Cyprus News

A lorry hit an electricity pylon and then crashed into a building in Kofinou area, Larnaca, just before 7am on Thursday morning. Sources said the driver, who was taken to ...

The five suspects from Syria arrested in connection with the attempted murder and arson in Pyla last month are expected to be sent to a trial before the Larnaca criminal ...

Two bins outside the Ayios Nicolaos lyceum in Limassol were set on fire on Wednesday evening. The police were notified at 8.30pm that the bins and books for recycling were ...

MEPs from Cyprus and Greece called for the release of five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north in July and demanded measures be taken against Turkey, during a debate at ...

Limassol district court on Thursday ordered two women remanded in police custody, after their arrest on suspicion of fraud. The two suspects will be held in police custody for five ...

Mainly fine weather is expected on Thursday with local clouds in the afternoon and temperatures reaching 37C inland, 33C along the coast and 28C in the highest mountains. Winds will ...

Concerts by Greek stars, an ice cream festival, LGBT filmmakers on the big screen, street parties, village festivals and events in the city are taking place this weekend. Here’s ...

House legal affairs committee on Wednesday began discussions on a major reform of the law office. The debate focuses on separating the dual role of the attorney general, with the ...

A 23-year-old man has been arrested at Larnaca airport in connection with a major drug trafficking case involving cannabis, methamphetamine and cocaine, police confirmed on Wednesday. The arrest was made ...

Cyprus will experience widespread disruption on Thursday as a three-hour nationwide strike affects airports, schools and public services amid a dispute over the Cost-of-Living Allowance (CoLA). Hermes Airports confirmed on ...

A solidarity gathering was held on Wednesday outside the central prisons in Nicosia, calling for the immediate release of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz. Supporters demanded his freedom either through a ...

The University of Cyprus successfully welcomed the new academic year, with 1,350 new students, the university’s deputy director of academic affairs, Kleanthis Pissarides told the Cyprus News Agency on Wednesday. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will hold a tripartite meeting on September 27, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. The sources informed the ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday held a telephone conversation in which they discussed, among other things, “cooperation on security and defence”. ...

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said in a speech on Wednesday that the commission intended to propose the creation of a new European firefighting hub based in Cyprus, ...

British actor Paul Anderson, best known for his role as Arthur Shelby in the acclaimed BBC/Netflix series Peaky Blinders, will be a special guest at this year’s Cyprus ...

Three of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July were released on bail on Wednesday. All five appeared at a military court in Nicosia, where ...

One of the latest places in Paphos offering a touch of culinary theatre is Geppetto restaurant, the adult-only dining space at M-Boutique hotel, which opened just over a year ago. ...

Cyprus will spend the €1.1 billion loan from the EU’s SAFE programme over the next five years to help boost its defence industry, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas announced on Wednesday ...

An email was sent to the Kykkos high school in Paphos on Thursday declaring that an explosive device had been left within the school grounds. As a result, the school’...

More than 300 Cypriots living abroad have registered on the ‘Minds in Cyprus’ platform in less than two weeks since its launch, the president’s office said on Wednesday in a ...

The parents of an infant hospitalised with a brain haemorrhage were remanded in custody for four days on Wednesday, after doctors said they were looking into shaken baby syndrome. The ...

Opposition Turkish Cypriot leadership election candidate Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday called out the wealth of online bots writing comments critical of him and supportive of incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said that Greek Cypriots are “trying to manipulate voters with messages” ahead of next month’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election. While he did ...