Cyprus

The tender process for the purchase of three firefighting aircraft is currently under way, with one of the aircraft to be financed through the Recovery and Resilience Facility, permanent secretary ...

The environmental group Friends of Akamas has accused the government of “lacking clear political will to redefine policy towards declaring the Akamas peninsula a national park of international standards,” warning ...

Larnaca court on Friday ordered the five-day remand of a 30-year-old resident of Larnaca district to facilitate police investigations into a series of cases involving vehicle arson, attempted arson and ...

Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Friday that the government had struck a “golden balance” on the increase to the national minimum wage, which will apply for the next two ...

Passenger traffic has increased at Cyprus’ airports in Larnaca and Paphos amid the festive holiday period. On Boxing day, Friday December 26, 65 international arrivals and 38 departures were scheduled at Larnaca international ...

Nearly 10,500 hotel beds are available in Paphos district for the winter season, according to official figures from the Paphos hoteliers association, its president Evripides Loizides said, adding that while the ...

A 51-year-old man was arrested in the early hours in Larnaca for drink driving and illegal residence in Cyprus, police said on Friday, as nationwide checks on Christmas night led ...

A car belonging to a 27-year-old Syrian national, a permanent resident of Cyprus, was targeted in a suspected arson attack early on Friday morning in Limassol, police said.According to ...

Partly cloudy conditions are forecast on Friday, with isolated showers expected and a possibility of thunderstorms, according to the meteorological service. Temperatures are expected to reach around 18C inland, around 20...

A ground-breaking performance is set to take place in Nicosia before the end of the year, blending classical ballet and music with multimedia productions. Up next on the Nicosia International ...

Here’s a quick quiz. Ready? Off we go… 1. What are there 2,962 of in Cyprus? 2. What’s another name for Boxing Day? 3. When did Good King Wenceslas look out? As ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Thursday morning under a court warrant, after a European arrest warrant – issued by Romanian authorities – was executed against him, police said. The ...

Shepherds and Christmas go together like crumpets and tea – but they’re mostly NPCs, as the kids say. They do their own thing, watching their flocks by night as the ...

The home of a 36-year-old football referee in Limassol was targeted in a criminal attack late on Wednesday night, police said. According to the police, the explosion occurred at around 10.25...

Police arrested a minor late on Wednesday night after receiving reports that a group of youths had set fires at a roundabout in Limassol. According to the police, they received ...

Limassol police arrested two people in the early hours of Thursday in connection with a case involving unlawful entry into a building, malicious damage, attempted theft and the illegal possession ...

A report of an injured person near Eleftheria Square in Nicosia was received by police at around 2am on Thursday, authorities said. According to police, the individual was taken by ...

It was the dogs’ fault – sort of The cause behind the ‘cat Covid’ epidemic of 2023 has now been established, according to a UK team led by a Cypriot scientist. ‘Cyprus ...

The Cyprus Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Selk) welcomed the passage of Cyprus’ long-awaited tax reform by the House of Representatives, saying the vote marks a major institutional shift after ...

The last weekend of the year is set to go out with a bang. Countless events are happening in every corner of the island to mark the end of a ...

Christmas is a time of coming together for many of us. Families and friends come together, moving from home to home – and in some cases, from country to country – to ...

It’s a beautiful winter day. The sun is out under a cloudless sky, yet a chilly wind cuts through it all. The season has truly turned. And what better ...

The last two Greek Cypriots who had been held in the north since July returned home late on Tuesday, bringing to an end the case of all five previously detained. ...

A 31-year-old man is in intensive care after a late-night police incident in Limassol, during which an officer was injured and weapons, ammunition and drugs were found in a vehicle. ...