Cyprus

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Sunday by the Met Office with loalised thunderstorms and heavy rain expected. The warning is in place from 11m until 5pm. The ...

Two people were arrested early on Sunday morning in Protaras after police found laughing gas on them. At around 1am, they stopped a 25-year-old driver who had a 24-year-old passenger ...

An unidentified man remained intubated in critical condition at the Limassol general hospital on Sunday morning, after falling from a height of about 4m. Limassol CID are investigating the circumstances ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday morning described his visit on the same day to Jerusalem and Ramallah as important, saying Cyprus could play a key role in bringing Israelis and ...

Members of the House human rights committee came out with guns blazing this week, proposing changes in insurance law to end “discrimination” against elderly drivers. Independent MP Alexandra Attalidou led ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday praised the “strong reaction from our Turkish Cypriot compatriots” in recent protests against both the north’s ruling coalition and against Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday issued a warning to Turkish Cypriot trade unions over their opposition to the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing ...

Activist Louis Allan has announced the launch of a ‘hunger strike’ and tree sit-in protest aiming to draw attention to the ongoing ‘siege conditions’ in Palestine with the strike set ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday opened Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s new official residence in Ayios Dhometios. Erdogan arrived at the palace with Tatar, who had welcomed ...

A 39-year-old man was arrested for suspected theft in Nicosia early Saturday after he was stopped by police while riding a bicycle with his 12-year-old son. Police said that around 5...

Gesy’s positive finances will allow it to adopt new technologies and projects, including sending more patients abroad, the senior officer of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Saturday. ...

By Philippa Tracy Why is air travel so much less enjoyable these days? When I was a child, I thought it was all very exciting. In fact, I used to ...

A total of five people were arrested at a small protest held near the new official residence of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, which is due to be officially opened ...

Holguin reappointed UN chief’s personal envoy to Cyprus, government to cooperate ‘closely’María Angela Holguín Cuéllar of Colombia was appointed as UN Secretary-General António Guterres ...

Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who served under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called for charges of treason to be brought against those suspected of having been involved in a ...

The government recognises the challenges faced by journalists and stands with them with institutional tools, government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said in a statement issued on World Press Freedom Day on ...

A couple of hundred people gathered at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point in western Nicosia on Saturday morning to protest against the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to ...

A fine of €156,000 was imposed on 24 employers for illegally employing migrants, following an investigation by the Aliens and Immigration Service (YAM) conducted between April 25 and May 2. “A total of 20 cases ...

A vehicle was completely destroyed in the Larnaca area at around 3am on Saturday by a fire that appears to have been started maliciously. “From the initial examinations carried out ...

A site-specific exhibition opens in Platres this May as Maria Loizidou presents her newest artistic work. Newcomers invites viewers into a place where the conventional perception of time is replaced ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to arrive in the north at 1pm on Saturday to formally inaugurate the new ‘presidential’ complex by Ayios Dhometios in northern Nicosia. After ...

A 21-year-old was allegedly robbed of his phone and wallet by motorcyclists in Larnaca in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to police, the young man was walking in ...

Two 14-year-olds were arrested after attacking police officers with stones in Limassol on Friday.Police arrived around 9pm in the Yermasoyia area, responding to reports of teenagers setting fire to ...

A yellow weather warning is in place with storms expected to affect the island on Saturday afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue mainly in the south, southeast and north, ...