Cyprus

Two people, aged 23 and 16, were arrested for allegedly breaking into a primary school and causing damage of about €500 to classrooms and equipment in Limassol on Thursday night. Police arrived at ...

Spring in Cyprus, though fleeting, is a beautiful time. Almond blossom festivals celebrate seasonal trees in all their glory, outdoor events begin to appear and spring markets make their comeback. ...

The Municipality of Paralimni-Deryneia on Friday called on authorities to immediately remove seven migrant accommodation structures from its tourist zone and requested reinforcement of policing. “We denounce the unacceptable actions ...

Independent MEP Fidias Panayiotou and Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos will be discussing “how to change the system” in a live podcast on Friday, which everyone is invited to watch online ...

Piles of office furniture and box files labelled “Audit Service” were reported as having been discovered discarded in a field in Geri on Friday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning radio, ...

High concentration dust spells and clouds are to continue on Friday, with temperatures rising to 31C inland, 29C on the west coast, 25C on the remaining coasts, and 23C in ...

Parliament on Thursday discussed a bill that would deprive a person of their driver’s license for up to two years if that person is found guilty of having caused ...

The temporary Green Point on Vassilis Michaelidis street in Larnaca will operate under adjusted summer hours from April 2 to September 30, the Larnaca municipality cleaning department announced on Thursday. During this ...

The House on Thursday passed a law allowing only doctors enrolled with the general health system (Gesy) to issue prescriptions for medicines covered by the system. The law – a government ...

The main objective of European nations is to ensure conditions of security and stability in Ukraine, directly linked with security and stability in Europe, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. ...

The government on Thursday called for “a collective effort” to tackle the effects of the drought and the coming water shortages, also announcing a subsidy scheme to get hotels to ...

The Limassol district court will announce its decision on April 4 regarding the request by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou for the return of his skeletal remains, which have been kept ...

The House interior committee made significant decisions on Thursday regarding a sweeping package of 70 bills and legislative proposals aimed at reforming Cyprus’ electoral law. However, key changes, including lowering the ...

Activists from AFOA, Genocide Free Cy, and United for Palestine shared posts about an action in which signs were placed along roads leading to the Akrotiri airbase, renaming them ‘Genocide ...

The government came under mounting pressure on Thursday to overhaul its land allocation plan for low-income families, as MPs called for greater transparency and accountability in how land is distributed. ...

Prisoners in the central prisons will be allowed an additional family visit over the Easter weekend, authorities announced on Thursday. The initiative aims to foster closer family ties during the ...

Works to upgrade the pavements on Evagorou avenue are set to begin on April 2 and are expected to last till the end of the year. The Nicosia municipality said on ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou called on Thursday for the acceleration of local government reforms, stressing the need for closer monitoring and swift action on key issues affecting communities. His remarks ...

Planned upgrades to the aged and leaking water supply network “can’t be done overnight” the agriculture ministry director said on Thursday. Meanwhile, district self-governance organisation (EOA) heads pointed out ...

A lot is happening behind the scenes with lobbying in favour of a bill allowing players in casinos to spend more than €10,000 cash at a time, while authorities are calling ...

Applications open for students seeking state grants for their university studies on April 2, it was reported on Thursday. The ministry of finance’s grants and allowances service has announced that ...

Serious concerns emerged on Thursday following reports of contracted soldiers (Syop) being transferred from the National Guard to the Cypriot Intelligence Service (KYP), prompting a strong response from MP George ...

Paphos police on Thursday are investigating a case of car theft, following the arrest of a 22-year-old man charged with receiving the stolen property. According to Paphos assistant police chief ...

A nineteen-year-old woman is to appear in court on Thursday in connection with a vehicle theft in Larnaca, following her arrest overnight. According to Larnaca police spokesman Spyros Chrysostomou, the ...