Cyprus

Far fewer applications have been received than anticipated for the small-scale building violations amnesty, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday. The measure announced in September had been intended to ...

A 16-year-old boy was in hospital on Friday after an amputation following an injury from a firecracker the previous day. The accident happened in the courtyard of a Larnaca church ...

Police arrested two men, aged 43 and 53, after they fell down a cliff in Larnaca district in their attempt to escape the law. Previously officers had secured evidence that the 43-year-old ...

A 43-year-old wanted man for an investigated car theft case in Paralimni is being held in custody on Friday. The suspect was located and arrested by court warrant shortly after 3.30...

Cold weather front Coral continues to move in on Friday with temperatures dropping sharply. The day will be cloudy with isolated rains, and snow is expected in the mountains as ...

The dramatic decline of flamingos in Cyprus’ wetlands has raised urgent concerns among conservationists, as habitat degradation threatens the survival of these iconic birds. Experts warn that if current trends ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Gerasimos Siassos, announced their shared intention for NKUA to establish a branch at the University of ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 47-year-old man in connection with the suspected forging of contracts for football players. He is the fourth person to have been placed under arrest as ...

The population of Cyprus will increase by 5.3 per cent over the next 30 years, according to the latest United Nations projections. The UN’s ‘World Population Prospects 2024’ report states that Cyprus ...

Police said on Thursday they are investigating the case of a 71-year-old man who is in a critical condition after his electric scooter collided with another vehicle. The accident happened ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday dismissed claims of delays in installing air conditioning units in public schools, attributing setbacks to a lack of coordination among those involved ...

Cyprus’ first crematorium is now expected to open in the summer of 2026, the Golden Leaves Cyprus Crematorium announced on Thursday. While the land has been cleared, construction has yet to ...

We asked a selection of Greek Cypriots in Nicosia if they think too much land in Cyprus (and occupied Cyprus) is being bought by foreigners, and how they feel about ...

Two flights to and from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport were cancelled on Thursday after snow in Istanbul caused Turkey’s flag carrier airline Turkish Airlines reduce its service ...

The highway connecting Paphos and Polis Chrysochous will “give a future” to the residents of the region, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday. Addressing the House audit committee, he ...

A 23-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Larnaca criminal court for smuggling 11kg of cannabis with the intention of supplying it. The cannabis was found ...

Green party leader Giorgos Perdikis on Thursday sent a strongly worded letter to Famagusta district governor Yiannis Karousos after it was alleged that district government employees uprooted palm trees from ...

Two beaches in Cyprus have been named among the top 25 in Europe for 2025, according to the latest rankings by the global travel platform TripAdvisor. Konnos beach, in the Paralimni-Deryneia municipality, ...

A fire which completely destroyed a car in the early hours of Thursday morning in Limassol was set maliciously, the police said. The car belonged to a 70-year-old man, with ...

The Nicosia general hospital is to introduce fees at its car park, the state health services organisation (Okypy) announced on Thursday. Okypy said there will now be a “controlled parking ...

The fire brigade’s report on the fire which killed a family of five in Limassol last weekend is set to be submitted to the police on Monday, fire brigade ...

A 60-year-old man was remanded on Thursday for two days in connection with the illegal possession of duty-free tobacco products. The suspect had been stopped by police in his car “...

Michalis Katsounotos was on Thursday among three people named as the police’s assistant chiefs. He was appointed to the role alongside Ioannis Mavrochannas and Marios Ayiotis, with the appointments ...

Actions must be taken to curb the phenomenon of short-term tourist rentals by private individuals as the unregulated sector is fueling the housing crisis, the head of the real estate ...