Cyprus

Six people were arrested in Limassol on Tuesday for illegally residing in Cyprus and possession of drugs, during a coordinated operation in an abandoned building following a tip off. The ...

Cyprus recorded a drop in road deaths for the second year in a row, data released by Eurostat on Tuesday showed. A total of 34 people lost their lives in traffic ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday met Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro during a short working visit to Lisbon, as Cyprus intensifies preparations for its upcoming presidency of the council of ...

The House refugee committee wrapped up its discussions on the management of Turkish Cypriot properties on Tuesday, having decided on regulations for the distribution of residences, business establishments and agricultural ...

There will be no water cuts in Larnaca this summer, the district’s water authority announced on Tuesday. The Larnaca District Organisation (EOA) confirmed that existing water reserves, combined with ...

Electricity bills can now be paid over the counter at post offices following the signing of an agreement on Tuesday. The agreement was signed between the Electricity Authority (EAC) and ...

A forest fire near a military shooting range in Sia, Nicosia, believed to have been caused by a rogue projectile, burned five acres of pine trees and bushes on Tuesday. ...

Fast-track clinics in A&E departments in Nicosia and Paphos general hospitals will increase the level of care on offer, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Tuesday. Speaking at ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday night promised “good news of new investments” during his forthcoming visit to Cyprus this weekend. Speaking after the evening’s cabinet meeting, he ...

Customs officers confiscated banned pesticides and seeds found in a vehicle at the Astromeritis-Zodia crossing point, it was announced on Tuesday. The inspection took place on April 25, when officials from ...

No clear policy means water wasted ‘Much has been announced, little has been done’ By Tom Cleaver Cyprus is “exceeding approved water withdrawal limits” when taking water out of reservoirs ...

A parked car was severely damaged after it went up in flames just before midnight in Strovolos, the fire service confirmed on Tuesday. The incident occurred in an open-air parking ...

Six teenagers appeared before Larnaca District Court on Tuesday in connection with a string of robberies committed across the district between April 21 and 26, where they were remanded for eight days. ...

Two Turkish Cypriots were arrested in the space of two days last week for separate incidents involving the smuggling of large quantities of tobacco from the north into the Republic, ...

Two young men were attacked and robbed in their own flat in Kato Paphos on Monday night, police said. The violent robbery happened around 10.30pm, when two masked individuals forced ...

The four Turkic states which signed a joint declaration with the European Union ruling out the prospect of any of them recognising the north as an independent country are expected ...

A suspected arson attack on a car parked in a Nicosia apartment block is under investigation, police confirmed on Tuesday. The incident happened shortly after midnight in the residential area ...

Migrant workers in Cyprus should have the same rights as all other Cypriot and EU workers, a European human rights watchdog said on Monday, warning that the poorly paid and ...

The north is set to devise a maritime spatial planning map of its own, its ‘foreign ministry’s’ undersecretary Mustafa Lakadamyali confirmed on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he ...

Trikomo on Monday night became the fifth town in the north to host a protest against the ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs by children at ...

Tuesday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy across most of the island, with isolated rain possible in the early afternoon inland and in the mountains. At the same ...

Fire service receives approximately 13,000 calls annually, with 8,500 related to fires and 4,500 to humanitarian assistance, chief fire officer Nikos Logginos said on Monday. Logginos highlighted that over 90 per cent of these ...

The police on Monday issued a warning to the public following multiple reports of fraud involving individuals posing as government officials. The scammers are attempting to steal money from victims’ ...

A 23-year-old man, wanted for a series of serious criminal offences, has been arrested in Paphos after evading capture for over three months. The suspect, who had been on the ...