A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
Cyprus and Greece are both “fully committed” to the Great Sea Interconnector project, which will link the two countries’ energy grids, as well as that of Israel, according to a ...
The total cost of restoring structures damaged during July’s inferno in Limassol district comes to around €40 million, the Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) said on Tuesday.
In a statement, ...
The water desalination plant in the Paphos district village of Kouklia returned to full working order, ten months after burning down, the water development department said on Tuesday.
The plant ...
A fire that broke out on Tuesday morning in a riverbed near the Ayios Silas industrial area in Limassol has been brought under control.
The fire spread quickly and threatened ...
Models of vehicles from well-known brands have been deemed dangerous and were recalled by the European warning system, Safety Gate, the road transport department (TOM) said on Tuesday.
The dangerous ...
The antiquities department has updated the guided tour experience of archaeological sites by launching a new digital platform and placing QR codes at ancient monuments, the deputy ministry of culture ...
Two teenage girls were remanded in custody by Larnaca District Court on Tuesday in connection with the theft of a rented vehicle and the €8,000 in it.
An 18-year-old was remanded ...
The House labour committee on Tuesday discussed plans to amend the current stipulation that parents accrue five years of residence in Cyprus before being able to claim child benefit, with ...
Foreign nationals are increasingly snapping up immovable property in Cyprus, accounting for over a quarter of all property sales in 2024, although that ratio is likely an undercount, a report released ...
New concerns about the construction of an aquaculture port on the Pentakomo coastline, home to one of the Mediterranean’s rarest marine mammals, were raised on Tuesday by Birdlife Cyprus.
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Sixty five survivors of childhood sexual abuse and exploitation have been helped by the Nima Support and Treatment Centre in its first two years of operation, the family planning association ...
Repair work will start on Wednesday on the Limassol – Nicosia motorway between Mouttagiaka and Parekklisia, in the direction of Nicosia, the public works department announced on Tuesday.
The maintenance will ...
The liquefied natural gas terminal at Vasiliko will be completed, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou promised on Tuesday.
Addressing the House energy committee, he said the project “is feasible, should be ...
Ghost Flight by Eva Asprakis explores a “time of new beginnings” amid the “horrifying contrast” of abrupt loss brought about by the doomed Helios Airways flight in 2005 that saw 121 people ...
Approximately 30 cats were found dead with foam around their mouths and poison found at Sfalayiotissa cemetery in Limassol, the Greens action group for animals said on Tuesday.
The group said ...
Volunteers with the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) currently carrying out a protest to protect birds in Maroni on Tuesday reported they were attacked by a local poacher.
“We’ve ...
More than €3 million is to be spent on the redevelopment of part of Makarios Avenue in Livadia, Larnaca municipality said on Tuesday.
Construction work is scheduled to begin in mid-October ...
The strengthening of defence and security cooperation between Cyprus and India was the focus of discussions on Monday evening aboard the Indian warship Trikand, which docked in Limassol on Sunday.
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Reuniting across the divide, marching for peace, justice, and queer liberation is what United by Pride stands for. Held this Saturday in Nicosia, it brings together LGBTQIA+ people and the ...
A fire broke out late on Monday in a second-floor apartment on Amathus Avenue, Limassol, injuring one resident who jumped from a window to escape the flames.
Firefighters from Ayios ...
Cyprus House president Annita Demetriou on Monday welcomed Greece’s new ambassador to Nicosia, Konstantinos Kollias, for their first meeting since he assumed his post.
Both expressed satisfaction with the ...
President Nikos Christodoulides is holding a series of meetings with world leaders on Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, alongside participation in the 80th UN General Assembly.
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Cyprus, an island with a long history and rich culture, is witnessing the rise of a new generation that is as digitally native as any in the world. For the ...
Police arrested two men, aged 32 and 34, late on Monday night in connection with illegal possession of property, possession of burglary tools, assaulting a police officer, causing public alarm, disturbing the ...