Cyprus

Three hundred special police officers, originally hired to patrol the Green Line and prevent illegal crossings through the UN-controlled buffer zone, have reached the end of their contracts. Those wishing ...

Greek Cypriot refugee Christos Saveriades has been awarded €9 million in damages by the Turkish Cypriot ‘immovable property commission’ (IPC) for the loss of use of his property in the north, ...

The electricity authority (EAC) acknowledged cases of damage to appliances, following installation of smart meters on Wednesday, saying they are caused by faulty electrical installations, for which the EAC cannot ...

The time has come for the Palestinian Independent Film Festival (PIFF) to return to Limassol, but also to Chania, Crete. From June 13 to 15, powerful films that tell different tales of ...

By Stelios Parparinos The recent increase in incidents of young offenders – Easter bonfires, firework misuse and sports-related violence – is undeniably a matter of significant public concern. Each week seems to ...

A fire that broke out at dawn on Wednesday in a large agricultural warehouse in Polis Chrysochous was brought under control by early morning and an investigation into its causes ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet on Wednesday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in London. Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said Christodoulides, who is in London for a repatriation campaign to ...

A 38-year-old man arrested upon his arrival from Israel is to appear before the Larnaca District Court on Wednesday to be extradited to Russia. According to the police, the was ...

Wednesday will be mainly clear with temperatures rising to 32C inland, 26C on the west coast, 28C on the remaining coasts, and 25C in the higher mountains. Winds will initially ...

It is “extremely important” for the Turkish Cypriot side to be involved in Cyprus’ accession to the Schengen zone, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman said on ...

A 34-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after customs officers discovered 18kg of cannabis hidden inside a parcel at Larnaca airport. The package, which arrived on May 19, was being held ...

Public access to dog-friendly beaches in Cyprus is severely limited and basic facilities are lacking, the Cyprus Animal Party warned on Tuesday. In a formal letter to the chairman of ...

The United Nations secretary-general’s personal envoy for Cyprus, María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar, is expected to visit the island from May 24 to 31 for a new round of ...

The north’s ruling coalition was on Tuesday lambasted by two opposition ‘MPs’ for the “reckless” and “ridiculous” policies they have followed regarding the matter of property. The debate comes ...

House President Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday there was “a great momentum” in relations between Cyprus and Armenia. “Cyprus will continue to stand by Armenia and its people, on the ...

The Cyprus media ethics committee on Tuesday issued a strong warning to all media outlets and journalists, urging them to act with restraint when reporting cases involving children, especially when ...

A 27-year-old woman was on Tuesday sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of importing and possessing cannabis with intent to supply. The criminal court in Larnaca ...

The government on Tuesday declined to comment on why Cyprus was not among a group of more than 20 donor nations urging Israel to permit the full, unimpeded flow of humanitarian ...

The Syrian people “can be sure that Cyprus will be by their side”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday as European Union member states gave the green light to ...

Parliamentarians on Tuesday lambasted banks for the lack of ATMs, particularly in mountainous and remote areas, giving them a one-month deadline to come back with a plan for more extensive ...

Paphos will get enough water this year and the next for households, agriculture ministry permanent secretary Andreas Gregoriou told a broad meeting on Tuesday, describing the situation as “manageable”. The ...

Two men, aged 40 and 22, were remanded in police custody for eight days on Tuesday following an attack on the Omonia fan club in Lakatamia on Sunday night. Police are investigating ...

The Peyia Sunset Complex drew a wave of attention on Sunday, May 19, as it opened its doors to prospective buyers during an exclusive Open Day event, ahead of its much-anticipated ...

Children and parents in the Karpas village of Yialousa staged a protest on Tuesday against the north’s ruling coalition days after a school bus overturned in the village leading ...