Cyprus

Police on Thursday arrested three people in the old town of Nicosia as part of a coordinated operation initiated by the justice ministry and the deputy minsitry of migration. The ...

The potential payment of €25 million by the Cypriot government to help finance the construction of the Great Sea Interconnector is “a matter between the governments” of Cyprus and Greece, Energy ...

Official reports assessing the response to the devastating July wildfire in the Limassol mountain region drawn up by the agencies involved have been submitted to the relevant ministers and are ...

That’s right, the two international music stars are heading to our island for a unique, one-night-only performance this autumn. Just when you think Cyprus’ cultural agenda is about to ...

Residents in Larnaca have until August 18 to clear their private plots and open spaces, the Larnaca district organisation (EOA) announced on Friday. The municipal council called on owners and tenants ...

On Saturday, the 12th Basket Weaving & Traditional Culture Festival brings Livadia in Larnaca to life with crafts, flavours and dance rooted in Cypriot heritage. Taking place at the square ...

A second protest is set to take place in Limassol on Friday evening, following a mass demonstration on Thursday night over the government’s handling of last week’s deadly ...

A seasonal low-pressure system is currently influencing the region’s weather, bringing mostly clear skies across much of the island on Friday. However, some areas in the west and north ...

Donations for the support of wildfire victims in Cyprus have reached approximately €1.2 million, according to accountant-general Andreas Antoniades, who spoke to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Tuesday. The funds, ...

Compensation payouts to the victims of last week’s wildfires have already begun, the government said on Thursday. In a post on X, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said that already €122,000 ...

The energy regulator on Thursday gave a provisional green light to the payment by Cyprus of €25 million to the project promoter for the Great Sea Interconnector, the planned subsea electricity ...

Authorities are prepping for a potential contamination of the water in Kouris dam by ash and cinders once the rainy season begins, media reports said on Thursday. Located in Limassol ...

The next couple of months will see crucial developments regarding the future commercialisation of the Kronos offshore gas field, the energy minister said on Thursday. George Papanastasiou said important talks ...

Thousands, of people held a demonstration in Limassol on Thursday evening, demanding accountability and protesting the government’s perceived inaction during last week’s deadly fires that swept through mountainous ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, who served in the post between 2015 and 2020, described the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in the north on suspicion of espionage it as a “...

Despite a law having just come into force, allowing state officials to waive receiving a pension while still in active service, it turns out this has no practical application, media ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday hailed Cyprus’ “excellent” relationship with France, saying, “whenever there is a crisis, whenever there is an opportunity, our two countries stand together”. “Our two ...

Parents’ groups and children’s cancer foundations have voiced strong disappointment over the transfer of teacher Eleni Anastasiou from the Makarios hospital school in Nicosia, where she had served children ...

The temporary desalination unit in Potima, with a daily capacity of two thousand cubic metres, is its final testing stage and is expected to be up and running soon, Akamas ...

In a major step towards enhancing child safety in Cypriot football, the health ministry and the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) have launched a joint initiative to train hundreds of football ...

In response to growing public concern over roads turning into “racing tracks,” the police are stepping up targeted enforcement efforts to curb excessive speeding, which remains one of the leading ...

Two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested near the village of Galatia, near Trikomo, on suspicion of espionage, were all remanded in custody for a further three months ...

Two large-scale demonstrations are being held in Limassol on Thursday afternoon, to protest the government’s perceived inactivity during the deadly fires which swept through the mountainous area of the ...

Authorities in Limassol are working around the clock to assess the full scale of destruction caused by the recent wildfire in the mountainous areas of the district. Speaking to the ...