A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
A 43-year-old man found in possession of about 120kg of duty-free tobacco has been fined €42,000.
Police said that officers had stopped a car driven by the 43-year-old resident of Larnaca ...
In today’s episode, long-time chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem, Andreas Mavroyiannis, has resigned from his post. In other news, Cyprus and Israel are kick-starting intergovernmental meetings aimed at ...
A man was stopped by police on Sunday night on the highway at almost twice the speed limit.
Traffic police conducting checks on the Larnaca – Kofinou highway stopped a vehicle ...
The epidemiological picture of Cyprus is the best it has been for the last five months, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipandelas said on Monday as speculation grew that more Covid measures ...
High concentrations of dust are in the air again on Monday according to measurements from ground stations of the air quality monitoring network.
The public, particularly vulnerable groups (children, older ...
A 43-year-old from Russia was killed in a fatal traffic accident on Sunday afternoon in Limassol.
Dmitrii Polishchuk from Russia, a permanent resident of Cyprus, succumbed to his injuries shortly ...
Joint forces create a powerful support system for fellow citizens suffering with cancer, Transport Minister, Yiannis Karousos, said, at the start of the 47th Christodoulas March, organized by the Cyprus ...
From high-rise buildings to shipping and oil-related industries
By Annette Chrysostomou
A new holistic environmental risk assessment of the Limassol coastline is the largest-scale environmental research project for the city ...
In the Cyprus problem it is essential Greek Cypriots regain the moral high ground that has been lost due to our own stupidity
By Christos P Panayiotides
For quite some ...
Residents at Episkopi village in Limassol were protesting on Sunday against the idea of merging with Limassol’s municipality on the west, based in Ypsonas.
Episkopi community leader Lefkios Prodromou ...
In countries like the UK, most food delivery workers use bicycles – it’s gradually catching on in Cyprus
By Jonathan Shkurko
Food delivery has undergone a radical shift in the ...
The ministry of health will operate a total of 31 rapid testing sites on Monday for eligible groups to have free tests.
Eligible groups include minors, the vaccinated and anyone who ...
A 61-year-old cyclist was hit by a car in Paphos, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Saturday morning where a car hit the British cyclist and fled ...
A 44-year-old man in Paphos was arrested after he was caught in the act, stealing copper from construction works, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Saturday at ...
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
In recent decades, inflation in developed economies has been contained at historically low levels. With the onset of the pandemic in early 2020 and the ...
Chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Andreas Mavroyiannis has resigned from his post, it emerged on Sunday.
His cited reason is the absence of any developments on the negotiation front, ...
A 19-year-old from Atheniou is determined to keep buck the trend and stay put on his land
By Gina Agapiou
Early wake up calls are far from over for 19-year-old ...
‘Everyone is talking to everyone else right now’
With the energy picture in the region in flux due to the Ukraine war and the global pressure to end dependence on ...
A man from Russia has been remanded for four days on suspicion of racism and xenophobia, as well as incitement to commit criminal offences, it was reported on Saturday.
The ...
The rejuvenation of the central square and adjacent roads in Paphos’ Mandria village was recently completed and delivered to the public, Paphos District Governor Mary Lambrou said on Saturday.
The ...
Police in the north have remanded four men of African descent for attempting to illegally cross into the Republic.
The four men reportedly paid a Turkish national to smuggle them ...
A 31-year-old man is fighting for his life after being involved in a road accident in Limassol on Friday night.
He was riding a motorcycle which collided with a car ...
A 23-year-old has been arrested after an attack on a restaurant in Emba, Paphos late Friday that saw the premises and cars damaged.
According to police, the suspect was part ...
Cyprus needs to address whether the ‘right to death’ should be as institutionally protected as the ‘right to life’ that states are bound to uphold, House Speaker Annita Demetriou has ...