Cyprus

Cyprus was committed to safeguarding its sovereignty and promoting regional cooperation, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Friday. The minister was speaking at an event to mark Saint Nicholas Day, ...

A stray cat feeding corner in Engomi was reportedly destroyed several days ago by workers from the Nicosia municipality, according to eyewitness accounts. Witnesses reported seeing a truck bearing the ...

The lawyers of Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut, who stands accused of having developed and sold €43 million worth of property on Greek Cypriot land in the north, objected to ...

‘Tis the season of Christmas fairs as the whole island hosts a plethora of events that celebrate the season. This month, another festive market is coming up, this time in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayen Al Nahyan on Friday held a telephone call in which they both agreed on the ...

A hand grenade was thrown and exploded on the front porch of a house in Limassol, police said. The owner of the house in the Tsirio area, a 63-year-old woman ...

Air traffic controllers in the north on Thursday night announced their intention to go on strike for ten and a half hours on Monday. HTKS, the union representing the workers, ...

Primary teacher’s union (Poed) said it was on board with teacher evaluations as long as these were conducted fairly and offer opportunities for professional growth. The union said on ...

Freedom24 is honoured to present the second article in its series dedicated to the development of chess in Cyprus. This special series explores the rich history and dynamic evolution of ...

The Greek Cypriots will see that the weapons they bought are useless, Turkish parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Thursday night. Addressing journalists after a meeting with the north’s ‘...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to visit villages in the Tillyria region and the town of Polis Chrysochous on Friday. The government said the visits are part of Christodoulides’ “policy to ...

The diplomatic missions of the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries in Cyprus offered their support to Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, whose trial for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot ...

Christmas is just around the corner, and with it comes the long-awaited magic that lights up our hearts. It is the time when festive melodies, sparkling decorations and moments with ...

This month has a lot to take in but coming soon are two productions that kick it up a notch as they present world-famous ballets and musicals on ice! Artists ...

A vehicle in fire Strovolos is being investigated by Nicosia police on Friday morning. According to the police, the fire broke out around 2am in a vehicle parked under an ...

An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale was recorded overnight by the geological survey department of the Ministry of Agriculture. The earthquake which happened on Thursday night at 10.53pm was ...

Around 400 buildings in Limassol have received warning letters that they need repairs, while 130 have been declared dangerous, it emerged on Friday, hours after parts of a balcony collapsed overnight damaging ...

Friday will see mainly sunny spells interspersed with periods of high cloud. Temperatures will rise to 20C inland, 22C on the south and east coast, 23C on the north coast, 24...

Cyprus has revamped its planning and building permit system, cutting approval times to just 40 working days for small-scale developments, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou announced this week. The reforms target low-risk “...

Cyprus is among the European countries with the highest consumption of antibiotics and the highest rates of antimicrobial resistance, which caused approximately 700 deaths on the island in 2019 alone. Across the ...

Transactions of over €10,000 done in liquid assets, such as cash, are now illegal and punishable by fines or even jail time, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday. Drafted ...

The House of Representatives was briefly thrown into disarray on Thursday when it turned out there were not enough MPs present to vote on proposed amendments to the constitution. The ...

In raids across the country, police on Thursday arrested 41 foreign nationals residing here illegally. The persons arrested were of various nationalities, the police said in a statement. The 41 are being ...

Key stakeholders will meet early on Friday to discuss their concerns regarding the upcoming launch of the e-kalathi platform an initiative aimed at enhancing market transparency. Following a meeting held ...