Cyprus

Police arrested a 55-year-old man on August 31, in connection with a series of burglaries and thefts in Famagusta district. According to the police communication branch, testimony linked the man to ...

The Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Marilena Raouna, travels to Copenhagen on Sunday to attend the Informal Council of Ministers responsible for European Affairs of the European Union (EU), organized ...

The parents of 33-year-old Yiannis Lambitsis have appealed to President Nikos Christodoulides for immediate action to release the findings of the investigation into their son’s death at Nicosia general ...

Happening for the very first time this September is the Days of Ceramic Art and Clay event in Ayia Napa. Organised by the municipality in collaboration with the Association of ...

There’s never a good time to be stranded in your car, and definitely not when it’s 43 degrees Celsius on an August afternoon. Worse still is when you have ...

Elizabeth Thorneycroft saved more than 20 cats from last month’s blaze in Malia. In its aftermath, she initially managed to feed them partly with donated animal food, but now supplies ...

The Association of Unaccompanied Children Hosted in Greece 1974-1979 has issued a statement clarifying its position following recent public discussions. The organisation stressed it operates solely on the basis of ...

A small forest fire in the community of Pera Orini, in Nicosia district, was brought under full control early on Sunday. The forestry department of the ministry of agriculture said ...

The Speaker of the House, Annita Demetriou, on Saturday called for Cyprus to use its European Union membership to create a framework for pressuring Ankara. She said this would make ...

Despite joining the European Union in 2004, Cypriots still have few opportunities to actively participate in parliamentary processes compared with other European citizens. While the House of Representatives publishes agendas, draft ...

A seasonal low pressure system is influencing the region on Sunday, bringing mostly clear skies but also stronger winds in some areas. According to the Meteorological Service, winds will start ...

Like having the state read your letters before you seal the envelope is how one US-based commentator describes the upshot of the Chat Control legislation coming up for a vote ...

Ever wanted to reconnect with someone who has passed on? As supernatural and wacky as it may sound, there are those among us who are gifted as mediums. What does ...

Five years after Cyprus announced plans to launch the European helpline 116016 to offer support to victims of gender violence, the number is still not in use. Financial and procedural barriers ...

Cyprus’ long-running division dominated discussions in Nicosia this week at the World Annual Conference of Diaspora Cypriots, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Saturday. Calls for renewed peace talks came ...

A marathon meeting at the labour ministry over the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA), as unions had declared they would strike if it was not reinstated, ended in deadlock, it ...

A group of young Greek Cypriots being held in Famagusta in the north since Friday were released on Saturday afternoon, sources told the Cyprus News Agency. Turkish Cypriot media reported ...

It’s the kind of question those old Raj colonels must’ve asked themselves when they first went to India: why is everyone eating chili – which of course makes you ...

Demonstrators in Ayios Georgios, Peyia on Saturday morning protested ongoing violations of protected areas in Peyia and the Akamas region. Protesters carried placards with messages such as ‘Save Akamas’, ‘After ...

The design and build contract for the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road, signed in 2021 under the previous administration, was ended because the contractor chose not to continue, the transport ministry said on ...

A fire that broke out in the kitchen of a two-storey home in Strovolos led to the hospitalisation of two children, it was reported on Saturday. The fire service said ...

Three men injured in an explosion at a metal recycling plant in Aradippou on Friday morning have undergone surgery and are now out of immediate danger, police confirmed to the ...

The appeal of the former Paphos bishop Tychikos will be discussed by the Holy Synod, in front of which he is expected to apper, it was reported on Saturday. The ...

What happens when a Libyan Arab comedian builds a life in Europe and tries to make sense of it all with a microphone in hand? The result is Mustafa Algiyadi’...