Cyprus

This is the story of three sisters, forced abroad by an invasion that coloured the rest of their lives and left them haunted by the memories echoing down 50 years. In ...

A wide range of views were heard and recorded at a meeting on the controversial proposed photovoltaic park in Lythrodontas, Mathiatis and Analionta/Kataliontas, the environment commissioner’s office said ...

A night to observe the Perseid meteor shower will be held on Sunday at the Riverland Bio Farm in Kambia, Nicosia. The event, organised by the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (...

The foreign ministry said on Saturday it has informed all diplomatic missions in Cyprus that the ‘Estia’ plan to repatriate third country nationals has been activated and the country is ...

Two men suspected of killing two others in a car in Limassol and setting the vehicle on fire were remanded again for eight days on Saturday as they both blamed ...

Police arrested another suspect for an explosion in a cafe in Nicosia on June 22, authorities said on Saturday. A 35-year-old man was taken into custody for investigation purposes. The blast ...

Want a taste of a bygone era? A drive-in cinema night is coming up with classic and antique cars in the spotlight. The Nicosia-based Idalion Classic Car Club is organising ...

Police were on Saturday investigating a 36-year-old man in Paphos for negligently causing a fire in Kouklia a day ago. The fire occurred on Friday evening and burned an area ...

Two very different men with vaguely similar surnames haunt the living room of Sarah Dawoodi’s house in Avgorou. “Know only that which makes the unknown known,” wrote Rumi, the 13...

The traditional art of weaving Cypriot ‘ploumista’ on the loom is alive and well in the Paphos village of Fiti. While women primarily carry on this craft, it is also ...

Cyprus’ Olympic champion Pavlos Kontides was welcomed to his ‘second home’ at the Limassol Nautical Club to a stream of fireworks, thunderous applause and flares on Friday night, as he ...

The defence ministry on Friday night sought to assuage the public over increased military presence around Cyprus, saying it was for humanitarian purposes, amid backlash and a protest after a ...

A prison guard was attacked by two inmates after he confiscated contraband from their cell, Pasydy union charged on Friday as it called for better working conditions. “This attack is ...

A 22-year-old suspected for vandalizing two Limassol-affiliated sports premises was arrested on Friday, according to police. The incident unfolded on May 16, where some 15 hooded individuals broke into Apollon Limassol’s ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday had a call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi where they stressed the importance of Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire. The two presidents ...

US military presence in Cyprus prompted a wave of backlash on Friday, spiraling into a full out row between the government and opposition party Akel, while protestors in Limassol chanted ‘...

Two parents facing manslaughter charges after their three-month-old child died of malnutrition will remain in custody until their trial begins, it emerged on Friday. The case has been referred to ...

Official figures compiled during the 2021 census show that Cyprus’ population is ageing. Exactly 17.2 per cent of people living in the Republic of Cyprus, a little over one in six, is ...

A 43-year-old man has been remanded for eight days by the Limassol District Court in connection with an arson investigation. The suspect, a resident of Paphos, is accused of setting ...

A total of 13 inflatables were taken off the market at a risk of causing drowning, the consumer service reported on Friday. The service published a detailed list of the beach ...

A 60-year-old man was arrested in the north after having stolen a caravan which had been parked in a car park, the Turkish Cypriot police said on Friday. The caravan ...

The second body in a Limassol double murder investigation was identified on Friday, following the discovery of two victims in a burning car at the end of July. Police revealed ...

The way the Great Sea Interconnector is being promoted “bears serious risks and many problems,” associations affiliated with the Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (Oev) related to energy matters have ...

A woman was handed a two-and-a-half-year jail sentence on Thursday after being found guilty of driving the wrong way up a highway while drunk and killing an oncoming driver. The ...