Cyprus

The risk of forest fires breaking out on Monday has been set at “red alert”, the forestry department said on Sunday afternoon. It also warned the public that the act ...

The Pachyammos village council on Sunday demanded that President Nikos Christodoulides set as “a matter of highest priority” the opening of a crossing point into the Turkish Cypriot exclave of ...

New beginnings are on the horizon and as such the Nicosia International Festival enters a refreshed phase. Not only will it present a rich sixth edition packed with performances and ...

Sporadic power cuts across the north continued into a third day on Sunday after an explosion at a substation on Friday had caused the entire grid to collapse. The north’...

It’s looking like another mixed – but mostly acceptable – year for Ayia Napa, and another step in its gradual transformation. Clubbing-wise, the resort’s heyday was a crazy few years ...

Two days after Turkish Cypriots had travelled to the village of Kokkina to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the Battle of Tillyria, a Greek Cypriot memorial service for the same ...

Twenty years ago on August 14, 2005, a Boeing 737-300 took off at 9.07am from Larnaca airport with 115 passengers and six crew on board. By 12.03pm, no one on that Helios Airways ...

The Larnaca district court will in the coming days make a ruling to decide whether Kenan Ayaz, who was convicted last year of being a member of a proscribed terrorist ...

The labour inspection department on Sunday ordered that all outside work be suspended between 12pm and 4pm in areas impacted by the orange weather warning, with high temperatures forecast for ...

Police in Paphos are investigating an alleged kidnapping, with two people already having been arrested. The police said they were informed on Saturday by the Romanian authorities about the case ...

The met office on Sunday issued an orange weather warning for extreme high temperatures, with the mercury set to rise to 43 degrees Celsius inland. The weather warning will remain in ...

Statues of Tasos Isaac and Solomos Solomou, who were killed during two separate demonstrations in the buffer zone near Dherynia during August 1996, were unveiled in Paralimni on Saturday night, ahead ...

Temperatures on Sunday will once again rise to a maximum of 43 degrees Celsius inland, with high heat also expected elsewhere. On the south coast, the east coast, and the north ...

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) has officially joined the European research project PoCCardio, a major initiative focused on improving the prediction and prevention of myocardial infarctions. The ...

By Nouritza Matossian Born April 26, 1944, died August 6, 2025 Ruth Keshishian’s heart beat to the polyrhythms of Cyprus and Armenia. Her brilliant mind encompassed different disciplines and structures driven by her ...

FEW things in the recent history of the Cyprus problem have been able to generate such explosive language and visceral reactions from the leaders of the island’s two sides ...

Mid-August in Cyprus is all about slowing down, venturing to coastal and rural locations and enjoying the richness of the island. This month is packed with traditional festivals celebrating seasonal ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Saturday said it “warmly welcomes” what it described as a “groundbreaking” peace agreement signed by Armenia and Azerbaijan which brought to a formal end the decades-long ...

The fire service and Omodos mukhtar Evgenios Michael were at loggerheads on Saturday over the cause of the wildfire which broke out near the village on Friday. Fire service spokesman ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Saturday expressed the “gravest concern” over Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City, saying that the move “will exacerbate civilian suffering and even lead ...

Cyprus’ electricity supply is sufficient to meet demand amid soaring temperatures, transmission system operator (TSO) spokeswoman Chara Kousiappa said on Saturday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, she said production ...

A 61-year-old man was run over and suffered a fractured skull after being involved in an argument with another man, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred at around 3pm ...

The met office on Saturday issued a yellow weather warning for abnormally high temperatures overnight. The weather warning will be in effect between 10pm on Saturday and 9am on Sunday, ...

By Philippa Tracy The heat in Cyprus has been unbearable. At the start of the week, it was 42C in my car, five minutes after starting the engine, even though ...