Cyprus

By Tom Cleaver Turkish Cypriot police announced on Wednesday that they had seized 200 kilogrammes of meat from a vehicle attempting to cross into the north at the Astromeritis crossing point. ...

Netflix’s Middle East public policy director Pelin Mavili has been summoned to speak at the Turkish parliamentary digital media committee over its decision to air Famagusta TV series, committee ...

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called on the EU to hold Cyprus accountable for its treatment of migrants, as it documented cases of beatings, pushbacks and excessive force as migrants ...

Pharmacies are threatening to shut on holidays and nights, it was reported on Wednesday, over issues that emerged with working hours and the failure of some pharmacies to meet the ...

Millions of euros are owed to the state by political parties that failed to return unspent election funding, it emerged on Wednesday, with no willingness from parties to return the ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court has given two weeks to the parliament and the attorney-general’s lawyers to prepare their opening statements on the law concerning wealth declarations – or ‘pothen esches’ – ...

A two-day remand order has been issued against a 71-year-old suspect, in connection with Tuesday’s hit-and-run in Ypsonas, Limassol, in which 42-year-old Amid Rashidi Kavanroodi from Iran was killed. ...

The British bases (SBAs) police have issued a warning to farm, home and business owners to secure their properties following a recent increase in thefts. According to a statement released ...

The European Commission on Wednesday launched an application for the second assembly of the informal working group on Halloumi/Hellim. The first assembly had a two-year mandate, which has now ...

Olympic silver medallist Pavlos Kontides has sent a letter of dissatisfaction to the president of the Cyprus Sailing Federation (KIO) Yiannos Fotiou regarding the exclusion of the KIO’s representation ...

By Andrea Kouyiali Nestled in a little corner of Limassol’s old town, Jam Restaurant is secluded from the main bustling streets. With greenery and fairy lights on the outside, ...

Weigh stations on motorways are set to undergo both internal and external renovations, with additional services and electric vehicle charging stations to be introduced, according to Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. ...

The rise of e-cigarettes is a global phenomenon that governments are struggling to manage. With the vaping figures in Cyprus skyrocketing, the government joins a long list of concerned countries ...

Work to refresh signage on Pygmalion, Ledras, Nikokleous, Faneromeni and part of Lefkonos streets will be carried out on Friday, the municipality announced. The works, which will be underway between ...

A European Union directive by which a set percentage of energy used by member state residents must be derived from an interconnected source, means Cyprus must press ahead with the ...

Police on in Limassol arrested a 36-year-old man for an investigated case of theft from a building on Tuesday. The theft was reported to the Limassol central police station by ...

Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected on Wednesday, mainly in the mountains and inland, with possible hail. Temperatures will rise to 35C in the interior, 31C on the west coast, 33...

State services caution against panic following Paphos quakeBy Iole Damaskinos and Jonathan Shkurko An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale struck the Paphos sea area overnight, according to announcements on ...

Concerns are growing over the disposal of sewage in Trikomo, with the village’s infrastructure unable to cope with a rapidly growing population, particularly in the coastal area of Long ...

A new round of intensive talks will continue as part of the attempts to clinch a deal between unions and employers in the hotel industry, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said ...

A two-year-old girl is in critical condition in hospital after she was hit by a car in Limassol on Tuesday afternoon. Under conditions that are still being investigated, the young ...

Students returning from abroad after their studies should not have to pay customs for their belongings, MPs said on Tuesday as they discussed a bill to this effect at the ...

Discussions in parliament to put a price cap on water were left in the air on Tuesday as the House commerce committee criticised the lack of response from a stakeholder. ...

The state needs to recoup €2.5 million given to political parties in grants over the last few years, the auditor-general said in a report released Tuesday. In its report auditing parliament, ...