Cyprus

A 34-year-old man was on Thursday remanded for eight days after allegedly firing shots into the air in an attempt to intimidate his former partner in a neighbourhood in the ...

While Greek and Cypriot culture are often dismissed as the same, how much this is true is a matter of opinion. The language, the orthodoxism, a – literally – burning love for ...

Scientific and technical chamber (Etek) chairman Constantinos Constanti on Thursday said an Audit Office report which found that over 40 per cent of money spent on public works had gone to ...

Lawyer Christos Triantafyllides, representing former prisons director Anna Aristotelous, has renewed calls for an independent investigator to take over the probe into missing prison documents, arguing the police cannot handle ...

A fire broke out in the chimney of a fast-food restaurant in Larnaca’s Agios Lazaros area on Thursday, injuring a staff member. The employee was hurt while trying to ...

Separate meetings on Thursday of the trade unions and employers’ organisations with the ministers of labour and finance on the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) dispute failed to break the deadlock, even ...

Cypriot member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou on Thursday said he had created a political party, which he has called ‘Direct Democracy’. “This is the biggest announcement of my ...

Parents, students and teachers at a primary school in Limassol held a protest on Thursday over the burglary and vandalism which took place over the weekend in one of the ...

A man arrested at Nice airport on Monday owns a large construction firm in northern Cyprus, with his arrest having been confirmed to the Cyprus Mail by diplomatic sources on ...

On Cyprus’s southern shore, Larnaca greets the Mediterranean with an easy grace — neither boastful nor hurried, just quietly radiant. It’s a city that doesn’t need to shout ...

Sections of the Athalassa Park and the Pedagogical Academy Forest Park in Nicosia will be closed for maintenance works throughout October and November, the forestry department announced on Thursday. The ...

The energy ministers of Cyprus and Greece reiterated on Thursday their commitment to work together to bring to fruition the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), in a move de-escalating the apparent ...

Areas across Cyprus were left without electricity early on Thursday due to scheduled interruptions. According to the electricity authority, the power supply will be restored gradually till noon in Nicosia, ...

The civil registry and related online services, as well as the migration department, will be temporarily shut down on Friday from 1pm onwards for scheduled technical infrastructure upgrades, it was ...

The Cyprus tax department on Thursday announced that several of its online operations systems will not be accessible between 3pm and 7pm, due to a major computer system update. The ...

Wellbeing isn’t a luxury, it’s the rhythm of a balanced everyday life with some movement that wakes the body, food that nourishes rather than weighs you down, breaths ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Limassol on suspicion of burglary, driving a stolen car, and possession of drugs, but not before driving the stolen car into a house, the ...

Thursday’s weather is expected to be dry, though there will be increased cloud cover across most of the island during the afternoon. Temperatures are set to rise to 28 degrees ...

It is almost time for Halloween, and as Cyprus picks up on the day’s shenanigans, more and more events appear to get the public into the spooky spirit of ...

Larnaca residents will be able to experience night shopping with the ‘Centre by Night’ initiative to be held on October 24, with the aim of revitalising the city’s historic centre, ...

A technical problem in the pasteurisation equipment had been identified as the source of the issue following several consumer complaints about pasteurised milk spoilage, the veterinary services said on Wednesday. “...

A new paediatric oncology clinic will be established next to Makarios Hospital in Nicosia, with the agreement to be signed by Health Minister Michael Damianos on Friday, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Cyprus is committed to implementing its six-point proposal for Gaza aid, prioritising action over public relations, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, but did not provide further details on the ...

Cyprus’ scientific and technical chamber (Etek) on Wednesday expressed its interest for the active contribution to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip as set out by President Nikos Christodoulides earlier ...