Cyprus

Cyprus’ strategic aim to turn the country into ‘a hub for innovation and financial services is being enhanced with tangible results’, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday of the ...

An explosion at 3.30am on Thursday caused damage to a house in the Nicosia district. The police said that around 4.15am a 54-year-old resident of a Nicosia village reported that ...

Thursday starts off cloudy with isolated showers, mainly in the west, however the weather will gradually change to mainly fine as the day progresses. Winds will be a southwest to ...

A 41-year-old was arrested in Paphos on Wednesday for drink driving and other related offences. The police said that at 10.50pm on Wednesday, the man was driving his car on ...

A total of 70 minors in Cyprus have been referred to treatment centres for substance abuse since the beginning of 2023, it was revealed on Wednesday. According to data from the Cyprus ...

In 2024, the rate of irregular migrant arrivals decreased by 65 per cent compared to 2022, with a consequent decrease in asylum requests, the Deputy Ministry of Immigration and International Protection and the ...

The director of the water development department (WDD) gave assurances on Wednesday that there are no current discharges from the Vati sewage treatment plant, despite the facility operating beyond its ...

Around 300 people on Wednesday evening joined a march to the Turkish embassy in northern Nicosia organised by the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli to show “respect to the motherland”, ...

Press freedom could face serious setbacks as multiple bills and proposals threatening journalistic independence are currently under discussion, the Cyprus journalists’ union (Esk) and the journalism ethics committee warned on ...

Disy president Annita Demetriou urged immediate action on Wednesday to address Cyprus’ worsening water crisis. Speaking at a meeting in Pindarou, Demetriou stressed the importance of tackling the issue head-on, ...

A long-awaited update to Cyprus’ family law was “absolutely necessary” to safeguard children’s rights, the commissioner for the protection of the rights of the child, Despo Michaelidou-Livaniou, said on ...

The remains of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was murdered in 2005, are to be returned to his family within seven days, Limassol district court decided on Wednesday. Following an extremely tense ...

Emergency services have been deployed since noon on Wednesday to contain a fire in the rugged area of Potamia, where strong winds are fanning the flames. The blaze is currently ...

The police have issued a warning about yet another scam, this time about scammers posing as the Cyprus Post and calling on people to pay postal fees. The scammers inform ...

In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, the Supreme Constitutional Court has struck down the country’s 2024 copyright management law in its entirety, declaring it unconstitutional. The unanimous judgement found that ...

Nicosia Criminal Court approved on Wednesday an amended charge sheet, during the trial of Simon Aykut, the businessman accused of unlawfully exploiting Greek Cypriot properties in the north.The approval ...

Serious problems in finding and informing car owners about recalls were reported on Wednesday by the five witnesses who testified before the three-member committee examining the recalls process for cars – ...

The government’s latest bill aimed at regulating traditional Easter bonfires, known as “lambriadjies”, will not be voted on by parliament before Easter. Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis’ final attempt to ...

The desalination unit in Mandria area, destroyed when a fire ripped through it on December 6, will be up and running in early August, Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis said on ...

A 24-year-old man was stabbed multiple times at the construction site of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s new official residence on Wednesday, the Turkish Cypriot police said. The police ...

It’s Lent, and I’m fasting, so I decided to visit a fully vegan restaurant instead of settling for a traditional eatery where plant-based options are an afterthought. Despite ...

Veteran photojournalist Stelios Papastylianou died on Tuesday afternoon after suffering a heart attack. He was 73. The Union of Cyprus Journalists said Papastylianou was “a well-known and respected colleague who was ...

Greek Cypriot political parties Disy and Akel on Wednesday hailed the gathering of 13,000 Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday night to protest against the legalisation of hijabs in public schools in the ...

The 17-year-old being treated for bacterial meningitis at Nicosia general hospital died on Wednesday in intensive care, Okypy spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said. The teen had been intubated in the ICU ...