Cyprus

Police arrested a 31-year-old man early Monday for drink driving and speeding on the Limassol to Nicosia motorway. Police said the man was flagged down after he was clocked driving ...

Schools must return to onsite learning next month, but strict observance of health protocols is vital a member of the government’s scientific advisory committee said on Monday. Zoe Dorothea ...

The health ministry on Monday issued new country guidelines for travel, downgrading Sweden and Belgium from Orange to Red, among others, and Austria, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and Norway from Green to ...

Around 8.6 per cent of children between 12 and 15 have received their first Covid jab, the health ministry said on Monday, as fully vaccinated adults in Cyprus surpassed 70 per cent. According to ...

Police arrested three men and two women on Sunday after they allegedly tried to travel overseas from Larnaca with documents that did not belong to them. Police said in two ...

Police said they have booked 59 individuals and two businesses over the past 24 hours after conducting 3,435 checks as part the enforcement of Covid measures. In Nicosia, officers carried out 275 checks and ...

Three scenarios are being considered in the diplomatic arena with the aim of resuming Cyprus talks, according to latest reports and speculation ahead of the UN General Assembly in New ...

A Russian woman who fell in love with Cyprus has written a book about mountainous Platres, exploring the history of the village of kings and poets. It is no surprise ...

The health ministry announced there had been no new deaths from Covid-19 but said 165 people tested positive from 14,008 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.18 per cent. The death ...

The Larnaca building is covered inside and out with eye-catching artwork Cyprus’ first graffiti hotel has become a reference point in Larnaca, an Instagrammable hub and a permanent exhibition showcasing ...

The met office issued a new yellow alert valid from 9pm on Sunday to 4pm on Monday. Forecasters said temperatures would not fall below 26C inland and 27C on the ...

Defence ministry wants to offload old ones and buy new fleet The defence ministry has neither confirmed nor denied reports that Cyprus will replace its ageing fleet of Russian-made Mi-35...

An elderly man in Paphos was fined 11,126 euros on Sunday for hunting during the closed season, and for poaching. According to police, the man was seen leaving his house in ...

Two special constables in Paphos have been arrested, one for allegedly making threats against the city’s police chief on social media. According to police, the first suspect aged 41 is ...

A cruise ship, the Portuguese-flagged ‘World Navigator’, anchored on Sunday off Paphos for a short stopover. According to the port police, it arrived from Heraklion, Crete and carries 115 crew and 78 ...

The forestry department said on Sunday that a “red alert” for fires continued to be in effect as thousands of people left the city to picnic in rural areas. The ...

Most Cypriots are choosing to ‘staycation’ this summer, with the district of Paphos a preferred location, according to industry professionals. “We don’t have specific figures as such, but the ...

Limassol district court on Sunday issued a five-day remand for a 36-year-old who was arrested on Saturday in connection with Thursday’s incidents after a football match between Apollon and ...

Police said on Sunday that in the preceding 24hours they had carried out 6,105 checks islandwide looking for Covid violators. Most of the violations concerned not wearing a mask or being ...

By Kiriaki Demetriou Forty-seven years ago on Sunday time stood still in Varosha, the now-fenced-off area of Famagusta, following the second phase of the Turkish invasion, forcing people to abandon ...

Over 23 kilos of cannabis was found on Saturday in the luggage of a man aged 25 who flew into Paphos airport from Greece, police said. A search of the luggage uncovered 40 ...

A man aged 65 was arrested on Saturday night after Nicosia police found 699 boxes of cigarettes in his car during a police check. They also said they found five packs of ...

Main opposition Akel is marking its 95th anniversary on Sunday with the promise to do what it takes for a better future for Cyprus. In a statement, Akel said its 95...

‘Nobody’s running the country’ said Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh complained on Saturday decrying the chaos and violence that are spreading right across the nation. At the ...