Cyprus

Firearm permits should have an expiration date and their criteria should be reviewed, Law Commissioner Louiza Zannetou said Thursday, a day after a 58-year-old man shot and killed his neighbour ...

The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) announced it would extend its campaign for the collection of essential items for the people affected by the wildfires in Greece due to increased demand. ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a warning (see full text below) that a website hosted in India is set up as an impostor or counterfeit of ...

Cyprus is close to the EU average as concerns the age at which young people leave the parental household, a Eurostat survey published on Thursday revealed. The survey marks “International ...

A 57-year-old accountant was remanded in custody for eight days by Limassol district court on Thursday on suspicion of embezzling some €315,000 from the construction company she worked for. The woman ...

Conservationists on Thursday called for a comprehensive policy for the safe movement of visitors within the Akamas national forest, accusing authorities of stalling while lives are lost. The Friends of ...

Police were seeking a 41-year-old man on Thursday after a cheque that had been stolen from a home in Nicosia was used to pay for two televisions sets in Paphos. ...

A fire which broke out in the forest area of Droushia, near Paphos, on Thursday morning has been contained, the Forestry Department said. The fire broke out at around 9.30am ...

A 58-year-old man arrested on suspicion of shooting dead his 29-year-old neighbour in Yeri during an argument over a parking spot was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday. ...

The theft of manhole covers is on the rise in Larnaca, the district’s sewerage board said on Thursday, adding that it will work to tackle the phenomenon which poses ...

The remaining 35 members of the Cypriot firefighting mission sent to Greece to help battle the wildfires are expected to return to the island on Friday as most blazes were put ...

Paphos firefighters were battling a blaze overnight that broke out late on Wednesday in Stavrokonnou village and was finally brought under control early on Thursday after destroying six hectares of ...

Police on Thursday said they are looking for a 29-year-old man in connection with a burglary attempt at a café restaurant in the old town of Paphos. The incident was ...

Famagusta district court ordered the temporary closure of an Ayia Napa business that was operating without the relevant license from the deputy ministry of tourism and without a liquor permit, ...

Beer deliveries in Cyprus have increased year-on-year during the first seven months of the year, a report by the Cyprus Statistical Service has shown. According to the service, 19.49 million litres ...

Paphos lifeguards are bracing for thousands of visitors to descend on the district’s beaches this coming weekend, the busiest holiday period of the year locally. Paphos is the top ...

Τhe met office has issued a new yellow warning for high temperatures. The alert will be in effect until 6am on Thursday. According to the warning, temperatures are not expected ...

Workers at DP World Limassol, which manages the general cargo and cruise terminals at Limassol port, went back on strike on Wednesday after the company decided to fire four employees. ...

Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek on Wednesday called on the government to create an online platform where Turkish Cypriots and Cypriots living in third countries can directly acquire the EU Digital ...

A 29-year-old man was shot and killed in Yeri on Wednesday while his father, 52, was seriously injured, apparently over a parking spot. Police have arrested their 58-year-old neighbour in connection ...

The anti-money laundering unit (Mokas) said Wednesday there was nothing to investigate in relation with potential dealings between President Nicos Anastasiades and a Saudi businessman – one of whose wives secured ...

The health ministry announced the deaths of five people from Covid and 484 new infections on Wednesday after 54,249 PCR and rapid tests. At the same time, 264 people were being treated in ...

The forestry department issued a red alert for fires on Wednesday as temperatures in the island are set to remain extremely high in the coming days. The department urged the ...

Police arrested the owner of an apartment building in Chlorakas after he rented flats to asylum seekers in violation of a government decree banning them from residing in the area. ...