Over 250 police officers assaulted every year
Every year, over 250 attacks on police officers are recorded, many of which reach the courts, official data published on Wednesday showed, with six cases reported in just five days in ...
Elderly man found dead after vehicle falls into ravine
An 85-year-old man from Kato Pyrgos was found dead after his car fell into a ravine, police confirmed on Wednesday.
Police said the man, identified as Spyros Zambas, left his ...
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Lane reopened on motorway after gravel falls off lorry
A lane was closed on the motorway linking Nicosia and Limassol near the exit for the Limassol suburb of Mouttayiaka after an amount of gravel and soil fell off a ...
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Man arrested over Ayia Napa robbery case ten years on
A 29-year-old man arrested in connection with a robbery at a mini-market in Ayia Napa that took place ten years ago was on Wednesday remanded for two days by the ...
Cyprus set for hot and mostly clear weather
Cyprus is experiencing hot and mostly clear weather on Wednesday, with temperatures expected to rise well above the seasonal average in some areas.
After early low cloud and light fog ...
After the flames: climate adaptation Cyprus’ best defence
By Anastasia Korae
A month has passed since the catastrophic megafire of 23 July 2025 and we have witnessed what seems to be the beginning of its devastating aftermath in Limassol’s ...
Gerapetritis warns of ‘consequences’ if ‘third country’ obstructs interconnector
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Tuesday warned of “consequences” for any “third country” which seeks to obstruct the construction of the Great Sea Interconnector, which, if complete, will link ...
Turkish Cypriot elections
Erhurman: Tatar’s policies are turning north into open-air prison
Opposition Turkish Cypriot leadership election candidate Tufan Erhurman said that the policies being followed by incumbent Ersin Tatar are turning the north into an “open-air prison”.
“There have been no ...
13% of Cypriots in favour of Turkey joining EU
Just 13 per cent of Cypriots favour the idea of Turkey joining the European Union, according to data published by the EU’s Eurobarometer survey on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, 84 per cent of ...
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Minister to hold separate meetings with workers and employers over CoLA
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou will hold separate meetings with workers and employers over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) with the aim of staving off the looming three-hour general strike over the ...
Committee mulls new fund to pay Greek Cypriots for property in north
The House refugees committee on Tuesday discussed the creation of a new national fund to reimburse Greek Cypriots who lost access to their immovable property as a result of being ...
Desperate father takes child to govt office, says can no longer offer care
A father took his underage child to the office of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights wanting to leave the child there as he could not care for it properly, ...
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North authorities deny chlorine gas leak
The north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek) on Tuesday afternoon denied there had been a chlorine gas leak at the Teknecik power station near Kyrenia, alleging that the report of a ...
Limassol woman remanded over €112,000 extortion
A 35-year-old woman suspected of extorting nearly €112,000 from her employer was remanded for eight days on Tuesday by Limassol district court.
Limassol CID said the case is linked to an ...
Former UK minister suggests return of Amalthea Gaza jetty
Priti Patel, the United Kingdom’s current shadow foreign secretary and former international development secretary, suggested the creation of a new jetty off the coast of Gaza to facilitate the ...
Importer reiterates no problem with fire engines
A major car importer said on Tuesday that all fire engines pass technical inspections prior to being delivered to the fire department.
CTC Automative Ltd was responding after reports the ...
Vafeades promises to put Larnaca marina project ‘back on track’
Work is underway to put the Larnaca marina’s redevelopment “back on track”, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday.
He was speaking after a meeting with the town’s ...
Cyprus requests military equipment from the United States
President Nikos Christodoulides confirmed on Tuesday that the island has asked the United States for military equipment available either for free or at reduced cost under the US Excess Defence ...
Basic goods €100 more expensive in some supermarkets than others
Consumers pay up to €100 more for the same products depending on the supermarket they shop from, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Tuesday.
“There is strong evidence that supermarkets monitor ...
Arrested Greek Cypriot taken to hospital in north
One of the five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north in July was taken to hospital on Tuesday at the end of the day’s court hearing.
The five appeared ...
Highlighting the urban landscape of Larnaca
Huge balloons and lights reflecting the history of Larnaca as seen through the eyes of international installation artists will be included in the fast-approaching Larnaca Biennale, which will see the ...
Over 100 arrested in north for illegal residence
In an extensive coordinated operation carried out in the last three days of August, police in the north arrested a total of 134 people for illegally residence.
According to Turkish Cypriot ...
LNG terminal to be finished ‘as soon as possible’
The government expects delivery of a report on the status of the half-finished LNG infrastructure at Vasiliko sometime in the next few days, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou told MPs on ...
Government help to mend solar heaters to be paid next month
Financial support for the restoration of solar heaters damaged in February’s wild weather has been approved by the council of ministers, the government announced on Tuesday, ruling that up ...