Cyprus

‘As I left the office on Friday, people solemnly wished me luck, as if I was taking the Intercity Bus straight into a war zone.’ Julia Stern samples Cyprus’ party ...

A 39-year-old man was arrested in Limassol in a drug bust, where officers found dozens of packages of cocaine were found in his car, police said on Sunday. Police said ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested with 15.6 kg of cannabis in his suitcase at Larnaca airport, police said on Sunday. According to police, the man was found at his arrival in ...

A large fire broke out on Sunday morning in the Apesia area of Limassol, the fire services announced, bringing it under control later in the afternoon. According to fire services ...

Nicosia condemned on Saturday Turkish attempts to promote the breakaway regime, in violation of international legality, noting that the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) is once again being used by ...

An open letter by UN Secretary General personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin was seen as an encouraging message by Nicosia on Sunday, according to government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis. ...

Our economy relies heavily on tourist arrivals. Unfortunately, most beaches are extremely close to main roads with heavy traffic at times. The “calming” improvement made by the traffic cameras installed ...

A 36-year-old man is in critical condition on Sunday at Nicosia General, after crashing into an electricity pole in Sotira, Famagusta, police said. According to police, the man at around 5.30...

The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin is very unlikely to return to Cyprus, a source close to the process has said, suggesting that her mission is all ...

United Nations envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin said “we must think differently” to find a solution to the Cyprus problem in an open letter penned on Sunday ahead of ...

The 50-year-old man who stands accused of shooting and killing his brother-in-law in the Paphos district village of Peyia was hospitalised at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital after undergoing a psychiatric ...

The police on Saturday warned people to be wary of online scammers pretending to be social media influencer and member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou. They said the posts ...

Eight more people were remanded in custody for two days on Saturday after being arrested in relation to a fight involving around 50 people which broke out last month. The arrests ...

The five people who died when a military helicopter crashed near the Paphos district village of Kouklia were remembered on the eve of the crash’s 22nd anniversary on Saturday. ...

The government is to “address the issue” of defining the role and rationalising the salaries of deputy mayors, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Saturday. He also called the number ...

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev “attaches great importance to the TRNC”, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Friday night. Tatar was speaking following a meeting with Aliyev in the town ...

Afrobanana Festival: July 4-7 Returning for the second year to its new location in Lefkara village is Afrobanana Festival, taking place this summer on July 4-7. Over four packed days, ...

A 32-year-old man was arrested in the Famagusta district on Friday night, after having been found to be in possession of cocaine, ecstasy, and cannabis. The man was pulled over ...

A 54-year-old man from Limassol was arrested on Friday night on suspicion of having operated a pyramid scheme. He was remanded in custody for eight days on Saturday, accused of ...

Temperatures on Saturday are set to rise to a sweltering 38 degrees Celsius inland, with highs of 35 degrees Celsius expected on the north coast, 33 degrees Celsius expected on the southeast and ...

Few in Cyprus appear to know street names. We all tend to navigate by landmarks – some of which may not have existed in decades! In Nicosia, we still meet friends ...

Employees at the state broadcaster (CyBC) will go on a one-hour strike during the main news bulletin next Friday, amid an ongoing row over retirement benefits. According to a union ...

A total of 145 persons have been repatriated or deported during the last week, in the context of voluntary and mandatory repatriations of third-country (non-EU) nationals, it emerged on Friday. Since ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday that undeclared work in Cyprus has increased by 13 per cent in the last year. Speaking to CyBC in the morning, Panayiotou said that ...