Cyprus

Customs officers at the Larnaca airport seized a package containing drugs on October 4, a statement released by the customs department said on Monday. During the inspection of a package that ...

In the world of sparkling wine, Champagne and Prosecco are often thought of as the only contenders. But there is a vast selection of styles out there, and sparkling wine ...

Limassol district court issued five-day remand orders against two people, aged 21 and 19, who were arrested in connection with the attack and robbery on Saturday evening against two delivery drivers in ...

A 24-year-old food delivery worker was remanded in custody for four days by the Limassol district court on charges related to illegal possession of drugs, the distribution of counterfeit currency ...

The use of tools to find or pick mushrooms is prohibited, the forestry department said on Monday ahead of the mushroom picking season. Those caught using tools to find or ...

Cyprus’ doesn’t really care for walking. It was different a century ago. The first petrol car (a Peugeot Type 69 Bebe, should you be interested) arrived on the island in 1907, ...

Resigning in the wake of a convicted murderer’s escape under police guard would be a cowardly move that would only satisfy populism, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is in a “position of strength” ahead of his informal dinner with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said ...

The government aims to bring a bill to reform pensions before cabinet by the end of 2025, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Monday. Speaking after a meeting with the labour ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos travelled to New York ahead of the election of members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the ministry announced on Monday. Cyprus is a candidate ...

“Leave the gun, take the canolli,” says the mobster to his partner, moments after carrying out an execution. This bone-chilling scene from The Godfather will forever be etched in our ...

Ongoing and unacceptable dangers faced by their staff are a grave issue, nurses’ union Pasyno said on Monday, laying the blame with the ministries of labour and justice as well ...

A former Russian deputy defence minister arrested in April for bribery is facing new charges of embezzling more than 3.2 billion roubles ($33.4 million), sent to the accounts of companies in Hong ...

Water being pumped to the north from Turkey was completely cut off from the north’s water supply due to ongoing power cuts in the area near the Panagra reservoir, ...

Cyprus airspace is safe and passengers do not need to fear travelling to the island, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said. The Republic is strictly enforcing any updates it receives from ...

The hearing of the golden passport criminal case involving Al Jazeera news report, for which three people are facing charges, has been postponed for January 13, 2025. Former House president Demetris Syllouris, ...

Three people were injured in Larnaca on Sunday night when a 57-year-old drunk driver hit four parked cars. The driver and two others were injured and taken to Larnaca general ...

Reports in the British media claimed that the country’s secret intelligence service, commonly known as MI6, performed an operation to turn a Russian spy in Cyprus into a double ...

A speed camera operator reported he was verbally threatened by three people on Monday, about 45 minutes after midnight, in Larnaca. Police said the operator had set up the speed camera ...

A school facility in Larnaca intended to be used as temporary accommodation for foreign nationals fleeing from Lebanon has been hit by racist vandals, it was reported on Monday. Meanwhile, ...

Record numbers of passengers used Larnaca and Paphos airports in September, with a total of 1.4 million passengers using the two airports, the airport operator said on Monday. “Compared to September 2023, ...

The Limassol Wine Festival, which closed on Sunday after attracting thousands of visitors, was the first to implement a zero-waste event certification process, in line with its commitment to reduce ...

Monday will be mostly sunny with afternoon clouds, mainly in the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 33C in the interior, 30C on the coasts, and 24C in the higher mountains. ...

Looking at the chart of ‘coffee consumption by country’ at the World Population Review website – a slightly random chart, topped by Luxembourg and featuring such unexpected names as Belize and ...