Cyprus News

In the twelfth instalment of “Weekend Escapes,” we visit Pafos Zoo, the first established and biggest licensed zoo in Cyprus, set in a lush and unspoiled natural environment. As one ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has filed a petition to the Supreme Court related to two laws concerning the reduction of VAT on fuel and electricity, following the opinion of the Attorney-general ...

The number of irregular arrivals detected entering the EU via the eastern Mediterranean route remains high, with entry through Cyprus accounting for more than half of 22,601 arrivals—over 11,300 individuals, in ...

Sunday marks the 17th anniversary since the crash of the Helios airways passenger plane in the mountainous area of Grammatikos, Greece that claimed 121 lives, 22 of which were children, making it ...

An Erasmus+ research project aiming to enhance water security and socio-economic development in the Eastern Mediterranean under climate change comes to an end this month. WaSec (Innovations in Water Education: ...

The summer is undoubtedly Ayia Napa’s shining moment, welcoming tourists and vacationing locals alike. Beyond its bustling nightlife and packed beaches though, August has one more event that entices ...

Traffic has been restored at Larnaca airport after it was diverted because of an accident that took place at the airport’s runway earlier on Friday. Nobody was injured during ...

The Cyprus Institute has announced its role as a scientific coordinator in the Limassol municipality’s participation in an EU mission to become a climate-neutral and smart city by 2030. In ...

Police on Friday said a 45-year-old man has been arrested in Spain as the second suspect connected with the death of a woman in a ‘spiritual’ ceremony in Larnaca three ...

Archaeologists have discovered that the tumulus of Laona, an ancient burial mound, has been hiding an architectural structure that was built by experienced engineers to become a lasting mega-monument, the ...

The ‘Guardian 2022’ tactical exercise involving joint training between national guard’s special forces with their US counterparts was recently concluded, according to an official announcement from the defence ministry. The ...

Commercial flights within the European Union decreased by 15 per cent in July 2022 compared with July 2019, the summer before the pandemic, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of ...

Labour ministry inspections of hotels detected 11 undeclared workers and the imposition of three €7,500 fines. The series of inspections were carried out during July at various hotel units on a Cyprus-wide ...

Police arrested three men on Thursday night after a car chase and shootout. The men were inside a car as the police were conducting checks in the context of crime ...

The necropsy carried out on the dead wildcat Berton showed some findings which are being evaluated, police said on Friday, a day after protesting activists alleged the veterinary services were ...

Police on Friday urged people to be wary whom they trust online, as a 55-year-old man was arrested after a Limassol resident reported she was scammed out of €24,730. The internet ...

Five people died from coronavirus as another 3,611 new infections were traced after 70,602 tests in the past seven days, the health ministry announced on Friday. The weekly report, looking into August 5 ...

The police’s national analysis centre on Friday warned the public that two types of counterfeit banknotes of various denominations are circulating in Cyprus. In its announcement, police described how ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will address the 77th UN General Assembly on September 23, it was announced on Friday. Cyprus’ permanent representative at the UN, Andreas Hadjichrysanthou, in a post on Twitter ...

A 16-year-old boy was arrested after he was caught driving a stolen car late on Thursday in Limassol, police said on Friday. Officers found the teenager, who lives in Limassol, ...

A returning series of live music performances will take music enthusiasts and nature lovers up to Cyprus’ mountains and villages this September. As we ease back into the routine, still ...

In today’s episode, almost all the presidential candidates piled on Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday, slamming him for what they called his apparent attempt to dodge the televised debates scheduled ...

The Green Party, the Animal Party and other demonstrators gathered outside the attorney-general’s attorney’s office on Thursday to protest the death of the savannah cat Berton who died ...

The high demand in the Cypriot real estate sector is in the process of being met with numerous high-value investments, with the Limassol district taking the lion’s share, the ...