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An apparent contradiction has emerged in recent weeks, on the subject of migrants and asylum seekers. On the one hand, the government’s refrain for most of the past year ...

Two wildfires near the villages of Kivides and Dora, in Limassol, have been brought under control as of Saturday afternoon. No livestock structures were at risk in either incident. The ...

The conference of presidents of the European Parliament will visit Cyprus on December 1 and 2. The visit comes ahead of Cyprus taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday outlined a series of government actions aimed at supporting the construction sector and strengthening the wider economy. Speaking at the annual general assembly of the ...

By Philippa Tracy When you get to late middle age, which I can still just about claim to be, and wonder whether it’s time to join a gym, there’...

Police in Nicosia are investigating the theft of holy relics from a small chapel in Pano Deftera, after unknown intruders broke in and removed items kept in a dedicated reliquary. ...

Police in Paphos have arrested a 49-year-old man in connection with an incident involving gunfire in a residential area in Mesogi in the early hours of Saturday. Officers said the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday said he is ready to take part in an expanded informal conference on the Cyprus issue even before the end of 2025.  He made the statement ...

Police have arrested a 21-year-old in connection with clashes outside the Apollon football club in Limassol. A second suspect remains at large. The Limassol CID said two arrest warrants were ...

Two young men were seriously injured in a road accident in Paphos on Friday night. Police said the crash happened around 11.40 pm on Morphou street. A 19-year-old was riding a ...

A 17-year-old girl, Aliki Nicolaou from Lymbia, died on Saturday morning in a car crash on the road from Kofinou to the Limassol-Nicosia highway. The collision occurred at around 2.30am. ...

A 28-year-old motorcyclist from Ukraine has died following a road accident on the old Dromolaxia-Larnaca road. Artem Fomichov, a resident of Larnaca, passed away at 11.30 pm on Friday at Nicosia ...

A low-pressure system named Adel, centred in Greece, is moving northeast and is expected to begin affecting Cyprus from Saturday evening. On Saturday morning, high clouds are covering most of ...

The 17-time Grammy Award winning artist STING is set to bring his STING 3.0 World Tour to our corner of the Mediterranean next summer, presented by the Cherrytree Music Company and ...

By Morgan West “The first time I landed in Cyprus, I swore I hadn’t left home!” Matthew exclaims. “The light, the heat, the smell of the sea: it was ...

Drought has severely damaged Cyprus’ forests, with 40 per cent of the trees in the cedar valley having already dried up, according to forestry department director, Savvas Ezekiel. Addressing the crisis ...

Cyprus was re-elected on Friday to the council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for the period 2026-2027, with 136 votes, placing it seventh compared to twelfth in the elections two ...

The Cyprus Football Association on Friday appeared to blame the police for the clashes between football fans in the centre of Limassol on Thursday night, saying the force had changed ...

Cyprus has managed to meet its target for absorbing funds for 2025 made available through Thalia 2021-2027 and ranks fourth among EU member states, head of the monitoring committee Penelope Papavassiliou ...

Electromobility grants totalling €5.62 million were announced on Friday by the transport ministry, in the framework of Cyprus’ recovery and resilience plan. This is the fourth call for applications to promote ...

On the occasion of road safety week, officers from the British bases visited several schools last week to teach students about road safety, the bases said on Friday. Working alongside ...

While the small shopkeepers’ association Povek argues that Black Friday in Cyprus has lost credibility with consumers, some retailers report better offers and a modest rise in turnout. “This year, ...

A total of 25kg of cannabis were confiscated this week after arriving in Cyprus by courier, the police announced on Friday. Cyprus’ drug squad, in cooperation with authorities abroad, managed ...

A 66-year-old woman, who had been hit by a car in July in Limassol, died on Friday in hospital. The woman, Androulla Sirivianou, had been crossing the road on July 30 ...