Cyprus News

In today’s episode, Turkey resumed its hydrocarbon drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday after a two-year hiatus. The Abdulhamid Han, Turkey’s fourth drill ship, will operate 55 ...

The fire department said on Wednesday that statistics published on Tuesday showing that Cyprus has the second highest percentage of professional firefighters in the EU were misleading. According to a ...

An operation on Tuesday by Paphos traffic police saw 71 drivers booked for various offences but most were for speeding. According police, out of the 71 bookings, 47 concerned speeding while one driver ...

Police arrested five people outside Tsirion Stadium in Limassol on Tuesday for illegal possession of flares and smoke bombs. The arrests took place before the Uefa Champions League qualifying game ...

Lower temperatures are expected to continue into Wednesday with increased cloud during the afternoon, the met office said. Temperatures will be around 36C inland, 32C along the coast and 27C ...

Two people aged 22 and 28 have been arrested for trying to leave the country through Paphos airport under false pretences, police said on Wednesday. On Tuesday a man with a Dutch ...

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) on Tuesday called on the state to intervene so that the issue of noise pollution in tourist areas is quelled, alleging that Cyprus’ ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit increased by €1.12 billion during the first half of 2022, when compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, according to data released on Tuesday by the Cyprus ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Tuesday announced that its board of directors will meet on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, to review the financial results of the Bank of Cyprus Group for the ...

The Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, a Cyprus-based NGO, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Monk Seal Alliance (MSA), have released an educational ...

A couple from Scotland was honoured as ambassadors of Ayia Napa tourism on Tuesday, after visiting the resort town 20 times in recent years. Norman and Frances Dickson have chosen the ...

Two men, aged 26 and 23, were remanded for three days on Tuesday on suspicion of stealing €15,000 worth of motor oils from a petrol station in Paphos. According to Paphos CID chief ...

Paphos domestic violence unit is understaffed which makes it difficult to intervene in cases of abuse within families, it emerged after a meeting between Akel-affiliated women’s organisation Pogo and ...

The eastern Mediterranean, with Cyprus in the middle, is featured in an article describing the functions of Nasa’s new Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) instrument, which launched ...

Wine, dine, swim, repeat. For many that is the summer dream at this time of the year, filling weekends and holidays with road trips and delicious dishes. The summer has ...

The animal party on Tuesday demanded an investigation into the “tragic” death of the crossbreed Savannah cat who had recently undergone surgery while in the care of authorities after it ...

Piggybacking on the ongoing spyware affair in Greece, opposition parties here on Tuesday demanded an investigation into allegations of surveillance of private communications, with the government in turn accusing its ...

Differences remain between employers and trade unions as regards the introduction of a national minimum wage, Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos said on Tuesday, as he continues separate contacts with social ...

Three of the four bodies organising the Limassol marathon on Tuesday joined forces against the Olympia sports club (GSO) who, as they said, showed “unprecedent disrespect” by unilaterally signing an ...

An initiative is underway to find and rescue historical material on the island’s primary and secondary schools with a view to setting up an educational history archive at the ...

Turkey resumed its hydrocarbon drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday after a two year hiatus, though President Tayyip Erdogan said its new drill ship would operate outside waters ...

Almost 1.2 million passengers travelled to and from Larnaca and Paphos airports in July, 82 per cent of the traffic for the corresponding month in 2019. “August is considered peak season and there ...

Limassol police on Tuesday reported an arson which damaged a car in the early morning hours. According to the report, the car was parked outside the 47-year-old owner’s home ...

Workers at the EKO gas bottling and distribution plant in Larnaca called off their strike on Tuesday after reviewing a letter sent to them by the labour ministry the previous ...