Cyprus

By Nicolas Netien The sweet fragrance of orange blossoms that has perfumed Cyprus’ spring air for generations may become just a memory. This week, as government plant health officers inspected ...

Police arrested a 47-year-old man for possession and transport of an illegal firearm,  possession of explosives without a licence, and assault and bodily harm.  According to police, a sailor from ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said Sunday that since his government took office, they have addressed all major issues and have put specific actions on track for implementation through a human-centred approach.  ...

The esports scene in Cyprus has evolved considerably in recent years, gaining traction and recognition, thanks primarily to a few dedicated people around the island with gaming in their hearts. ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou is travelling to Brussels on Sunday, to participate in the Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers of the European Union (EU), which will take place on ...

With Christmas just around the corner, it is time for the island’s neighbourhoods to fill with twinkly lights, festive décor, seasonal cheer and lots and lots of activities ...

The government will do everything possible to create conditions for the resumption of Cyprus talks, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.  The president, who was speaking to journalists before addressing ...

A 20-year-old student from Greece died in Nicosia on Sunday, after a car crash with another six people, police said. The 20-year-old girl, Eirini Kontogiorgou, had been a passenger along ...

Police protection is seen as one of the ways of dealing with the increasing levels of threats against journalists. Speaking at the last conference of the Journalists Matter campaign in ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will brief his EU counterparts on the latest attempts of Turkey to upgrade the illegal breakaway regime at the Organization of Turkic States. According to an ...

Three people died on the Dherynia-Frenaros Road on Sunday night, police said in the morning.  According to police, the crash occurred a little after midnight when a 44-year-old crashed into ...

Intense weather conditions are expected to continue on Sunday into Monday, the fire service said, after storms overnight caused the met office to issue a yellow weather warning.  The warning ...

A child is sexually abused in Cyprus nearly every day and, although the number of cases is rising, it is a good sign, because it indicates that more and more ...

Cyprus’ strategy surrounding migration is largely focused on two core points: returns and integration, Deputy Minister of Migration Nicholas Ioannides said on Saturday. In a speech to the Demographics Institute ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested on Saturday as part of an investigation of theft from a home, theft of a vehicle, causing a traffic accident and fleeing the scene. Police ...

Three small earthquakes were felt by residents in Limassol and Paphos shortly before 10am on Saturday morning.A series of earthquakes began at 9:49. Those which were felt were 3.3, 3.6 and 3.7 magnitude ...

Three vehicles were seized, and 90 traffic violations were recorded on Friday and Saturday morning, police said amid a campaign for safe driving. One car was seized after the 35-year-old driver ...

Recent statements by a top UN official constitute yet more proof of the body’s commitment to efforts to resume the Cyprus negotiations within the UN framework, a government source ...

All migrants who were stranded in the buffer zone have been removed from the site, the deputy migration ministry confirmed on Saturday, putting an end to months of wrangling. A ...

The Alexandros thunderstorms plaguing Greece are slowly moving east towards Cyprus, prompting the national met office to issue a yellow weather warning for severe storms starting Saturday. The warning is ...

A beach bar on a protected environmental site was demolished early on Saturday morning, after turtle nests were endangered by the rampant pollution. The bar was on Chrysochou Bay in ...

They’ve got 20.6k followers on Instagram. They’re identical twins and they’ve got a contagious passion for food. Katerina and Georgia Fella, known as The Fella Twins, have ...

Cyprus is one of nine European Union member states which is set to acquire French Mistral surface-to-air missiles as part of the bloc’s first ever financial support package for ...

Greek Cypriot schoolkids in Nicosia, organised by student committee Psem, protested on the 41st anniversary of the declaration of the ‘TRNC’. Unusually, the protest didn’t have a Greek nationalist ...