Cyprus

The new Limassol port has rapidly become a daily reminder of Cyprus’ omission to provide the general public with basic facilities. Quite aside from the busy port and cruise ship ...

The invasion of Cyprus served as a stimulus for the defence industry in Turkey and a revolution has taken place in this sector in the last 20 years, Turkish Vice President ...

President Nikos Christodoulides had a “forward looking discussion with my good friend President Isaac Herzog” on Sunday during his one-day trip to Jerusalem. He said the meeting with his Israeli ...

Flights between Cyprus’ Larnaca and Paphos airports and Tel Aviv airport were cancelled on Sunday after a Houthi-claimed missile struck inside the perimeter of Israel’s main international airport, the ...

Now that the weather is improving and hopefully no more storms, we can assess any damage from the earlier colder temperatures and even frosts in some parts. This was always ...

Hello May, hello spring festivals. Over a dozen festivals are about to pop up and add colour and life to every corner of the island. Here are some not to ...

Paphos fishermen on Sunday complained of a lack of support, poor infrastructure and crippling limitations on their ability to fish imposed on them by the municipality and the Ports Authority. ...

The sympathy of the Cypriot people was on Sunday offered by President Nikos Christodoulides during his visit to Jerusalem to relatives of Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023. “We ...

In May 2017, thousands of people, many of them children, gathered at Manchester Arena to see American pop star Ariana Grande perform. As the concert ended and families made their way ...

Government policies support rural communities, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday night opening the House of Cultural Activities and the Missing in Kyperounta. The €1.6 million building is part of the ...

Resurfacing work and rubbish collection will close sections of the highway on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the department of public works said on Sunday. From Monday to Wednesday resurfacing ...

Peace in Ukraine could see a quarter of the Ukrainians who have moved to Cyprus and their businesses return home, reports said on Sunday, underlining the potential impact on the ...

Paphos police on Saturday night stopped a driver who was five times over the drink driving limit. At around 8.15, members of the traffic police stopped a 26-year-old on Nestoras road ...

By Christiana Gregoriou The second world war veteran community is far more ethnically diverse than many people realise, with over 3 million foreign servicemen serving with the British armed forces during ...

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...