Cyprus

Forty-eight years are not enough for a young girl to forget a rape at the hands of Turkish soldiers, during the 1974 Turkish invasion. Now 62, the girl only identified as M ...

A hefty jail sentence of 11 years was handed down by the Larnaca criminal court on Thursday against a 34-year-old man found guilty of possessing 3.685kg of cocaine with intent to ...

By Elias Hazou and Nick Theodoulou Oil major Chevron and the Cyprus government said on Thursday they are committed to speeding up development of the offshore Aphrodite gas field, with ...

An employee of the Sovereign Base Areas has been formally charged with seven offences relating to corruption in a public office (accepting monies and services) linked to local businesses within ...

The head of the Paphos regional board of tourism Nasos Hadjigeorgiou has described the number of visitors to the district as “satisfactory”, adding that the goal of approaching the numbers ...

A crackdown on the misuse and abuse of benefits has led to 3,000 asylum seekers having their payments cut, while restrictions on how they spend the money are also reportedly on ...

The Phinikoudes sea front can be a busy place, and its strip of bars, restaurants and cafés can make a dining experience there a noisy affair. However, towards the ...

A 32-year-old Paphos resident is in police custody after he was caught driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, and without a licence and insurance, on Wednesday. Officers had ...

Police on Thursday were investigating the circumstances that led to the injury of a 69-year-old French tourist after a palm tree fell on her the previous day. In an announcement, ...

A 24-year-old man wanted by police in Cyprus for human trafficking was extradited from Germany on Wednesday following his arrest there by German authorities. The man, against whom a European ...

FRTUCY – Formula Racing Team University of Cyprus is a team consisting of students from the University of Cyprus. The team was formed in 2019 by undergraduate students from the Department of ...

A 38-year-old man is under arrest as police investigate a case of assault and causing bodily harm, dangerous and reckless driving, causing malicious damage, obstructing a police officer and other ...

The assessment of the coronavirus situation in Cyprus and preparations for autumn will be the focus of the meeting of the Minister of Health, Michael Hadjipantela, with the Scientific Advisory ...

In today’s episode, Cyprus marked 48 years since the Turkish invasion yesterday with a memorial service held at the Saint Barnabas cathedral while a tribute was paid at the Tomb ...

An evening of sharing and listening is coming up at Kafeneion Xaratsi with an open mic night organised by the Queer Collective Cy on July 27 and participation is open to ...

By Richard Boxall The Cyprus cricket team finished a creditable fourth in the European qualifier for the World T20 held in Finland over the past week, after losing by 11 runs ...

The nine communities around Vasiliko have suspended their blockade of the electricity authority’s power station and the waste management site at Pentakomo following a successful meeting with Agriculture Minister ...

Melani, a rare black female flamingo has returned to the Akrotiri Salt Lake for the fifth time in seven years, the British Bases said on Thursday. The flamingo, which suffers ...

It will be another scorcher on Thursday, with inland temperatures of 40C, the met office said in a new yellow alert warning of extremely high temperatures. The alert is valid ...

Conservationists breathed sighs of relief as the environment department’s first opinion on the government’s revised Akamas plan saw fat red lines drawn over it, but serious concerns remain. “...

The nine communities around Vasiliko continued to vehemently oppose the relocation of asphalt plants to the area during a meeting on Wednesday with Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis, which came after ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Wednesday extended to September 5 the suspension of a senior police officer implicated in a complaint filed against him by central prisons director Anna Aristotelous, in ...

A 68-year-old French tourist is in need on surgery for injuries she sustained after a palm tree fell on her, police said on Wednesday. According to Famagusta police spokesman Steve ...

A 57-year-old man has died after being found unconscious near a Limassol beach, police said on Wednesday. According to the police report, Michalakis Kleanthous was spotted around 5pm floating on ...