Cyprus

Monday will start off mainly clear gradually turning overcast with high clouds. Temperatures will rise to 21C inland and on the coast, and 13C in the higher mountains. Winds will ...

Firefighters remained at the desalination plant in Timi on Sunday after a fire on Friday night destroyed its operation, while tests on the building are likely to be carried out ...

President of Greek political party Syriza-Progressive Alliance Socrates Famellos will pay an official two-day visit to Cyprus on Monday and Tuesday, he announced on Sunday. He will be accompanied by ...

“How much truth can a photograph contain? How much history can a photographic moment capture, and how much emotion can the photographic lens withstand?” asks an upcoming exhibition at Isnotgallery ...

The Greek Cypriot side last month submitted a proposal for the opening of new crossing points, but the Turkish Cypriot side has not yet done so, the Cyprus News Agency ...

A Paphos man was on Sunday remanded in police custody for three days on suspicion of stealing mobile phones from a shop in Paphos and receiving stolen goods. According to ...

On November 30 total tourist arrivals to the island surpassed those seen for the whole of the year 2023, a record year for arrivals, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced on Sunday. By ...

The first National Conference on Autism was held on Saturday by the deputy ministry of social welfare during which 53 actions included in the National Strategy for Autism and the Action ...

Peaceful rallies were held by Syrians in Cyprus on Sunday after rebels announced the seizure of Damascus and the toppling of President Assad. In Nicosia Syrians gathered on the walls ...

Limassol police have been on alert since the early hours of Sunday morning in advance of a planned protest later in the day in support of those fighting in Syria. ...

Police are investigating how fake driving licences were created as a 25-year-old man was remanded on Sunday after being found with two on Saturday. The ‘licences’ and other material were ...

Polis Chrysochous municipality on Sunday welcomed the announcement of more than €35 million worth of projects in the region in the fields of health, education, agriculture, tourism and social welfare. The ...

The rain and clous seen in the early morning is likely to continue throughout the day in isolated showers, especially in the mountains and semi mountain areas, while storms cannot ...

After checks carried out by Nicosia on Friday and Saturday night, two cases of gambling are being investigated. Nine people who were found playing dice were charged in writing and ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Cyprus on Tuesday as part of a regional tour, the presidency said on Sunday. The one-day working visit “underscores excellent relations between Cyprus ...

Cyprus acceding to Nato – easier said than done? If so, why did the government float the idea, with President Nikos Christodoulides sounding sanguine about the prospects? A trial balloon, intended ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday remained non-committal over the possibility of a new hospital being built in Polis Chrysochous. He was asked about the matter while visiting the town as ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday said he does not accept the term “Cypriot” to refer to people from the island of Cyprus. Addressing the north’s Ataturk teachers’ ...

The customs department on Saturday found a total of 1,395 litres of petrol which had been smuggled into the Republic from the north in a house. The petrol was stored in ...

An ancient Cypriot zoomorphic urn dating from the bronze age was on Saturday formally handed back to the Cyprus government in London. The urn was handed over by the director ...

A series of plans aimed at bolstering the environmental credentials of the Tillyria region were announced by President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday. He was visiting the region as part of ...

Potatoes were thrown at the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s office on Friday evening as trade unions protested the north’s high cost of living and a bill ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday said he is “ready” to discuss the matter of crossing points with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar. Speaking during a tour of the Tillyria area, ...

The government “will do everything possible” to ensure the continued supply of water to the Paphos district, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday after a desalination plant between the villages ...