Cyprus

A spell of high pressure has settled over the region, setting the stage for a significant rise in temperatures across Cyprus starting tomorrow, as a warm air mass begins to ...

Scores of bills relating to the conduct of elections head to the House plenum for a vote on May 22, addressing such matters as campaign spending, the electoral roll and the ...

The International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (Pseka) has called for the rejection of any effort to reinstate Turkey in the programme for US F35 fighter jets or lift the ...

The recent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the north was raised on Monday at the European Parliament, during the first day of the plenum. A proposal was ...

The leaders in Cyprus are looking forward to receiving the UN chief’s personal envoy Maria Ángela Holguín in the coming weeks, deputy spokesman for the secretary-general, Farhan Haq, ...

Following strict hand hygiene is a must in preventing infection, regardless of the use of gloves, the health ministry said on Monday, World Hand Hygiene Day. The ministry said infections ...

The local publishing sector has seen a 28.4 per cent drop in publishing employment including editors, journalists and writers, marking the largest drop in the EU, Eurostat said on Monday. The ...

Twenty-one Syrians arrived by boat in Famagusta area early on Monday morning, mobilising the authorities, and one person was arrested on suspicion of trafficking migrants. According to the police, at ...

President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas starts a three-day official visit to Cyprus on Wednesday, at the invitation of President Nikos Christodoulides, his first visit abroad since he assumed ...

Street food in the gardens. It is happening again. After its season opening event last month, Fork Food market has made its comeback and is ready to set in motion ...

Scammers are posing as government service officials to trick people into paying money, the police said on Monday. The police said they received complaints that the scammers were contacting people ...

The gas leak in Engomi on Sunday, which led to road closures and power cuts, was most likely caused by a mud slide at a nearby illegal excavation and construction ...

A 52-year-old man has confessed to killing Yiannis Argyrou who was found dead on Sunday, admitting to the stabbing during a drug-fuelled night in a private garage in Limassol, police ...

The annual ‘Forest protection week’ being held until May 11 was launched in Mandra tou Kampiou on Monday under the slogan “The forest needs you. Protect it from fire”. Agriculture Minister ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday described his official visit to Israel over the weekend as “completely successful” covering issues including the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor and the Great Sea Interconnector. ...

Three of President Nikos Christodoulides’ proposals in talks on Monday on confidence building measures with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar were rejected, with the latter said to have taken up ...

This isn’t just a map of Cyprus. It’s THE map! The map that, for over 100 years, defined how our island was seen, measured and governed. The map that ...

A new hearing took place on Monday before the investigative committee examining vehicle imports into Cyprus and the handling of car recalls due to defective airbags. At the centre of ...

With an occupancy rate of 226.2 per cent, Cyprus had the most overcrowded prisons among EU member states in 2023, according to data released by Eurostat on Monday. In 2023, 13 EU member states ...

The first meeting of the bicommunal Technical Committee for Youth Matters took place on Monday at Ledra Palace. Committee members briefly checked in with both President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish ...

A total of 1,970 packs of cigarettes and over 20 kilos of rolling tobacco were seized off two British tourists departing from Larnaca airport on Friday. According to police the tobacco products ...

The Cyprus Journalists’ Union (Esk) on Monday expressed serious concern for the safety of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ayşemden Akin after she reportedly received death threats over a corruption story ...

A large quantity of untaxed tobacco products was discovered in Nicosia during a police operation on Friday, prompting swift action from customs officials. Members of the Nicosia crime prevention unit ...

Cyprus on Monday publicly thanked the United Arab Emirates for its swift and generous assistance in tackling the island’s growing water crisis. President Nikos Christodoulides called UAE President Mohammed ...