Cyprus

Paphos residents and visitors fear an increase in windscreen wiper thieves, operating in groups across supermarket parking lots in the area. According to posts on social media and previous reports ...

A 19-year-old man from Nicosia was arrested on Saturday night after pulling a fake gun on a woman who is believed to have given him the gun. Police received a ...

A 34-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia on Sunday, accused of committing an “indecent act” amid other offences. The man was arrested shortly before 2am for the crimes of committing “...

Will be met with huge relief from smaller development complexes Following years of complaints and concerns regarding the outdated and unworkable regulations on public and some private swimming pools in ...

A 53-year-old woman from Protaras was arrested on Saturday night after having been drunkenly shouting during the evening. The woman had “caused concern” to neighbours and passing pedestrians on her ...

A 53-year-old man from the Paphos village of Latchi was arrested on Sunday, accused of being drunk and disorderly. Police were called shortly after midnight by patrons of a business ...

A 16-year-old child was arrested in Larnaca on Saturday after allegedly threatening two tourists with a knife and using xenophobic language against them. A report was filed by the tourists, ...

A 61-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Saturday after harassing a 38-year-old man with racist and threatening content on the internet. The man arrested had allegedly posted a photo ...

Concerns were raised over the weekend over Cyprus’ burgeoning porn industry, with an investigation set to be launched by parliament. Akel MP Nikos Kettiros told newspaper Politis on Saturday that ...

On a serene Saturday morning, volunteers gather atop a hill overlooking Limassol, their mission clear: to clean up the landscape they cherish. It has been organised by City Friends Limassol, ...

Festival aims to ‘revisit all the atrocities that happened, understand them, forgive them and throw them away’ “It was a ghost town to me until I met a Varoshian. I ...

Deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides on Sunday called for an independent investigation into auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides. In an interview with newspaper Kathimerini, he said “any sane thinking person would demand to ...

A 35-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night, accused of stealing an electricity transformer from a facility belonging to the electricity authority (EAC) in Larnaca. The transformer was stolen in ...

Sunday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear, with locally increased cloud cover at various times across the island, and a consistent moderate breeze. Temperatures are expected to rise ...

Opinions on the possible Cyprus solution remain as divisive now as they did 20 years ago Next week marks the 20th anniversary of the referendums on the Annan Plan, the events ...

Action will be taken over the way a prisoner escaped jail, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Saturday. He noted that at first glance, it seems there were security oversights. ...

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Nicosia on Saturday in a peaceful demonstration for equal rights covering all migrants living in Cyprus. The protest at Eleftheria square was ...

The first quarter of 2024 has ended with an increase of 5. 4 per cent in tourist arrivals compared to last year, deputy tourism minister Costas Koumis said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters ...

Evripidis Mouxouris, the oldest Cypriot veteran in Australia at 103 years old, will lead the march on Anzac Day this Thursday. Originally from Morphou village, Mouxouris moved to Sydney after the 1974 ...

A 19-year-old man was taken to Larnaca hospital after he was engulfed in flames when his motorbike crashed into an electricity pole, it was reported on Saturday. The accident took ...

Vinyl records have made a comeback in Cyprus, with younger generations prompting a surge in demand for the analog. In this, young Cypriots reflect a worldwide trend. The return of ...

A 30-year-old hotel employee has been arrested on suspicion of stealing from hotel rooms and attacking police officers who tried to arrest him. The man appeared before Paphos district court ...

This spring season will bring a unique spectacle of local and Japanese cherry blossoms. The sight is so magnificent that a Japanese Cherry Blossom festival is organised for the first ...

From a Birmingham fish and chip shop to the Cyprus village of Kato Drys, everyone knows Panayiota. THEO PANAYIDES meets a restless lacemaker mourning the loss of local traditions I ...