Cyprus

Famagusta police on Wednesday said they will intensify checks to tackle the use of laughing gas, a day after the district court issued €6,000 fines for five cases of illegal possession ...

Two motorcyclists who were involved in a traffic accident in Nicosia died on Wednesday. The victims were Victoras Kouroufexis, aged 23, and Christakis Kolokassides, aged 68. According to Nicosia traffic police head ...

“We are constantly being shaped by an endless stream of emotions,” say the organisers of a new music festival arriving this June and titled Emotions. “They dictate our choices and ...

Police on Wednesday warned of a new SMS scam where criminals pretend to represent transport, shipping and receiving companies. The fake text messages allegedly from courier companies inform people of ...

State doctors on Wednesday suspended their scheduled three-hour strike over the weekend operation of clinics after the health insurance organisation (HIO) agreed to put off the implementation of the extended ...

Russia’s war in Ukraine can act as a catalyst for new energy sources, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday, adding that Cyprus can play its own role in EU’...

A 25-year-old man, arrested for attempted murder, was remanded for eight days on Wednesday. The man was arrested on Tuesday night in Nicosia in connection with the attempted murder of ...

Police and the foreign ministry carried out over 2,300 deportations or returns of third-country nationals so far this year. According to the police announcement, of the 2,332 deportations or returns, 304 concerned persons ...

A 21-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting and robbing another man in Ayia Napa last week. Meanwhile, two more men, aged 26 and 25, are ...

The company operating the traffic cameras system is to receive a warning from the government in the wake of a series of failures that are holding up the full implementation ...

Cyprus cannot fall into the trap of “revisionist rhetoric” adopted by the Turkish president to serve his own purposes, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters following a ...

The planting of grass, the importation of special purpose sand, an unfinished road network and unresolved management costs will likely delay the handover of the new Limassol football stadium. The ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved the subsidy plan for the revival of rural and mountain areas with the aim of enriching and upgrading the tourist product in these areas, it ...

Taking up the online space of Nicosia-based Riana Raouna Gallery is a new solo exhibition by Mia Takemoto. Titled Roots & Routes, the exhibition is now open and live through ...

National Guardsmen posted at a Ledra Street outpost were harassed by two drunk men in the early hours of Wednesday, with the police later arresting the young men. Local media ...

Ananeosis has a non-invasive solution with the use of Endospheres says ANDREA CHARALAMBOUS Cellulite is a cosmetic concern that many women, regardless of their weight, are keen to get rid. ...

The 84-year-old man who allegedly killed his 82-year-old wife Giorgoulla Charalambous by striking her over the head with a hammer has been referred directly to trial at the Limassol criminal ...

By Yiannis Seitanidis Hellenic Bank CEO Oliver Gatzke said he expected there would be some time between the ECB’s rate hike in July and an increase of lending rates ...

Paphos and Larnaca airports took part in an information campaign to combat human trafficking, the managing Hermes Airports announced on Thursday. Officials carried out the programme to inform those working ...

Two Larnaca men in their 20s were arrested for their suspected link to a string of burglaries and thefts. Larnaca police carried out the bust on June 11 where they discovered ...

Police are investigating a case of burglary and theft in Limassol with stolen goods worth up to at least €70,000. The owner’s son told the police on Wednesday that the ...

In a life-long lover of music, AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY meets one of the island’s leading choreographers who transforms what life throws at her into dance Several key events mark the ...

In today’s episode, the situation for residents of the Kokkinotrimithia area worsened by the day because of the growing presence of asylum seekers from the nearby Pournara reception centre, ...

With a brief exhibition opening soon at the CVAR-Severis Foundation, the museum has a variety of events and activities planned throughout the month, inviting old and young guests to its ...