Cyprus

A light magnitude earthquake, meausring 3.2 on the Richter scale, hit 18.9 km northwest of Limassol on Monday morning. It was reported to have struck at 8.04 am local time at a shallow ...

Monday will be mainly clear with temperatures rising to 24C inland, 22C on the coast, and 14C in the higher mountains. Light dust is expected. Winds will initially be variable ...

The story goes like this: moths laying eggs in hanging weblike nests that drop to the ground when they have served their purpose, larva hatching out and eating pines trees ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou was traveling to Brussels on Sunday, for the European Union’s Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries on Monday. After the conclusion of the Agriculture ...

Cyprus’ Champion Elena Kulichenko won the 7th place in the women’s high jump final at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, the Cyprus Amateur Association of Athletics (...

Drought and climate pressure in Cyprus make water a key issue, Commissioner for the Environment and Animal Welfare, Antonia Theodosiou, said on Saturday evening. She noted that Cyprus is among ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will meet on April 2, CNA reported on Sunday. This will be their first meeting after the Geneva informal meeting on Cyprus ...

A 69-year-old woman was found dead in her bathtub on Sunday morning in Paphos. Her daughter found her and authorities believe it may have been electrocution. First responders who tried ...

Only 13.5 per cent of tourist units in Cyprus have secured the necessary permits ahead of the summer season, sparking growing concern over delays in the licensing process. With the April 20, 2025 ...

A fire broke out in a Paphos home in the early hours of Sunday morning, with three tenants hospitalised for minor breathing problems. The flames began at around 2am at ...

The hunters’ protest came to a halt after about an hour and a half on Sunday, amid threats they would block off the Nicosia-Limassol highway indefinitely. During the protest, they ...

Efforts to mitigate the country’s water shortage are intensely focussed on the rapid acquisition of desalination plants, viewed as the most effective way to secure long term adequacy. However, ...

A natural solution to Cyprus’ rodent problem is proving highly effective, with the barn owl emerging as a powerful ally in reducing the use of toxic rodenticides. Since the launch ...

A large-scale police operation in Paphos on Friday night resulted in multiple arrests, the seizure of untaxed tobacco products, and several traffic violations. The operation, led by the district’s ...

The sun-drenched seafront of Limassol came alive on Saturday as more than 10,000 runners, representing 250 companies and organisations, took part in the opening day of the Opap Limassol marathon. The event ...

There’s a funny – and revealing – moment at the Cyens Centre of Excellence in Nicosia, in the midst of a presentation on ‘Virtual Production and XR Technologies in Cyprus’ by ...

Cyprus is set to open a new facility dedicated to the care of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), authorities announced on Saturday, marking International Seal Day. The facility ...

Two men were arrested on Saturday concerning a series of burglaries that took place in the Nicosia district over the past few weeks. The arrests follow a detailed investigation by ...

Cyprus will go dark for one hour on Saturday, joining millions across the globe in a symbolic act for the planet. From 8.30pm to 9.30pm on Saturday, cities, businesses and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides, on Saturday, confirmed the government’s readiness to engage in meaningful discussions on trust-building measures with the Turkish Cypriot leadership. He emphasised that the first meeting should ...

A new initiative to manage the growing number of stray dogs in Famagusta has taken a step forward. The commissioner for the environment and animal welfare, Antonia Theodosiou, met with ...

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an alleged fraud scheme involving car sales, with police investigating eight separate cases. The suspect appeared in Limassol District Court on ...

Authorities warned drivers on Saturday to exercise caution as icy conditions persist on roads in the Troodos mountains. While all routes remain open, the Kakopetria-Pedoulas, Pedoulas-Prodromos, and Prodromos-Troodos roads are ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel and Turkey’s Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz signed the latest financial protocol covering forthcoming financial provisions from Turkey to the north, with the ...