Cyprus

An extreme high temperature warning is in force on Wednesday, as Cyprus braces for above average temperatures over the next few days. The yellow alert, the first for high temperatures ...

In today’s episode, main opposition party Akel has said a bill allowing for a cap on prices of fuel at the pump would head to the House plenum later ...

Police at Larnaca airport have seized 13.2 kilos of cannabis hidden in two cartons that had been sent to Cyprus from abroad, the second big haul in the past few days. ...

Two youths, aged 19 and 21, are under arrest as police investigate a brawl among a number of young people and the torching of a car at Yeri late on Tuesday. A ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) earlier this week entered into a partnership agreement with software company SoftOne Cyprus. The partnership was ratified through the signing of a memorandum of ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) on Tuesday announced that it will be holding a seminar on career prospects in the maritime sector. The seminar, which is being held in ...

The total number of permanent staff employed by the government decreased by 679 persons or 2.5 per cent, with the figure dropping from 26,629 to 25,950, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). In ...

The front axle of the combine harvester involved in a fatal accident in Stroumbi on Monday is now the focus of investigations. The two victims – 53-year-old farmer Nicos Demosthenous, an ...

A forest fire in the village of Sia was brought under full control after it burned a small area of dry grass, the Forestry Department said Tuesday. According to the ...

A forest fire that broke out late on Tuesday afternoon in an area near the Machairas national forest park, in Kapedes, was fully under control, the Forestry Department said. According ...

Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday urged authorities to curb the flow of irregular migrants, pointing out that the cost to state coffers is increasing exponentially. Committee chair of the House ad ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday eyed closer cooperation with the US in various fields in an effort to explore new beneficial areas of cooperation. In his address at a reception ...

Main opposition party Akel said on Tuesday a bill allowing for a cap on the price of fuel products would head to the House plenum later this week. The decision ...

A bill extending a freeze on property foreclosures to December may not go to the plenum for a vote this week, after it failed to garner the necessary consensus in ...

The island’s university rectors on Tuesday called for a push forward of legislative regulation that will allow courses at public universities in Cyprus to be taught in languages other ...

If it is more live music you are after, July has plenty for music fans to look forward to and something for every style. With rock concerts from international bands, ...

A 68-year-old man was sentenced to 90 days in jail by Larnaca district court on Tuesday after being involved in a drink-driving road traffic collision last November. The court, which found ...

New twists and turns emerged on Tuesday in the halloumi saga as German authorities complained to the European Commission that the cheese is being sold under the name but without ...

Australian fugitive and underworld boss Mark Buddle is set to be extradited to his native country after he was arrested in the north on Saturday and taken to Turkey, according ...

Nicosia is preparing a demarche to be sent both to the UN Secretary-General and the UN Security Council over the former’s reports on Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades said on ...

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Wednesday’s “extremely high” temperatures between 11am and 4pm, with temperatures set to hit 40C inland. “It’s likely that there may ...

Omonia is the most popular team in Cyprus, followed by Apoel and Anorthosis, according to a poll conducted by the University of Nicosia and released on Tuesday. Out of 3,505 people ...

A 16th century icon stolen from the Antifonitis church in Kalograia in the Kyrenia district was officially handed over to Archbishop Chrysostmos on Tuesday after being repatriated last week. The ...

Fourteen tons of bulgur wheat was given to the Church of Cyprus on Tuesday by the Pancyprian Committee of wheat producers, to be headed on to the needy. Quantities are ...