Cyprus

The government’s new mobile application allowing victims of domestic violence to report incidents directly to the police, named Elpis from the Greek word for hope, was unveiled on Monday. ...

Residents of Kambos village held a protest on Monday against what they see as unfair treatment in terms of economic assistance from the state. Protesters gathered outside the Paphos district ...

The way things are going, consumers can expect electricity prices to go through the roof and face power cuts at the same time, Electricity Authority scientific staff union (Sepaik) leader ...

Two women were injured when their vehicle overturned on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway on Monday, causing traffic to build up. Police said after overturning, the vehicle came to a standstill in ...

An investigation will be made into possible criminal activity on the part of former transport minister Marios Demetriades over the matter of faulty airbags in Cyprus and their import into ...

Public safety is a top concern for the government, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday after a string of murders and attempted murders in the last few days. Speaking ...

An MP on Monday asked the attorney-general’s office to hand over information on how many criminal prosecutions have been discontinued under the watch of attorney-general George Savvides and his ...

Three people were arrested at Larnaca airport last week after large quantities of undeclared tobacco products in their luggage were uncovered during routine inspections, customs officers announced on Monday. On ...

An ongoing relationship between a man murdered in Paphos on Sunday and the man thought to have killed him’s ex-wife is now considered the main motive behind the crime, ...

16-year-old Turkish Cypriot teenager Ivan Gurbetoglu died of a severe brain injury and multiple bodily injuries following a motorcycle crash in Paphos, an autopsy revealed on Monday. Samples were also ...

THE University of Nicosia (UNIC) is a research-oriented institution dedicated to teaching, research, innovation, sustainability, societal engagement and cultural contribution. With over 100 programmes at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and ...

Stepping out of a Nicosia restaurant one evening, I walked along the pavement when a sound stopped me. It wasn’t the roar of a car speeding past, it was ...

The forestry department warned against illegal camping in state forests on Monday, particularly in areas of environmental importance that are protected and sensitive.  The department said camping in unlicensed areas ...

Foreign language learning in Cyprus varies significantly depending on the type and level of education, according to new data from Eurostat released on Monday. At lower-secondary level, 79.8 per cent of ...

A 58-year-old man from Nicosia was arrested on Sunday for mistreatment of a dog, the police announced on Monday. His arrest follows an investigation into complaints alleging mistreatment, neglect, unnecessary ...

A 55-year-old Paphos man in custody over the attempted murder on July 5 in Amargeti has been referred for trial before the criminal court, set to begin on September 24, it was ...

Approximately one third of the people in Cyprus are currently struggling to find the money for a weekly get-away, according to new Eurostat data released on Monday. Specifically, the EU’...

President Nikos Christodoulides is heading to New York on Tuesday “adequately prepared” and with high expectations for substantive discussions on the Cyprus problem, which he hopes will pave the way ...

A 24-year-old British man who fell from a fourth-floor hotel balcony while on holiday in Cyprus is set to be discharged from hospital but remains unable to walk. Sam Hudson, ...

A total of 271 traffic complaints were issued over the weekend as part of a targeted police campaign in Famagusta aimed at combating organised crime and boosting public safety. The three-day ...

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President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Monday, a key decision to allow the anti-corruption authority in Cyprus to hire permanent staff, underlining his government’s stance of zero tolerance towards corruption. ...

Joint university programmes began gaining popularity in the late 1990s, in Europe in particular. With the vision to increase academic cooperation and student mobility across countries, institutions came together to ...

More than 37,000 kilograms of used batteries were recycled in Cyprus during the first half of 2025, according to the non-profit organisation Afis Cyprus, which coordinated a series of public awareness and ...