Cyprus

Last Friday we teased the idea of hurricanes hitting the island. Or hailstones the size of halloumi… And boom: Limassol turns white with hail, and Avgorou gets a tornado! Now, ...

Recently circulated allegations of the inappropriate handling of a case by deputy attorney general Savvas Angelides due its connection to his former law firm were “an attempt to create a ...

An “unprecedented increase” in photovoltaic system applications, driven largely by the government’s Photovoltaics for All plan, has caused delays in their installation, the electricity authority (EAC) announced on Friday. “...

An agreement to launch a direct Larnaca-Brussels route was signed on Friday morning between the civil aviation department and Aegean Airlines. The flights “ensure a reliable and stable connection between ...

Cyprus will prioritise security, economic policy and migration during its upcoming term as president of the EU Council, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Speaking after meeting European Commission secretary ...

With a 24-year legacy, the Mind, Body & Spirit Wellbeing Festival (MBS) continues its journey of celebrating holistic wellbeing, inspiration and conscious living. As it gets ready for another epic ...

Two 28-year-old suspects arrested in connection with the murder of businessman Stavros Demosthenous last month will face trial at Limassol criminal court in January, the district court ruled on Friday. ...

A 25-year-old man was arrested three times over the legal alcohol limit in Paphos on Thursday evening, causing an accident after which his vehicle caught fire, police said on Friday. ...

Fans of AEL and Apollon football clubs clashed in the centre of Limassol on Thursday night, causing damage to at least 11 cars and nearby property, police said on Friday. The ...

The week draws to a close with increased medium and high clouds on Friday. Temperatures are expected to reach up to 26 degrees Celsius inland, around 25 degrees in the coastal areas ...

Major tarmacking projects and nighttime road works are underway across the capital, with the Nicosia municipality on Thursday urging the public’s cooperation and stressing that the upgrades will ultimately ...

The House education committee is pressing ahead with discussions on the new system for evaluating teachers and teaching performance, its chair, Diko MP Pavlos Mylonas, said on Thursday, expressing optimism ...

The cabinet on Thursday green-lit the armaments which Cyprus intends to procure via the Security Action for Europe (Safe) programme. The list of armaments was prepared by the defence ministry. ...

NGO Spavo on Thursday launched a new donation campaign to support its programmes for women affected by gender-based violence. “With your contribution, you directly support frontline programmes against domestic violence,” ...

Two men, aged 24 and 23, were arrested on Thursday after failing to stop for a game warden’s inspection in a prohibited hunting area in the Limassol district. Police said the ...

MPs on Thursday grumbled about the defence ministry lacking a building of its own, continuing to be housed in rented premises costing some €800,000 a year. The matter came up during ...

Parliament approved a bill for an €85 fine for parking violations at publicly accessible EV charging points. The amendment was introduced by Green Party MP, Stavros Papadouris and seeks to address ...

The House interior committee continued its clause-by-clause discussion on Thursday on a bill proposed by Dipa MP Marinos Mousiouttas. The law aims to amend the 2025 roads and buildings regulation act ...

A 25-year-old US citizen was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday by the Paphos criminal court for attempting to smuggle 24 kilograms of cannabis into the Republic. She was found ...

Cyprus remains at the centre of EU concern over antimicrobial resistance, with the island recording some of the highest rates in Europe, experts warned during a health-focused press conference on ...

MPs decided on Thursday to postpone by a week a vote on whether to accept or reject the president’s referral of a law concerning an increase in the MOT ...

A 49-year-old woman was found dead in the bathroom of her apartment on Thursday, in Paralimni, with police saying that foul play cannot be ruled out at this stage of ...

The Larnaca tax department building on Spyros Kyprianos avenue was evacuated on Thursday after fumes were detected coming from the sewage system, police said. At around 12.30pm, a tenant living ...

The majority of Cypriots, 69.4 per cent, live in homes they own, while only 30 per cent are tenants, according to Eurostat data released on Thursday. This places Cyprus slightly above the ...