Cyprus

A concrete water tank overlooking Larnaca’s salt lake – a habitat for migratory flamingos – has just got a mural of the long-necked birds, making it a new artistic landmark for ...

Details that were so far unknown were presented on Friday by the prosecution during court procedures to file a case regarding the murder of businessman Stavros Demosthenous, who was gunned ...

Seismic activity in and around Cyprus has been “gradually reducing” in strength in the aftermath of the two strong earthquakes which struck near Paphos on Wednesday, the geological survey department ...

United Nations special representative Khassim Diagne on Friday met Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu for the first time, as his contacts continue after arriving on the island to take ...

Larnaca’s renovated Ermou street is set to open to the public on November 19, almost one month earlier than planned, Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras confirmed on Friday. The works on ...

Students and organised groups gathered on Friday to protest the unilateral declaration of northern Cyprus as a separate republic. The unilateral declaration of independence was made on November 15, 1983. Events and ...

A demonstration protesting the possible removal of 2.000 animals from the Paphiakos animal shelter near Paphos took place on Friday morning outside the town’s district court. The protest attracted volunteers ...

Turkish Cypriots reacted largely positively on Friday to the first meeting of Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, following the former’s election ...

Salih Cansec, the chief of the north’s tender commission, on Thursday had his remand extended for a further seven days after having been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of ...

Ask a foreigner, and they’ll tell you Cyprus is all sun and sea. For the most part, our summer visitors are blithely unaware that we have two mountain ranges, ...

Two tremors occurred early on Friday morning in Cyprus. According to the Euro-Mediterranean seismological centre, a tremor measuring three on the Richter scale was recorded at 3.10am. The epicentre was 14 ...

A 36-year-old was seriously injured on Thursday afternoon when he fell from a height while working on a building under renovation in Limassol. The police were notified at 6.40pm that ...

Yalla Collective Space & Café hosts the very first Nicosia Alternative Book Festival this Saturday and Sunday, showcasing publishing, political books, zines, discussions and ideas that rarely find space in ...

Roads leading to the mountains will be closed next week for works. From next Monday until next Friday, from 8am till 3pm, the roads from the Limassol-Platres and Saittas-Pera Pedi ...

The priorities of Cyprus’ EU presidency, the Cyprus problem and cooperation with Germany will be discussed on Friday during a meeting President Nikos Christodoulides will have in Berlin with Chancellor ...

Three of the five Greek Cypriots arrested in July in the north returned home to their families on Thursday evening. The five Greek Cypriots were initially arrested on July 19 near ...

Two cars parked outside a house in Aglandjia, Nicosia, went up in flames at 1am on Friday. Both cars were destroyed in the fire. The police have said they believe ...

Unstable weather prevails on Friday, with isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the north, inland and to the east. Later in the day, rainy weather moves to Troodos and the ...

Thirty new constables have officially joined the British bases (SBA) police, after completing a two-year probation period marked by rigorous training and assessments, according to a statement released on Thursday. ...

Cyprus recorded 35 road fatalities per million inhabitants in 2023, placing it well below the European Union average of 46 deaths per million, according to new data released by Eurostat. The figures, published ...

The transfer of forest firefighting duties to the interior ministry was a mistake, Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Thursday during a meeting with the forestry department union. “This decision ...

The Akel party on Thursday tabled a bill aiming to curb the granting of permits for commercial solar parks, in a stated bid to protect arable land as well as ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Thursday upheld the Cypriot authorities’ decision to impose salary and pension cutbacks on civil servants in the midst of the 2011-2012 financial ...

A debate took place this week in the House health committee over a new bill establishing a legal framework for the creation and operation of university clinics and hospitals in ...