A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
In the thirteenth episode of “Weekend Escapes,” we visit Hilton Nicosia. Well positioned in the centre of the city, in one of the most exclusive residential areas, Hilton Nicosia provides ...
Honey imports to Cyprus from countries outside the European Union decreased between 2016 and 2021, while exports to countries outside the EU increased during the same period, according to data published by ...
Police investigators on Friday submitted to the legal service the case file into the drowning of a three-year-old girl at a hotel in Paphos on August 14, Cybc reported.
Police took ...
The House committee on education is to hold an extraordinary session on Wednesday August 24 to discuss the issues prompted by the recent layoffs at the English School in Nicosia, according ...
The Cypriot-flagged bulk carrier ‘Maritsa’ has collided with a Liberian carrier anchored in the Belgian coastal town of Ostend, reports said on Friday.
No injuries were reported according to the ...
Students and educators will be required to present a negative 48-hour rapid test for coronavirus upon return to school, the health ministry announced on Friday, as part of the new ...
Dog shelters in Cyprus are bursting at the seams as owners are dumping their pets at “unprecedented” levels as the cost of living spirals and impulse adoptions during the lockdowns ...
A swimmer was hospitalised in critical condition on Friday, after he was found unconscious in the sea near the area of Enaerios pier in Limassol the previous day.
Police said ...
Limassol police were investigating on Friday after a man reported he saw two people setting fire to a car.
The arson took place around 1.45am on Friday, when two people ...
A 48-year-old woman was arrested drink driving with a suspended licence in Paphos, police said on Friday.
Officers stopped the woman’s car for a check after she run a ...
Two floors of things to see, taste and smell make up the Limassol Agora. A tasty food court with flavours from around the world and a few shops fill the ...
The health ministry announced on Friday that three Covid deaths and 2,130 infections were recorded during the past week.
The three deaths – all men, aged 65, 68, and 92 – raise the total number of ...
Cyprus is to sizzle again on Friday most notably in the interior, which is set for 39C, while the coasts can expect a milder 30-33C.
The meteorological department detailed ...
Police arrested a 30-year-old man on Thursday night for the possession of two flares during the Apollon versus Olympiacos Europe League match at the GSP stadium.
The fan was charged ...
In today’s episode, a Turkish ‘spy plane’ on Thursday flew over a section of the island’s offshore Block 6 where a drillship is currently prospecting for natural gas. In ...
University and college students in Paphos will have to pay higher rent prices during the upcoming school year, according to a number of municipality and district officials, with the district ...
International flights by Cyprus residents to foreign destinations picked up during July, according to a report by the Cyprus Statistical Service released this week.
Based on the data, foreign trips ...
Over 17 per cent of the population in Cyprus, or 154,000 people, was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2021, the statistical office (Cystat) revealed on Thursday.
This means 17,3 per cent ...
The Turkish Cypriot ‘tourism ministry’ on Thursday said that for the first time ever, the number of Greek Cypriots crossing to the north had outstripped the number coming over from ...
A Turkish ‘spy plane’ on Thursday flew over a section of the island’s offshore Block 6 where a drillship is currently prospecting for natural gas.
The Turkish aircraft’s activities ...
Claiming to have found the ‘smoking gun’ linking Cyprus to the political espionage scandal in Greece, main opposition Akel has slammed the government for continuing to stay in denial.
Akel ...
A fun two-day festival will fill the Scouts Camping Site in Platania with music, beat boxing, theatre and dancing this weekend as the Mouflon Festival hosts 26 artists, six music performances ...
The island’s children’s rights commissioner on Thursday highlighted what she called the government’s over-zealous handling of illegal migrants with little or no consideration for their fundamental human ...