Cyprus

Paphos airport has seen an increase in activity in the last couple of weeks as more flights arrive from the UK with passengers praising airport staff and the ease of ...

By Antigoni Pitta With world leaders bracing for a new humanitarian crisis after the Taliban’s lightning takeover of Afghanistan, the Cypriot government is worried about a potential influx of ...

Cyprus on Monday will be on red alert for forest fires, the forestry department said on Sunday, calling on the public to be particularly careful. In an announcement, it cautioned ...

A total of 46 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Sunday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci hit back on the weekend saying there was no vindication for President Nicos Anastasiades in his interview, as the latter had claimed. In comments ...

But poisonous toadfish might be beyond their grasp With more and more fish entering the Eastern Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal, the EU is about to decide if it ...

A 46-year-old man in Nicosia was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after shooting at his 75-year-old neighbour’s home. According to police, the 75-year-old was doing some ...

The ancient trail between Bellapais Abbey and Kazafani has recently been obliterated in an effort to make a road, to the distress of many who now want it restored A ...

A vehicle from the department of water development in Paphos was set on fire after the engine and gearbox were stolen, police said on Sunday. The vehicle was stolen sometime ...

Two men aged 20 and 25 were remanded for four days at Larnaca district court after attempting to travel with forged documents a day earlier, police said on Sunday. They were arrested ...

Police on Sunday said 23 citizens and seven businesses were booked in the past 24 hours for violating Covid-19 measures. Between 6am Saturday to 6am Sunday, there were 5,600 inspections across the country. ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Christodoulides, travels to Israel on Sunday to take part in the Cyprus-Israel-Greece Trilateral Meeting, together with his counterparts from the two countries, Yair Lapid and ...

Surge in cases of African migrants using fake or stolen ID to get to other EU countries Stricter controls at airports due to the pandemic, plus the recent increase in ...

The health ministry announced that two people had died of Covid-19 and that 311 more had tested positive from 51,499 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.6 per cent. The deaths ...

The team of Greek experts sent to survey areas affected by huge fires in early July have finalised an action plan for what needs to be done to avoid flooding ...

The creation of a new coastal path is due to get underway in Peyia in the coming weeks, Mayor Marinos Lambrou has said. “The winning tender will be announced at ...

A total of 47 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Sunday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

A fire that broke out on Saturday near Skoulli in Paphos was brought under control around 5pm, the fire service said. Spokesman Andreas Kettis said that the flames broke out ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will chair a meeting of the cabinet on Monday at the presidential summer residence in the Troodos mountains. According to CNΑ sources minsters are expected to discuss ...

The Cyprus chapter of ‘Women in Film and Television Cyprus2, Wift Cy has finally been given the green light by the Cyprus government three years after it was initially established ...

Two men aged 26 and 21 were arrested at Paphos airport and remanded in custody for five days for attempting to fly out of Cyprus using stolen and forged documents, police said ...

Two men from Limassol, aged 45 and 32 were the first suspects identified in relation to a fake post on social media, the police cybercrime unit said on Saturday. The case is ...

Seven businesses and 33 individuals were booked in the past 24 hours for violating coronavirus protocols, police said on Saturday. Violations for businesses included failure to check clients and staff for a ...

What began as a safe space has now become a little powerhouse producing items sold worldwide. Alix Norman finds out the story behind Refumade In a sleepy backstreet of Old ...