Cyprus

Mola Culture Factory in Lefkara village will host an exhibition this month with works by its resident artist Peter Bird. The prolific artist has been based in Cyprus since 2009, tirelessly ...

Hundreds of protestors gathered in Limassol on Saturday slamming racism outside the apartment where Bangladeshi national Anis Rahman jumped to his death to escape a police raid. Riot officers were ...

Cyprus’ contribution to the EU renewable energy target “so far is well below that seen in EU legislation”, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius said on ...

A fire in Tseri extensively damaged a café overnight, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Saturday. The fire was detected at 5.31am at a café on Tseriou Avenue in ...

Travel advisories for Israel and Palestine (West Bank and Gaza), Lebanon and Iran remain in effect, Cyprus’ foreign ministry said on Saturday following developments in the region. In a statement, ...

As a front-line country, Cyprus expects substantive support from the EU in the face of soaring migrant flows, President Nikos Christodoulides told a gathering of EU leaders in Vienna. According ...

It is not just the bustling centres of the big cities that host music nights. Rural, mountainous and seaside villages also welcome musicians and culture lovers as they offer intimate ...

A rock-star restaurateur in Larnaca is taking it slow after being given a second chance at life. THEO PANAYIDES finds out what is scary on the outside and beautiful on ...

‘I’ve spent much of my life feeling totally out of place, a misfit!’ Alix Norman looks at what it’s like to be an introvert in an extroverted country ...

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou has suggested that people create more rooftop gardens to help mitigate the effects of urban heat islands caused by concrete cities, which can distort temperature readings ...

The very good relations between Cyprus and Andorra, based on principles and their common characteristics as small states, were underlined by House Speaker Annita Demetriou and Andorran Foreign Minister Imma ...

Monks suspected of involvement in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal in Fterikoudes, Nicosia, have requested permission to return to live at the monastery. In a letter to the church from ...

Police on Friday were accused of lying over their version of events about a raid on a Limassol flat that ended with the death of one Bangladeshi national. As questions ...

Officers from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) are attempting to help a migrant boat spotted off the cost of Cape Greco, authorities said on Friday. The boat was spotted ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will visit London on April 16, for events organised by diaspora organisations. He will be the guest of honour at a dinner to mark the 90th anniversary of ...

The National Security Council convened on Friday to discuss developments in the Middle East as well as migration. Though no decisions were made to change security measures, there was an “...

Police carried out 17 arrests related to 11 vehicle or building arson incidents on a nationwide basis in March, police spokesperson Christos Andreou said on Friday, adding that arson incidents are “a ...

The government is ready to strike a deal renewing collective agreements, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday after a meeting at Eurogate Container Terminal at Limassol’s port. Attending ...

Disagreements and problems, primarily concerning construction materials, are putting the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous highway project on ice and threaten to postpone its implementation for up to 20 years. The issues hindering the ...

A long journey of milestones, difficult moments, and achievements for the country’s largest financial institution was how the Bank of Cyprus described its 125-year history. A vision that took ...

The Cyprus-Greece ferry service is due to resume on May 29 and run until September 3 for the third consecutive year, it was reported on Friday. However, unlike last year, the Cypriot-flagged ...

The European Commission on Friday adopted the Energy Performance of Buildings Directives, opening the way for mandatory upgrading of older residential and non-residential buildings to enhance their energy efficiency. The ...

People living in Nicosia should “make summer plans as far as possible” from the capital, Nicosia Turkish Municipality (LTB) technical advisor Erdogan Bekiroglu said on Friday. He highlighted Nicosia’s ...

Greece is to join Cyprus’ group of European Union member states which will focus on the matter of declaring parts of Syria safe, Cypriot Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on ...