Cyprus

Festival season is upon us and many in Cyprus will be gearing up to head to one of the events that dominate our summer evenings. Yet as I talk to ...

A Turkish Cypriot who was held captive in Limassol by Greek Cypriots for 93 days after Turkey’s invasion of the island has opened up about his experience on the eve ...

We asked a random selection of Greek Cypriots on the streets of Nicosia to share their feelings on the 50-year anniversary of the Turkish invasion. DIVIDED ISLAND

Air raid sirens wailed across Nicosia at dawn on Saturday as Greek Cypriots mourned, and Turkish Cypriots celebrated 50 years since the Turkish invasion. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime ...

‘Panicking, we hid in the bathroom’ By Emilia Christofi It was a Saturday morning, August 24, 1974, ten days after the second wave of the Turkish invasion. Charalambos Zenou and Paraskevoula Charalambous ...

Collaborative firefighting efforts between Cyprus and British forces were praised Friday in a news release from the British bases. The statement included comments from Minister for Agriculture Maria Panayiotou and ...

Too much time has been lost without a solution to the Cyprus problem, the EU’s diplomatic service said on Friday night as it marked the 1974 invasion. “This week, we ...

An orange warning for extreme high temperatures was issued for Saturday, with temperatures expected to reach around 43C inland and 32C in higher mountainous areas. The warning is valid from 11:00 ...

Developments on the resumption of negotiations may be expected soon, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday as he attended a memorial event for the missing in Kornos. Citing information he ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas condemned on Friday a video posted on social media by the Turkish defence ministry showcasing the Turkish army and Turkish navy military exercises. In statements on ...

The foreign ministry on Friday said the resolution passed by Turkey’s Grand National Assembly constitutes a falsification of history and revisionism. A day earlier, the assembly adopted a resolution ...

The defence ministry said on Friday it continues to implement measures to protect soldiers from high temperatures, days after two National Guard recruits from the same camp were hospitalised with ...

Environmental groups on Friday raised “serious concerns” about “multiple pressures and threats” being faced at Lady’s Mile Beach in Akrotiri Peninsula that are “putting in danger this area of ...

Ineia community president Yiangos Tsivikos has dismissed allegations by the Cyprus Greens that water in an Akamas protected area had been diverted to illegal properties. Tsivikos said the water had ...

The final fight over whether Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides is fit to continue in his post was battled out at the Supreme Constitutional Court on Friday, with the Attorney General’...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Friday announced the creation of a National Food Safety Authority as a means to protect public health. “The creation of a single National Food Safety ...

The Turkish parliament on Thursday night passed a resolution supporting a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem. The resolution, introduced by Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus, stated that “the only and ...

Milan Trajkovic, the Cypriot champion of sprint hurdles, will add a third Olympics to his resume at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games this summer. The 32-year-old will also carry the ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) voiced its concern on Friday over the agreement reached between the finance ministry and public sector unions for a general wage increase ...

Punishing doctors for performing C-sections would be pushing them into dangerous waters, as the implementation of proposed penalties would possibly discourage obstetricians from advising caesareans even if they were the ...

A man is in custody after punching a 45-year-old woman at a hotel pool in Ayia Napa, according to a report from local police. At around 5.00pm on Thursday, the ...

Greek opposition political party Syriza leader Stefanos Kasselakis on Friday promised “initiatives in the European parliament” with regard to the Cyprus problem. Speaking after a meeting with Cypriot president Nikos ...

A 42-year-old man was arrested on Friday for an incident that took place in November 2023, according to police reports. The suspect had been a wanted person for over eight months ...

An autopsy on Saturday is expected to shed light on the exact cause of death of 36-year-old Romans Cvetkovs from Latvia, who was killed in an accident in Ayia Napa ...