Man found unconscious in sea off Pyla dies
A man died after being found unconscious in the sea off Pyla on Saturday, police said.
The man, a foreign national, was spotted floating between rocks near a breakwater in ...
€5,000 stalls plan to neuter 70 prison cats
Plans to neuter some 70 cats living at the central prisons have stalled over the availability of €5,000 needed to carry out the procedure, the Animal Party said on Sunday.
The party ...
Limassol Wine Festival gets underway
The 2026 Limassol Wine Festival got underway at the municipal gardens on Saturday night, with the annual event set to run until October 4.
Transport Minister Evie Tsolaki officially opened the festival ...
Averof announces 2028 presidential bid
Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou announced on Sunday that he will stand in the 2028 presidential election, citing the continued deadlock in the Cyprus problem following high-level contacts in New York.
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Holguin to return to Cyprus in October
The UN will continue efforts to create the conditions for a new round of Cyprus talks, with the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin set to return to ...
Man rescued from overturned car
A man was rescued from an overturned car following a traffic accident on the Limassol-Nicosia highway on Saturday, the fire service said.
According to fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis, the ...
Five arrested in overnight police operations
Five people were arrested for various offences during overnight police operations across the island, police said on Sunday.
The arrests were made for offences including public insult and refusing to ...
Cyprus labour shortages: who can legally work?
The construction and hotel industries often complain about labour shortages, while labour unions counter-protest over the use of temporary hiring agencies which they say lead to poor treatment of foreign ...
Erhurman meets Guterres, denies rejecting tripartite meeting
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Saturday met United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York, and afterwards denied assertions made by ...
Remains of four missing persons found in three excavations
The remains of four missing persons were found this week at three of eight sites currently being excavated by the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), Greek Cypriot member of the ...
Conservation work begins at Panayia Melandrina church and Kato Arodes mosque
The bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage is beginning conservation work at the Panayia Melandrina church in Kalogrea, Kyrenia district, and at the Kato Arodes mosque in the Paphos district.
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Personal doctors key to early detection of hepatitis B and C, minister says
Personal doctors have a key role to play in the early detection of hepatitis B and C, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Saturday.
Addressing the educational seminar “Hepatitis: From ...
Can bookshops survive the digital age?
As I venture to the newly-located premises of one of our capital’s longest standing bookshops in the heart of the walled city, I wonder whether Al, online bookshops and ...
Man wanted for attempted murder arrested at Larnaca airport
A 33-year-old man wanted by authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina in connection with an attempted murder and conspiracy to commit a felony was arrested at Larnaca airport on Friday.
The ...
Unions see shift in government stance on hourly paid workers
Trade unions have detected a shift in the government’s position on pay increases for hourly paid state workers following a meeting with Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday, although ...
Police investigate escape of 19-year-old detainee from Lakatamia
A meeting was held at police headquarters on Saturday over the escape of a 19-year-old detainee from custody at Lakatamia police holding cells on Friday night.
According to a police ...
Cyprus, Israel aim to seal Aphrodite-Ishai gas deal by end of October
Cyprus and Israel will continue negotiations in the first half of October aimed at reaching an agreement over the cross-border gas reservoir between Cyprus’ Aphrodite field and Israel’s Ishai ...
Athienou bread and loukoumi seek EU protected status
Two of Athienou’s best-known traditional products, its bread and loukoumi, have moved a step closer to European protected status after Cyprus formally forwarded their applications to the European Commission.
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Teenager dies seven weeks after Aglandjia road collision
A 16-year-old boy, Aris Papacharalambous, died on Saturday after being hospitalised in Nicosia since August 7, police said.
The teenager was struck by a car as he was riding his e-scooter ...
Two arrested in Paphos poaching case after police chase
Police arrested two men, aged 23 and 21, on Friday night as part of an investigation into suspected poaching in the Paphos district.
According to police, searches of the two suspects’ homes ...
Twelve arrested in overnight police crackdown across Cyprus
Police arrested 12 people for offences including assault, carrying a knife and drink driving during overnight operations across Cyprus.
According to a police statement, officers stopped 815 vehicles and checked 1,052 people travelling ...
Kombos holds 51 meetings in New York diplomatic push
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos held a total of 51 meetings and contacts in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, as part of efforts to expand the Republic ...
Christodoulides, Erhurman clash over failed New York meeting
The two sides have offered conflicting accounts of why a three-way meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did not take place in New York, as a separate row emerged over ...
Rain and thunderstorms on the way as weather set to deteriorate
A spell of unsettled weather is expected to hit Cyprus from late Sunday, bringing rain, thunderstorms, possible hail and stronger winds, the met office said on Saturday.
Weak low pressure ...