Cyprus

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, ...

Saturday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy across most parts of the island, with isolated rain and even the odd storm possible in parts. Hailstones may fall during ...

Weather prediction is an inexact science. Just ask Michael Fish! He may not be quite as famous in Cyprus as in the UK, but this was the weather forecaster who, ...

A vehicle was completely destroyed by a fire early Saturday in the parking lot of an apartment building in Lakatamia. According to police, the vehicle belongs to a 65-year-old man, ...

A fire broke out on Saturday morning in a car parked at Larnaca airport while a second vehicle next to it was also damaged. “Three fire engines, from the Larnaca ...

Cyprus’ first-ever national mental health strategy, covering the next three years, was unveiled on Friday by Health Minister Michael Damianos, who also announced that Athalassa psychiatric hospital will be upgraded ...

Contracts for a landslide stabilisation study on the Paphos-Polis road have been signed and works are expected to begin this month, the transport ministry said on Friday. The contracts were ...

A 34-year-old woman was arrested at Larnaca airport for smuggling drugs, the customs department said on Friday. After a risk assessment, the US nationality passenger, who arrived in Cyprus from ...

The police drug squad confiscated 11.5 kg of cannabis in Larnaca on Thursday, during a coordinated operation after a tipoff. In cooperation with the British bases, the police arrested a 29-year-old ...

Part of the document giving consent to inspect a German real estate agent’s luggage had been forged, her defence lawyer told the court on Friday, accusing police of attempting ...

More and more incidents of animal abandonment are being reported despite ongoing efforts by volunteers and authorities, the office of environment and animal welfare commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said on world ...

The company managing the canteens at GSP stadium in Nicosia has been fined €5,000 for violating the maximum resale price of drinking water in designated areas. The Consumer Protection Service said ...

Cyprus is on a path of progress, President Nikos Christodoulides told investors in New York on Friday, as part of Cyprus’ rebranding campaign. The president was speaking during a working ...

The voluntary conscription of women, as promoted by the government and voted for by the House plenum, cannot in any way be considered a serious measure to strengthen defence, but ...

Another 15 third country nationals residing in Cyprus illegally were repatriated on Friday during a joint operation between the authorities and Frontex. The flight was arranged by the Greek authorities, according ...

Authorities are preparing to enforce stricter measures against illegal waste dumping, warning local councils they will face legal action if the problem persists after new measures are implemented. The department ...

Children wearing hijabs should be escorted into Turkish Cypriot schools by the police, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Friday, as what some in the media have ...

Commissioner for the Protection of Children’s Rights, Despo Michaelidou, has demanded explanations regarding a child abuse case recently uncovered in Larnaca, where five children were reportedly subjected to years ...

A 22-year-old man was arrested on Friday in Limassol in connection with the reported mugging of a 20-year-old man on an electric scooter on Monday. The victim reported to the ...

The planned court ruling over whether the remains of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, would be returned to his family, was on Friday postponed. It had initially been ...

As the term of Green Party president Giorgos Perdikis comes to an end, party members will vote for his successor in an internal election this Sunday. Two experienced politicians are ...

The north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak) on Friday suspended the operation of 29 programmes at Morphou’s Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) – the university upon which the ...

Fresh amendments to the north’s gambling legislation put forward by its ruling coalition may, if passed, allow Turkish Cypriots to enter casinos in the north for the first time, ...