Cyprus

The ministry of defence’s National Guard online recruitment platform is now back online as it was suspended temporarily pending the submission of details of the 2022 conscripts. According to the ...

People were deprived of access to medical cannabis despite its legalisation, complained the Cyprus federation of patients association (Osak). Organised patients have been fighting for years to legalise the use ...

The legal team of the British woman who alleges that she was gang raped in Ayia Napa in 2019 is taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). ...

Paphos police were investigating on Tuesday after a pensioner reported he was robbed at gunpoint at his residence in Ayios Ioannis. According to Paphos CID chief and police spokesman Michalis ...

Andreas Mavroyiannis on Tuesday morning officially launched his bid as a presidential candidate, emphasising that better days are possible for Cyprus, but there is no magic wand. The announcement comes ...

Three people aged 22, 23 and 26 were arrested on suspicion of forging cheques to steal €4,720 worth of products from a supermarket in Paphos, police said on Tuesday. They added that three more ...

By Richard Boxall The weekend was an eventful one for cricketers at all levels in Cyprus. On Friday the annual junior schools cricket tournament was played at Heritage School, Limassol. ...

No case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Cyprus, the health ministry said on Tuesday, explaining that infection risk is moderate for people with multiple sexual partners and low for ...

In today’s episode, we hear that the government has pledged to continue its efforts to reach a Cyprus settlement without bending to any threats or challenges. Elsewhere, police arrested ...

The director of the ministry of agriculture, rural development and environment, Andreas Gregoriou, represented Cyprus at the EU council of agriculture and fisheries on Monday. The focus of the meeting ...

A 22-year-old motorcyclist, who was injured in a road collision on Monday afternoon in Paphos, is being treated at the Paphos general hospital. According to police statement, a 32-year-old driving ...

Enerco Energy Recovery Ltd a company affiliated with the Vasiliko cement factory has said the fire that broke out on Saturday in the storage area for cutting of old tyres ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has congratulated Karolina Pelendritou for her gold medal at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Maderia, Portugal, with a 29.81 time in the women’s S11 50 free. In ...

The eastern Mediterranean migratory route was the third most active on the external borders of the European Union during the first five months of 2022, according to preliminary calculations published by ...

The met office issued a yellow alert for Tuesday, warning of heavy storms. The alert will be in force from 11.00 am to 7.00 pm on Tuesday. Isolated heavy storms are expected ...

We will continue our efforts to resolve the Cyprus issue without bending to any threats or challenges, and always according to international law, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Monday. ...

Friday is Flip Flop Day. But in Cyprus, flip flops are worn all summer long! Devotee ALIX NORMAN finds out more about the island’s favourite footwear I have over 20 ...

Human health was not directly threatened by a fire that broke out in Vasiliko during the weekend, authorities said on Monday after surrounding communities staged a protest to express their ...

Police on Monday arrested a 36-year-old man suspected of causing a deadly traffic collision in Paphos over the weekend. Around 10.55pm Sunday, a 59-year-old from Georgia was hit by a ...

A new book details the lives of the colourful insect that can be found around the island, including the biggest and smallest in the world With over 6,000 recorded species in ...

The education ministry has prepared a five-year programme costing around €100 million for air conditioning in schools, minister Prodromos Prodromou has revealed. He told CNA the policy position was that there ...

A new book on the island’s leaders says the first president was incapable of taking decisions that did not have general and universal acceptance Poor leadership, which takes decisions ...

Cyprus’ Olympic champion, Karolina Pelendritou, went through to the finals of the Women’s 50m Freestyle S11 at the Madeira 2022 Para Swimming World Championships taking place from 12-18 June 2022. The ...

Burglars netted around €30,000 euros in cash from a house in Yeroskipou, police said on Sunday. Paphos CID is investigating. Police said the culprits had also taken the CCTV system set ...