Cyprus News

Severe weather on Wednesday tore through aquaculture facilities off Liopetri, releasing vast numbers of farmed sea bass and bream into open waters. The fisheries department confirmed that strong storms damaged ...

Serious gaps in evacuation planning, widespread fire safety failures and limited immediate aerial capacity were expressed to parliament by fire chief Nikos Longinos on Wednesday. Appearing before the House environment ...

Insufficient evidence has been gathered to prosecute suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos in the case regarding the alleged domestic abuse of his wife, police representative Marina Christodoulidou said on Wednesday, ...

A 68-year-old man accused in one of Cyprus’ largest recent drug cases has been remanded in custody after allegedly attempting to flee to the north using a stolen identity card ...

Water cuts are continuing today in selected areas of Larnaca due to ongoing problems affecting desalination units, local authorities said. In a statement, the Larnaca district government (EOA) said that ...

The United Kingdom’s bases in Cyprus are “a colonial remnant”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, before calling for their status to be up for discussion following the conclusion ...

The likelihood of air quality in Cyprus being affected by chemicals from regional hostilities is minimal, air quality control officer Chrysanthos Savvides said on Wednesday. Savvides explained that dust reaching ...

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said that her government takes its relationship with Cyprus “immensely seriously” while facing questions from MPs regarding the decisions taken regarding its bases on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that Cyprus has demonstrated in practice that European strategic autonomy is achievable, as he addressed policymakers in Brussels while holding key meetings on the ...

There is “no need to panic” over Cyprus’ supply of meat in light of outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in both Cyprus and Greece, supermarkets’ association chairman Andreas Hadjiadamou ...

Police recovered a large amount of stolen property in Nicosia on Tuesday night, linked to a gang involved in a series of burglaries and thefts, the police said on Wednesday. ...

The trial of a 22-year-old accused of attempted murder has been postponed till May 4, at 9am, due to the court’s workload. The defendant appeared before the Larnaca criminal court ...

The notice to airmen (Notam) issued regarding possible military operations carried out in the skies off the coast of Cyprus’ Karpas peninsula is “null and void”, Turkish defence ministry spokesman ...

Cyprus is set for a spell of unsettled weather with rain and thunderstorms expected from Wednesday night through to Sunday, as a storm moving from Egypt approaches the island. According ...

A police constable has been detained in connection with an alleged assault on a mobile speed camera driver on the Paphos to Limassol highway, with a court on Wednesday granting ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that his country could offer protection to Europe in a similar fashion to the way in which the United Kingdom’s sovereign bases in ...

A group of livestock farmers gathered on Wednesday outside a livestock unitin Yeri to protest the planned collection of animal samples by the veterinary services, amid rising tensions over containment ...

Disy MP Nikos Sykas’ appeal against his removal from his party’s ballot paper will be heard next week, after the Limassol district court had last month rejected his initial ...

The Ecumenical Patriarchate has informed the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus that a second appeal lodged by Bishop Tychikos against his suspension has been rejected, according to Archbishopric ...

The situation for halloumi production is manageable if conditions remain as they are today and the spread of foot-and-mouth disease is contained, the cheesemakers’ association spokesman Michalis Koullouros said on ...

Damaged electrical appliances and faulty equipment caused a house fire in Limassol on Tuesday. The fire brigade said the fire broke out at 3.26pm and two fire engines were dispatched ...

A 56-year-old was arrested on Tuesday night after hitting four parked cars and damaging a fifth while drink driving. The police said the incident happened at 10pm in Limassol. The ...

A fire in a carpark in Limassol caused extensive damage to two vehicles. The police were notified at 4.50am that a car was on fire, which caused damage to the ...

The Middle East crisis, the foot and mouth disease outbreak on the island and the way forward in the Cyprus problem are on President Nikos Christodoulides’ agenda on Wednesday, as ...