Cyprus

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. ...

Four members of a Cypriot firefighting unit in Greece, including the one who was slightly injured on Tuesday, will return to the island after eight days, civil defence spokeswoman, Olivia ...

The UN Secretary General’s special envoy for Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, is expected to visit the island again soon, reports said on Wednesday. According to the Cyprus News Agency (...

The Cyprus Society of Cardiology on Wednesday said only a small percentage of minors and young people who get vaccinated against Covid-19 present with myocarditis or pericarditis, lending their support ...

By Stefanos Messios The annual Perseids showers will reach their peak on Thursday and viewing conditions are expected to be under ideal conditions, according to astronomers. According to a post ...

A 72-year-old man was killed in Limassol on Wednesday morning after his car crashed into a flatbed truck, police said. The driver of the flatbed was also injured but his ...

The Salamis Organisation announced on Wednesday it will offer all three of its cargo ships for the free transport of humanitarian aid to Greece for the people affected by the ...

The health ministry has announced 34 rapid testing sites for Thursday. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence. District Sampling ...

Despite an apparent drop in coronavirus cases, hospitalisations remained high, and the situation could worsen when schools open next month, an expert said on Wednesday. Epidemiologist Dr Michalis Voniatis told ...

Police in Paphos have arrested a 36-year-old man for driving under the influence of drugs, it was announced on Wednesday. A narcotest performed at the scene on Tuesday evening was ...

The attorney-general has instructed police to investigate the contents of a report published by Al Jazeera, linking the island’s controversial citizenship by investment programme to dodgy deals in the ...

A 35-year-old woman was arrested after attempting to leave the island by presenting someone else’s passport at Paphos airport, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the woman arrived ...

Police on Wednesday charged a man after he assaulted a flight attendant who told him off for lighting a cigarette while disembarking an airplane that was refuelling at Larnaca airport. ...

Authorities are investigating the causes of a fire that broke out in an area that is difficult to access near Tala village in Paphos. The fire broke out in Zelemenos ...

Famagusta district court suspended the operation of an Ayia Napa business that was operating without the relevant license from the deputy ministry of tourism, police said on Wednesday. According to ...

The Cyprus statistical service has released data showing that the trade deficit increased during the first half of the current year. The trade deficit for Cyprus increased by €573.6 million during ...

Paphos aims to form part of a certified religious route for travellers dedicated to ‘the footsteps of Saint Paul’, as part of a European programme which will also include areas ...

The health ministry announced the deaths of three people from Covid, including a 37-year-old woman, and 573 new infections on Tuesday after 62,555 tests. At the same time, 263 people were being treated ...

Several members of a Cypriot firefighting unit in Greece, including one who was slightly injured on Tuesday, will be returning to the island after seven days, a fire service spokesman ...

Authorities mounted a sea and land operation on Tuesday to extract an injured tourist from an inaccessible location at the sea caves area of Cape Greco. According to a written ...

The government on Tuesday denied that a minister had flown to London on a mission to specifically assist a foreign national obtain a Cypriot passport, as alleged in a new ...

The office of the presidency on Tuesday again denied allegations of improper dealings between President Nicos Anastasiades and a Saudi businessman – one of whose wives secured a Cypriot passport via ...

The nameplate of Demetris Christofias Avenue, which was recently renamed by Larnaca municipality in memory of the former president, has been vandalised. According to Larnaca’s municipal councilor Marios Koukoumas’ ...