Cyprus

A 16-year-old boy was on Saturday placed in police custody for four days, following an alleged assault in Larnaca. The order was issued by the Larnaca district court to allow ...

Nicosia police arrested two men, aged 31 and 45 on Friday in connection with a home invasion and assault case. The incident took place shortly after midnight on September 17. Police said the ...

If she can do it, any woman can do it. That’s the message of Cypriot downhill biker Savvina Koulle, who has used a combination of physical strength, fitness, technical ...

The Pancyprian quarry association has announced a 48-hour halt in the sale of products on Monday and Tuesday. The move is in support of quarries in the Xylofagou and Androlykou ...

An exciting new city walk is coming up in the newly established Municipality of Dromolaxia-Meneou, organised by Larnaka 2030. The interdisciplinary walks titled Pathkia-Pathkia, meaning ‘step by step’ are back this ...

We asked a random selection of people on the streets of Limassol this question: ‘What would be your message to mayor Yiannis Armeftis, if he were here right now?”.

Akel has called for the repeal of Cyprus’ protest law, following a recent opinion by the organisation for security and co-operation in Europe (Osce) warning that the legislation raises serious ...

Police have arrested a second man in connection with a large drug seizure in Limassol that took place on Thursday. The 47-year-old resident was arrested on Friday under a court ...

An 89-year-old woman has died after a road accident in the Famagusta district on Friday evening. Police said the incident happened at around 5.55pm on September 19 on Protaras Avenue in ...

Shots were fired at the car of a 36-year-old man in the village of Foinikaria on Friday evening. Police said the incident happened at around 6pm while the vehicle was ...

The weather on Saturday will be mainly clear with sunshine across the island. Winds are blowing from the northwest to northeast, moderate to locally strong, at 4 to 5 Beaufort. The sea ...

Bicycles, city strolls and Sunday events are coming up in Paphos on Sunday as the town joins the events of European Mobility Week. Paphos municipality organises an afternoon cycling event ...

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics (CING) this week launched the clinical phase of its COMFORTage research project on dementia, marking World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21. Alzheimer’s ...

Daily wrap-up of business & economy stories from the day before The Finance Ministry, the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) and its employee unions signed an agreement on Friday to transfer ...

A second list of cemeteries which will undergo restoration in light of an agreement reached by President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar at the enlarged meeting on ...

A series of environmental projects organised by a bicommunal women’s group, including the planting of trees and sowing of seeds  will continue within the UN-patrolled buffer zone throughout September. “...

House education committee chairman and Diko MP Pavlos Mylonas on Friday sharply criticised the police for what he called their failure to tackle juvenile delinquency and repeated vandalism of school ...

Cyprus has ordered 155,000 flu vaccine doses, 133,920 Covid-19 vaccine doses, and 500 pneumococcal vaccines for the coming winter, the health ministry announced. “The number of flu vaccinations available is based on international ...

A €10 million budget will be used to co-finance the participation of Cypriot entities in research and development projects under the European Defence Fund (EDF), the government announced on Friday. “The ...

The Larnaca municipality announced on Friday that a new system enabling people with mobility difficulties to enter the sea has been installed at Kastela beach. The iSEATRAC Mover system was ...

A dragon blocks the water from reaching the thirsty kingdom of Cyprus. In exchange for allowing it to quench the island’s inhabitants, it demands human sacrifices. The Queen of ...

A power outage struck Larnaca’s Mitropolis area on Friday morning after strong winds toppled a tree, bringing down several Electricity Authority (EAC) poles, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported. ...

Seven additional smart storage box installations will soon be added along the Paralimni–Deryneia municipal beachfront, the municipality announced on Friday. “The first installation, consisting of 40 storage boxes, has already ...

Cyprus has recorded a sharp rise in drug seizures in 2025, with cannabis and cocaine quantities doubling compared to last year. The rise comes amid intensified, targeted operations at the country’...