Cyprus

Caught in the moments between festive cheer and autumnal charm, November is a transitional month. It may not have the loud music festivals of the summer, yet it is a ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel was on Thursday called upon to sack his ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek by opposition political party the CTP’s secretary-general Erkut Sahali, following ...

Pafos FC manager Juan Carlos Carcedo on Thursday allowed himself to dream of qualification for the Champions League’s knockout rounds after the Cypriot champions pulled off an unlikely victory ...

Operations at Limassol port resumed on Thursday after the heads of category A transporters’ associations decided to suspend strike measures following consultations with their members. According to government spokesman Konstantinos ...

The Andreas Papandreou air base in Paphos will open its gates to the public this weekend to mark the celebration of the air force’s patron saint, Archangel Michael. Visitors ...

Serdal Gunduz, the secretary-general and 30-per-cent shareholder of the now infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU), was on Thursday sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty ...

The employers’ decision to reject the government proposal for the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) was “not positive”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday, pointing out that there were more options, which ...

Two individuals have been arrested and documents and electronic devices seized by Cyprus authorities during the international operation “Chargeback”. A coordinated Joint Action Day took place on November 4 under Operation “...

If you drive from Nicosia to Palaichori, turn left to Ayios Epifanios of Oreinis. The village is situated in the lower altitudes of the forest of Adelfoi and close to ...

Some motorists whose vehicles have been immobilised due to a recall for being fitted with potentially faulty Takata airbags will be offered €100 per week by the government, provided that they ...

A new bill is being tabled to Parliament on Thursday, introducing tougher penalties against owners of dangerous buildings, following a series of balcony collapses in recent years that put residents ...

Osman Bulut, the former deputy mayor of the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, and five other former public officials from the city appeared in court Thursday as their trial in ...

It is neither Turkey nor the EU that will govern the island of Cyprus in the future, but the people themselves, the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said ...

Roadworks will be underway on the Lakatamia-Pera Chorio, Nicosia-Akaki, Ayia Napa-Larnaca and Larnaca-Ayia Napa motorways, some to last into December, the department of public works announced on Thursday. Resurfacing works ...

A fire broke out in the motor area of an electric bus in Paphos early Thursday, damaging the motor. Transport Minister Alexis Vafeadis, later on Thursday, announced that all buses ...

A car caught fire on Thursday morning and was emitting thick smoke on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway near the exit for Kornos, causing heavy traffic. The police urged drivers to be ...

Fires broke out in three abandoned houses in Paphos in the early hours of Thursday. The police said the fires started at around 1.40am, 2.25am and 4.10am. There have been ...

Thursday starts off overcast with fine dust in the atmosphere. As clouds gather during the day, isolated showers and thunderstorms with hail can be expected, mainly in the mountains. Winds ...

There is, again, plenty to enjoy this weekend all over Cyprus. Choose from performing arts festivals, creative workshops, exhibitions, recitals and charity book sales that help four-legged buddies. Here’s ...

Employers’ organisation OEV has pointed out that private sector employers are obliged to abide by a strict framework for allowing their staff to work from home, while a bill being ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday both discussed relations between the European Union and Turkey with the bloc’s foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas. Kallas visited ...

Cypriot champions Pafos FC pulled off an unlikely Champions League giant-killing on Wednesday night, beating Spanish outfit and former Europa League winners Villarreal 1-0 at Limassol’s Alphamega Stadium. Dutch ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday said the European Commission’s latest annual report on Turkey “demonstrates a disregard for the legitimate rights and interests of the Turkish Cypriot ...

A man drowned off the coast of Cape Greco, the joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC) announced on Wednesday. A JRCC representative told the Cyprus Mail that the man had been ...