Cyprus

Countries aren’t quite ready to cede all authority to the WHO just yet but in a few weeks most Western nations will sign We’ve already written twice about ...

The fire brigade were called out to a whopping 120 fires across Cyprus on Easter Saturday night. A large proportion of the 120 fires were linked to the Easter “lambradjia” bonfire tradition, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met with Gambian President Adama Barrow on Saturday night. Tatar told Barrow about latest developments regarding the Cyprus problem and asked for his support on ...

A 16-year-old boy was hospitalised on Easter Sunday after the car in which he was riding as a passenger crashed. The crash occurred in the Paphos village of Peyia at ...

Damage caused by extreme weather caused power cuts to hit across the island on Easter Sunday. A yellow weather warning had been issued on Saturday for storms, with Cyprus’ electricity ...

Police made multiple arrests across the country of people carrying firecrackers and other pyrotechnic paraphernalia on Easter Saturday. One 18-year-old man was arrested near the Ayia Marina church in Limassol ...

A house belonging to a 73-year-old man was set on fire on Saturday night as a group of up to 70 youths attacked police who had been called as a lambradjia ...

A police car was completely destroyed on Easter Saturday night in what Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriakou called an “organised attack”. The car had been set on fire when police ...

A factory in Nicosia’s Dali and Latsia has purchased €1 million in equipment before receiving the necessary permits, residents from the area alleged on Saturday, calling on the state to ...

Accepting Turkey’s conditions to resume talks for the Cyprus problem would be a mistake, Archbishop Georgios said in his Easter message on Saturday. He sent an “anguished appeal to ...

The met office issued a yellow weather warning for Easter Sunday, warning of isolated and powerful storms. The warning comes into effect at 5am until 7pm. Bad weather is expected ...

President Nikos Christodoulides stressed “the importance of Easter” and extended his wishes for the wellbeing and success of all Cypriots while delivering a televised speech to the nation. Christodoulides acknowledged ...

Police on Saturday were searching for three people who fled the scene after a car accident that left one man injured. The accident took place in Paphos in the morning ...

The fire service on Saturday said strong winds across Cyprus mean the traditional bonfire may risk homes, infrastructure and human lives. Spokesman for the service Andreas Kettis urged authorities and ...

Police and fire services were on high alert in Limassol on Saturday, after a number of tyres were set on fire on a main road. Officers believe two minors were ...

Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos underlined the Republic of Cyprus’ “unwavering position for a solution” that must be within the framework of the UN Security Council for a bizonal, bicommunal ...

The 25th edition of the Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival is approaching, bringing performers, choreographers and dance lovers to Limassol and Nicosia. Organised by the Department of Contemporary Culture of the ...

The agriculture ministry this week launched a new price observatory for fruit and vegetable products named ‘e-Kofini’, aimed at ensuring transparency and fair prices in the local market. The platform ...

And not just at Easter. ALIX NORMAN asks if faith still matters to us in this day and age Cyprus has more public holidays than any other country in Europe. ...

The northeast of Cyprus will be without water for 72 hours between Monday and Thursday while repairs are made to a burst pipe. Settlements located between Petra tou Digeni and Rizokarpaso ...

Two Turkish Cypriot political parties, the YDP and the Milletin Partisi, are set to formally merge on Sunday. The Milletin Partisi, a minor party with no elected representatives, will effectively ...

Congestion at crossing points between Cyprus’ two sides is the fault of the Greek Cypriot side, the north’s ‘foreign ministry’ insisted on Friday. They said the long wait times ...

The number of journalists killed in Gaza since October last year is on a scale “not seen since the second world war”, Union of Cyprus journalists’ chairman Giorgos Frangos said ...

Unpredictable weather between Cyprus and Gaza may delay the transportation of humanitarian aid to the strip, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said on Friday. He said there ...