Cyprus

The Eurovision semi-finals will begin on Tuesday night, with Cyprus set to light up the stage with Silia Kapsis opening the show with her upbeat jam ‘Liar’. Kapsis, a 17-year-old ...

The population in the north could be as high as 825,000, the ‘mayor’ of Kyrenia Murat Senkul was reported as saying on Tuesday, basing his calculations on domestic waste production. Turkish ...

The National Addiction Authority is aiming to offer a to offer support and shelter to people struggling with addiction and homelessness, it announced on Tuesday. In commemoration of International Harm ...

The Larnaca district court on Tuesday issued a one-day remand against two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old to facilitate police investigations regarding a case that took place in Kiti on May 4 ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is scheduled to meet with the personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General Maria Angela Holguin on Wednesday morning to discuss her recent engagements with European Union officials ...

High-level guests will attend a celebration in the parliament on Friday during a special session of the House plenum, to mark Cyprus’ 20th anniversary since joining the European Union. It ...

With the arrival of two firefighting helicopters from neighbouring Jordan, Cyprus now has up to eight airborne firefighting means at its disposal, a senior official said on Tuesday. Andreas Christou, ...

The jetty being constructed by the United States off the coast of Gaza to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid is expected to be completed in the coming days, according ...

Six employees who retired from the state broadcaster (CyBC) last year have yet to receive their pension, Evrik union said on Tuesday. calling on Finance Minister Makis Keravnos to step ...

Deputy Minister of Research Nicodemos Damianou recently addressed two investment incentives launched at the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, acknowledging that there is room for improvement. These ...

Dozens of buildings will be lit up in red on Tuesday to mark World Thalassaemia Day, coming up on May 8. According to the announcement from the Pancyprian Thalassaemia Association, the ...

Man arrested in Zakaki shooting incident Police arrested a 63-year-old man on Tuesday, after issuing an arrest warrant for him earlier over his suspected involvement in a shooting at a ...

A task force is to be established for carrying out inspections on behalf of the environment department in a stepped-up effort to combat environmental crime, it emerged on Tuesday. The ...

Three individuals in Paphos were fined a total of €21,500 over the past week after being found in possession of untaxed tobacco items from the north, the police announced on Tuesday. ...

No injuries from firecrackers were reported during the Easter holidays, police said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, in a police crackdown on illegal possession of fireworks and other explosives, a total of ...

Paphos police arrested two people and is searching for a third over a warehouse and vehicle theft, it emerged on Tuesday. Deputy Paphos police operations chief Michalis Nicolaou said on ...

Press freedom in Cyprus must be judiciously monitored, the Green party said in an announcement on Tuesday. The Greens made the announcement drawing attention to the newly released 2024 press freedom ...

The summer is flying by. We are already in mid-July and the island is in peak season. Right now, it is all about holidaying, road tripping and festival-hopping. Approaching soon ...

Livadia primary school in Larnaca was vandalised, with windows smashed and items set on fire, it emerged on Tuesday. A ten-year-old student is believed to be responsible for the attack, ...

In today’s episode, a police car was completely destroyed on Easter Saturday night in what Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriakou called an “organised attack”. Elsewhere, a 30-year-old man from ...

By Richard Boxall Sri Lanka Lions won the inaugural Cyprus National Championships on Monday, with fairly comfortable victories over Moufflons and New Limassol Moufflons. In the first game Moufflons beat ...

A serious gun incident was reported in the early on Tuesday morning in a restaurant in the centre of Nicosia. According to reports, police responded around 3am in the morning ...

Bowls Cyprus held their National Finals at the Aliathlon Bowls Club, Paphos, on 2-3rd May. It was two days of great bowling by all players, who had gone through ...

Police on Tuesday said a 21-year-old man was arrested for setting fire to a police vehicle on Easter Saturday in Ypsonas. The Limassol man is suspected of rioting, arson of ...