuesday evening. “The fire is manageable. Only a small ...

On the eve of the anniversary of the 1974 invasion, Commerce Minister at the time Michalis Kolokasides recalled the impressive efforts to rebuild Cyprus’ economy after the one third of the ...

An oratorio by Cypriot composer Marios Joannou Elia pays tribute to the mothers of the missing people of Cyprus and its performance on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace marks more ...

The health minister said on Tuesday he will seek legal opinion from the Attorney-general on the legality of the appointment of Dr Petros Agathangelou to the board of the Health ...

After the Kalavasos community leader accused the fire service of passivity in their response to the fire that broke out at the waste treatment plant in Pentakomo on Friday, the ...

Three men in their 20s received prison sentences on Tuesday for physically assaulting police officers who spotted them playing football against regulations during the first lockdown in April 2020. Limassol criminal ...

The met service on Tuesday issued a yellow alert for high temperatures overnight, in effect from 10pm to Wednesday 6am. This is the third such warning for July only. The ...

Lifer Dimitris Mamalikopoulos was found guilty on Tuesday of a further 24 charges including conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, possession and transport of firearms and ammunition and supply of cannabis. ...

Bullying, publicly revealing private information, the ripping of a Russian flag and demonstrations against Russian nationals, were cited in a report circulated by the Russian embassy on Tuesday although the ...

Reflecting the fabric of the British Cypriot Community and their Greek counterparts a TV station based in London is still going strong 30 years after it was created says PAUL LAMBIS ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has tested positive for coronavirus, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Tuesday. He said that the president had tested positive during routine tests on Tuesday morning. His ...

Larnaca’s most popular spot for tourists is the Phinikoudes promenade, followed by the Salt Lake and Mackenzie beach, a Facebook poll carried out by Larnaca Tourism Board and Cyprus ...

The federation of environment organisations on Tuesday gave full backing to Vasilikos communities as they prepare to step up protests over health and ecological risks in their area. Residents of ...

Tourist operators and residents of Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias are satisfied with tourism in the area as they are seeing the same numbers as last year, community leader Nicos Cleanthous said ...

A man and woman were arrested for a case of forgery and impersonation as they tried to leave the country through Paphos airport, police said on Tuesday. During checks at ...

The proposed Akamas development plan widely misses the mark of its declared intent as key provisions continue to threaten the integrity of the Natura 2000 network, the environment department’s environmental ...

A group of academics, scientists, researchers and urban planners have called on the transport ministry and the Nicosia municipality to make sure the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (Svak) for the ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Tuesday welcomed a “clear improvement” in grades as the results of the Pancyprian exams for school leavers – on the basis of which students can secure ...

The Bank of Cyprus has put back the deadline for applications to its voluntary retirement scheme until Friday, as the target it had set for staff reductions had not been ...

Presidential candidates Nikos Christodoulides and Andreas Mavroyiannis have so far declined an offer to receive police protection until the elections in February. The proposal for police protection was approved by ...