Cyprus

A fire which broke out in a classroom at the Ayios Vasilios middle school in the Nicosia suburb of Strovolos in the early hours of Monday morning caused “extensive damage”, ...

A 24-year-old British national who was holidaying in Ayia Napa is in a “serious condition” after falling around 10 metres from a hotel balcony on Sunday evening. The police said the ...

A cruise ship passenger was airlifted to the Limassol general hospital on Sunday night after falling ill aboard the ship, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said on Monday. Upon ...

Monday’s weather is set to be mostly clear, though increased cloud cover, isolated rain, and even the odd storm will be possible inland and in the east of the ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Sunday night said the seriousness of the situation in the Middle East “does not allow for frivolous statements”. Her words come after the Iranian government ...

Economics might not be considered the most inspiring subject for the theatre, but Cypriot economist Dimis Michaelides has defied convention with his English-language one-act, one-man play, Epic Economics, which he ...

Opioid addiction led to most of the 17 overdose deaths reported in Cyprus in 2023, according to according to the national findings presented by the Cypriot National Addictions Authority (NAAC). The increased ...

Iran’s foreign ministry’s spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Sunday denied that his country had asked Cyprus to convey a message to Israel. Baghaei was quoted by news agency Reuters ...

A Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ who had been in Iran when Israeli missile strikes on the country began has made it safely into Turkey after travelling over land into the country. ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Sunday said that while there are “certainly problems” with Gesy, it “will not collapse”. Speaking at an event in the Paphos district village of Panayia, ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, commencing a two-day official visit to the island. He was welcomed at Larnaca airport by President Nikos Christodoulides and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday told leaders of countries in the region of an “immediate need for de-escalation”, amid a deepening conflict between Iran and Israel. He had spoken about ...

There is “no room for complacency” in Cyprus, due to both the unresolved nature of the Cyprus problem and international developments, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Speaking at an ...

London-based UK-Cypriot Alex Tofalides is the sole representative of Cyprus at the European Fencing Championships, which begin on Monday, in Genoa, Italy. Tofalides, 32, will compete in the Foil category, which ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described Cyprus as “a close friend and an important partner” as he began his journey to the island. He said his visit to ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Sunday called for the European Union’s foreign affairs council, a meeting of the foreign ministers of the bloc’s 27 member states, to convene over ...

The energy ministry on Sunday called on oil traders to demonstrate the “maximum responsibility” as the conflict in the Middle East sent oil prices soaring over the weekend. Meanwhile, the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that Iran “has asked us to convey a message to Israel”, and that “we will do so”, amid an escalating conflict between the two ...

Missiles were visible from Cyprus for the second consecutive night on Saturday night as Iran and Israel again exchanged fire amid an escalating conflict between the two countries. Just as ...

The police are to conduct an “intensive” operation of heightened roadside tests with the aim of clamping down on people driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. During the ...

A 45-year-old man died on Saturday night after being involved in a road traffic collision on the motorway between Limassol and Nicosia. The incident occurred near the Limassol district village ...

Sunday’s weather will be mostly sunny for most of the day around most of the island, though low cloud and localised fog is expected in the early part of ...

Quarrying in the Pentadaktylos mountain range constitutes “rapacious development with very serious consequences on the natural environment”, Stelios Michael, director of the mines and quarries service, told Phileleftheros last week. ...

A 48-year-old Israeli tourist, named as Yosef Nunu, was killed in an accident in Ayia Napa on Saturday. The police said Nunu was riding his quad bike along Kryo Nero ...