Cyprus

Cyprus’ National Guard is “on alert because the region is in a state of constant, prolonged instability”, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event to mark ...

Troubles in the hotel industry, as well as the construction sector, have been smoothed over, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday, after a cabinet meeting. Days of unrest in ...

A 46-year-old man who walked into the Limassol courthouse on Wednesday with a handful of pistol cartridges was arrested on the spot. Police said the man entered the courthouse at 10.30...

Unexploded mortar shells which were found on the grounds of what will soon be Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s official residence in Ayios Dhometios were detonated on Wednesday morning. ...

The government decided on Wednesday to include more people in its Christmas gift eligibility list and approved further financial assistance to residents of mountainous areas. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said ...

No further yellow weather warning was issued for Wednesday afternoon the meteorological service said, after Cyprus received what it described as ‘beneficial rainfall’. Met service head Michalis Mouskos said overall ...

A church fire in Limassol on Wednesday was caused by a lit candle. The fire which started at 10.00am in the church of Ayios Constantinos and Eleni in Kantou damaged ...

A proposal for a voluntary EU cooperation mechanism ensuring availability and access to innovative drugs was put forward by Health Minister Michalis Damianos at Tuesday’s EU health council in ...

The EU fisheries and oceans commissioner met with the Cyprus fishing representatives on Wednesday to talk about achieving a more sustainable, resilient fishery sector. Costas Kadis, the recently appointed EU ...

Flooded trailer classrooms at a Larnaca public high school prompted the head of the secondary school parents’ association to issue a slew of complaints on Wednesday. Kostas Kosta said flooding ...

The number of registered unemployed individuals in Cyprus dropped by 12.4 per cent in November 2024, compared to the same month a year earlier, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Data ...

Improving the quality of life for Greek Cypriots living in areas of the north is a priority, government spokesman Konstatinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday. “Upgrading the living conditions for Greek ...

The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) on Wednesday thanked the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation and Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou for donating excavation equipment worth €45,000 to its cause. “The equipment will contribute to ...

Cyprus submitted its candidacy for the presidency of the OSCE for 2027 on Wednesday. “Cyprus already submitted its candidacy for the presidency, participating at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in ...

The whole industry is back to work, general secretary of the Peo union construction workers’ branch said on Wednesday. He said that out of a total of 560 ready-mix concrete workers 480 ...

By George Demetriades Nestled in the heart of Nicosia, on evergreen Pindarou, Beba is a restaurant that seems to have mastered the delicate art of being trendy without trying too ...

By Richard Boxall MSN Punjab Lions re-established themselves at the pinnacle of Cyprus cricket by winning the final of the 2024 BAOFinancial Autumn T20 Cup presented by HurryCurry at Happy Valley ...

Nicosia has become the first city in Cyprus to join the global Making Cities Resilient network 2030 (MCR2030), the city’s municipality announced on Wednesday. The network is a global initiative ...

An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale hit the sea area between Cyprus and Turkey at 11.09am on Wednesday. Cyprus’ geological survey department said the quake, felt in Cyprus, occurred ...

Crews had been working to restore power through medium voltage cables in individual properties in Sotira, Frenaros and Ayia Napa since early morning, the electricity authority (EAC) said on Wednesday. ...

Hiking trails in the Machairas national forest park, from Kyprovasa to Skotini and Vrysi tou Petris to Pente, will be closed from Wednesday to Friday, the forestry department announced. The ...

Cyprus will host the second international defence and security conference through the Cyprus Association of Research and Innovation Enterprises (CARIE), in collaboration with C.D Multimedia Services, and other leading ...

The police cybercrime unit on Wednesday, with the aid of Interpol, is continuing to investigate bomb threats sent to two hotels and a hospital overnight. Interpol is involved in the ...

On Wednesday the weather will be intermittently cloudy with isolated rains, mainly in the interior and the mountains, with a chance of a morning storm in the east. Temperatures will ...