Cyprus

Turkey is manipulating the international community on the Cyprus problem, presenting concessions and demanding reciprocation, and has lured the Greek Cypriot side into discussing trivialities, thus buying time to promote ...

The first week of nightly protests against the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs by children at public schools drew to a close on ...

Cyprus’ Animal Party called on municipalities and communities on Friday to ban any Easter activities that include animals, such as donkeys, piglets and pigeons. It said there were some activities ...

Molotov cocktails, firecrackers, iron nails, rocks, planks of wood, tyres, hoods and other items that could be used in acts of violence were confiscated on Friday, in a coordinated multi-agency ...

Only one in three pensioners are entitled to an Easter bonus this year, at a time when rising prices are “mercilessly pummelling” almost all pensioners, their union Ekysy said on ...

In the mountain village of Kathikas, the spirit of Good Friday was alive and well this year, as the community once again gathered to witness the re-enactment of Jesus Christ’...

Delivery scooters from platforms like Wolt and Foody are increasingly blocking pavements, crossings and ramps in Nicosia, a clear breach of Cyprus law that authorities have so far failed to ...

A fire that broke out on Thursday at 8pm at the Akamas municipality green point was no accident, mayor Marinos Lambrou said on Friday. The fire was put out by ...

Good Friday in Rizokarpaso and Greek Cypriots living in the north adorn the bier with flowers at Saint Synesios church ahead of the evening service.

Developments relating to the appointment of a new personal envoy to Cyprus by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres are to be expected after Easter, according to reports on Friday. “The ...

Firemen were required to cut a man out of a car after it veered off a road and came to a halt in a field, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis ...

Two young people had to be rescued after getting trapped while mountain climbing on Thursday in Palaichori. According to Philenews the two individuals were climbing in a steep location, 25-metre ...

Teachers at Trikomo’s Bekirpasha high school went on strike on Friday over “pressure” being put on them by the north’s ‘education ministry’ in the midst of the “headscarf ...

An 18-year-old male was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning after being clocked driving at 195 kilometres per hour up the motorway towards Nicosia near Latsia. He was pulled ...

The police said on Friday that they believe a fire which broke out in a hire car on Thursday night may have been started maliciously. The car was in the ...

The trial of journalist Ali Kismir, who faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of having “insulted” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was on Thursday adjourned until May 29. ...

Three men, aged 20 years old, 19 years old, and 18 years old, were all arrested after getting into a fight with one another, the police announced on Friday. The incident occurred in ...

The 32-year-old man arrested when police found 105.65kg of cannabis and 16.52kg of cocaine, was remanded on Friday for eight days to facilitate investigations. The suspect was taken before the ...

Friday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear across the island, with temperatures set to rise to 31 degrees Celsius inland, 27 degrees Celsius on the coasts, and 21 degrees Celsius in ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar maintained the slender lead he holds over challenger and opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman in polling for this October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership ...

Cyprus has long held an irresistible allure for those in search of a life less ordinary.   With more than 300 days of sunshine a year, turquoise beaches, and a Mediterranean pace ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos and the town’s bishop Tychikos are at loggerheads over the organisation of an event next month to mark May 19, the day observed by Pontic Greeks ...

Fires were lit outside the north’s ‘parliament’ for a fourth day in a row on Thursday in protest against the ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of ...

A prison warden, a prison inmate and the inmate’s wife will stand trial for corruption, bribery and racketeering, following a decision handed down by Nicosia district court on Thursday. ...