Cyprus

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday welcomed the new pact among EU states dealing with migrants and asylum seekers, calling it “a step in the right direction” as political parties here ...

The House audit committee will discuss the issues between the government and Kition Ocean Holdings, who are managing the revamp of the Larnaca port and marina, which has stalled over ...

‘When the war breaks out in 1974, he is one of 40 soldiers commanded to keep the hotel under their control until the very end.’ ALIX NORMAN reads the most powerful novel ...

There is no shortage of live music performances this season and as we move down the calendar and into summer, they will only multiply. Coming up in the next few ...

The infamous Osiou Avakoum monastery has been drawn into further scandal, after it was revealed on Thursday that they have imported animals illegally and kept them in a park in ...

Larnaca-based renewable energy company, Bioland Energy Group, has placed 34 artificial nests for barn owls in various locations across Cyprus to promote sustainable pest control. The initiative, part of their corporate ...

The Hala Sultan Tekkesi in Larnaca is closed to visitors on Thursday due to the traditional pilgrimage taking place at the site to mark the second day of Eid al-Fitr. ...

The redesign of the European Union’s migration system is a “step in the right direction”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday. In a post on X, he said ...

Evrim Hincal, the financial secretary of Turkish Cypriot opposition party the TDP, was refused entry to Turkey on Wednesday. Hincal had travelled to the country alongside Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor ...

In today’s episode, a man fell to his death after jumping out of a fifth-floor apartment window to escape a police immigration raid. Meanwhile, state prosecutors said they cannot ...

A 76-year-old woman from Paphos was arrested on Wednesday evening, accused of having stolen alcoholic beverages and other items from a supermarket in the town. The woman was initially noticed ...

A 16-year-old boy from Paphos was arrested on Wednesday night for letting off a flare. The boy let the flare off at Paphos’ Stelios Kyriakides stadium during the football match ...

Two men have been injured and the police are looking for three more after a fight broke out in the Paphos village of Kissonerga over a “like” on social media ...

Music, film and photography festivals, spring markets and exhibitions are coming up this weekend in every corner of the island from the bustling town centres to the picturesque mountains. Here’...

A bomb exploded outside the front of an estate agents’ office in Limassol on Thursday morning. The estate agents’ office is located in the Ayios Ioannis neighbourhood. Police rushed to ...

Members of the public launched a petition calling for an end to racial discrimination against Cyprus’ migrant community, it emerged on Thursday. “No one should live in fear because they ...

An 18-year-old man is in a critical condition after having been involved in a motorcycle crash on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at around 9.30pm in the village of Lythrodontas. ...

A 44-year-old man from Limassol was arrested on Wednesday night, accused of stealing sinks from an under-construction house, among other items. The man had reportedly carried out a number of ...

After the localised thin layer of fog lifts on Thursday morning, intermittent clouds are expected to come and go across the island, while isolated rains and even the odd isolated ...

The government is considering creating an online platform through which children and parents will be able to report bullies, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday. Speaking on CyBC radio, ...

Allegations leveled against former President Nicos Anastasiades are moving forward by a team ‘above any suspicion’ head of the anti-corruption authority Charis Poyiadjis said on Wednesday. Briefing MPs during a ...

There are at least 20 illegalities at Ayia Napa’s environmentally protected Natura 2000 site, but not a single deterrent measure has been imposed apart from a fine, Cyprus’ Ecological Movement charged ...

The UAE announced on Wednesday it was allocating US$15 million to support the Amalthea fund, for Cyprus’ maritime corridor initiative aimed at sending aid to Gaza. The fund was established ...

Archimandrite Nektarios embroiled in a major investigation including sexual harassment, abuse and money laundering at the Osiou Avakoum monastery broke his silence on Wednesday, saying the developments have “shaken his ...