Cyprus

Beyond Protaras lies a tiny harbour, faded boats bobbing in the waves. The surrounding cape curls north. But if you slip into the water and swim out – where the seabed ...

The European Union must “do more” in defence if it wishes to play a geostrategic role and enhance its geostrategic autonomy, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. “Defence in the ...

The transport ministry issued two decrees on Monday regulating over 80,000 recalls, mostly for potentially fatal Takata airbags over an ambitious period of up to eight months, with the priority being ...

The Cyprus Architects Association on Monday slammed the recent demolition of an iconic Nicosia 1930s home, calling for an improved mechanism to evaluate and list historic buildings, including modernist ones. ...

The government on Monday announced the launch of a fast-track process for the issuance of building licences for certain types of residential units, saying the step would also go some ...

Once, Kyrenia and Famagusta were the shining stars of Cyprus’ tourism industry. But, post-1974, the island’s map was dramatically redrawn. And with the loss of these jewels, other towns ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Sami Ozuslu on Monday decried a lack of progress on the issue of Turkish Cypriots being refused entry to Turkey. At present, it is ...

A man was saved by a resident of his apartment building from a fire that broke out in his flat. “A resident noticed the fire, breached the entrance of the ...

A planned crossing point linking the Nicosia district village of Lympia and the adjacent Turkish Cypriot village of Louroujina could be opened as quickly as 10 days after being given the ...

A firecracker was thrown at the parking lot of a home in Aradippou on Monday, police said. Police received a report of an explosion at around 1am in an area ...

Death threats received by President Nikos Christodoulides may be linked to the trial of Turkish-Jewish land developer Simon Aykut, who was arrested in early June and is accused of the ...

Police arrested a 24-year-old man on Sunday in connection with ongoing investigations into a case of child pornography. Investigations began after a Europol tipoff that an online app user had ...

Nurses union Pasyno on Monday added its voice to condemnations of an attack against medical staff at Polis Chrysochous hospital over the weekend, calling on the state to protect health ...

Two cars were damaged in a fire that broke out in the Drosia area of Larnaca in the early hours of Monday. Fire department spokesman Andreas Kettis said in a ...

A 36-year-old Egyptian man was sentenced to 18 months and one week imprisonment in Dhekelia on January 29 after being found guilty of grievous bodily harm, it was announced on Monday. The ...

Police arrested 38 third-country nationals on Sunday for illegally residing in Cyprus. The arrests were made in the framework of a Cyprus-wide operation to locate and repatriate individuals residing illegally on ...

A 41-year-old man will be taken before Larnaca district court on Monday after he was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of theft, acceptance of stolen goods, illegal possession of property ...

Over 80,000 vehicles will be affected by decrees set to be announced on Monday over dangerous airbags, with fewer than 300 expected to be immobilised. Transport ministry sources told the Cyprus Mail ...

The week starts off warmer than usual, with a sudden drop in temperatures on Wednesday and snow in the mountains. Monday will be mainly cloudy, to gradually turn clear in ...

As the development of Cyprus gasfields gets closer, so the claims about their importance in supplying Europe’s gas needs get louder, totally oblivious to whether Europe needs such gas, ...

The architectural landmark home knocked down last week was not a listed building, the Nicosia district administration (EOA) said on Sunday. It added that Nicosia municipality had drawn up a ...

Two dogs were rescued from a 20 metre pit in the Larnaca village of Anafotias, the fire department said on Sunday. Fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on X that the ...

A 57-year-old Larnaca man was remanded in police custody on Sunday after he was found in possession of about 2kg of cannabis, police said. When police stopped his car for ...

Ergani, the government online system to stamp out illegal work, is proving to be a headache for government and potential employees alike, because the employers obliged to input the information ...