Cyprus

Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis on Sunday said he is “moderately optimistic” over the future of tourism in Cyprus, despite the uncertainty for the lobal economy created by the announcement ...

For years, Cyprus has struggled with electricity blackouts, high energy costs and a slow transition to renewables. Now, as officials debate a new law to protect solar panel owners from ...

“Just over 750” people have filed asylum claims in Cyprus in the first three months of the year, Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Sunday. At the same time, he ...

The police are to “intensify” their work to clamp down on people driving over the speed limit from Monday. The force announced that the increased speed checks are to be “...

President Nikos Christodoulides and American multinational corporation ExxonMobil’s vice president for global exploration John Ardill on Sunday met to discuss the next steps regarding the drilling for natural gas ...

A 67-year-old farmer died after the tractor he was driving collided with an olive tree, the police said on Sunday. The incident occurred near the Limassol district village of Alektora, ...

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, among other accusations, after an incident in a block of flats which left a 27-year-old man requiring ...

Sunday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy across most of the island, with isolated rain likely in the afternoon, mostly in the mountains. Temperatures are set to rise ...

Given that it is a commonly held belief that the issue of landmines is one which has been more or less left firmly in the past in Cyprus, the inclusion ...

The 29-year-old man who arrested on the British base of Dhekelia in connection with the confiscation of 11.5 kilograms of cannabis was on Saturday remanded in custody for two days. The ...

It is “unacceptable to use a child to politicise religion”, Serdar Denktash, the son of influential late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said on Saturday, in response to the ongoing ...

The police on Saturday warned the public to be wary of fraudulent text messages being sent by scammers demanding that individuals pay fines for traffic offences. The messages have been ...

The chief negotiators from Cyprus’ two sides will meet on Thursday, according to reports on Saturday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s special representative ...

The 34-year-old woman who was arrested on Friday night after having been found attempting to smuggle almost 37 kilograms of cannabis into Cyprus through Larnaca airport was on Saturday remanded in ...

‘This is all legal, right?’ I ask Jenna (aka Miss Jenna Linn), sitting at Bean Bar in central Nicosia where her appearance has already drawn an appraising, not entirely approving ...

The north’s largest political party the UBP’s party congress on Friday night officially endorsed Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to be re-elected to the role when elections are ...

“Tragic” water shortages are hitting Cypriot farmers, farmers’ union chairman Panicos Hambas said on Saturday, warning that if efforts are not made to ensure water security, “we will soon not ...

Cypriot armed forces took part in the Israeli-led “Noble Dina 2025” multinational aeronautical exercises, which took place between March 19 and April 3, the defence ministry said on Saturday. Cypriot naval and air ...

Extensive damage was caused to a caravan by a fire which broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning. The caravan was being lived in by a number of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday said he is “ready” to discuss the prospect of delineating the Republic of Cyprus’ maritime borders with the Republic of Turkey to the northwest of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides rang the New York stock exchange closing bell at the close of business on Friday. His participation in the ceremony was described as “an emblematic ceremony with ...

With April here, spring and Easter celebrations arrive to fill the weekends with traditional seasonal flavours, games and activities for all ages. This Sunday, the Paradox Museum Limassol is hosting ...

Paphos-based women’s group the Spellbound Chorus won a bronze medal at this year’s Holland Harmony barbershop convention, which was held in the town of Apeldoorn in the southeastern ...

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with an incident in which a kiosk in Larnaca was robbed and its owner’s shirt was “grabbed” by one of the perpetrators, ...