Cyprus

A total of 43 per cent of Cypriots believe the rise of Elam is “dangerous for democracy” while 58 per cent said there was a need for new parties, according to a ...

The ‘goat plague’ killing off sheep and goats in Greece and Romania is not affecting Cyprus’ small ruminants, however neither the island nor the EU as a whole are turning ...

A European arrest warrant has been issued for the mother of a three-month-old infant who died in horrific conditions, infested with insect bites and severely malnourished. Police confirmed on Thursday ...

The Customs Department made seven big busts in July, confiscating duty free tobacco products, mainly brought illegally from the north to the south, with the biggest haul being 4,082 cartons of 200 ...

A 59-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Wednesday after being spotted by an off-duty police officer holding a stolen gallery gun while walking around a residential area. The man, ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition politicians reacted furiously after TMT veterans were invited by ‘parliament speaker’ Zorlu Tore to meet inside the ‘parliament’s’ chamber on Wednesday ahead of the 66th anniversary ...

A 28-year-old man was arrested on Thursday in Nicosia on suspicion of having robbed three bakeries. The first robbery took place at 11pm, with the man entering a bakery with ...

The north’s ‘government’ on Wednesday night announced that it would privatise the operation of the landfill site in the village of Koutsoventis. The north’s central tender commission said ...

Temperatures on Thursday are set to reach a whopping 40 degrees Celsius inland, with temperatures on the southeast and east coasts, 34 degrees Celsius on the north coast, 33 degrees Celsius on the ...

Traffic from one of the busiest roads in the Larnaca area is being diverted through a small, formerly quiet residential street, causing uproar and a potentially dangerous situation. The problem ...

A fight broke out in Limassol on Wednesday night between two groups, leaving a man seriously injured on the seaside road. Initial information said that two people were injured in ...

A new yellow warning for high temperatures on Thursday was issued by the met office. According to the warning, the temperature is expected to reach around 40 degrees Celsius inland. The ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will be paying a working visit to Cairo on Thursday, to discuss Cyprus-Egypt relations, EU-Egypt relations, energy issues and developments in the Middle East. A press ...

Police on Wednesday were investigating murder, after two charred bodies were recovered from a burning vehicle in Limassol. The car, with the two men, had been located on a dirt ...

Cypriots abroad are the “best ambassadors” for the country’s interests, foreign ministry permanent secretary, Andreas Kakouris said on Wednesday. Commenting at the world conference for overseas Cypriots, Kakouris said ...

Renowned Rick and Morty artist Marc Ellerby will be attending Cyprus Comic Con this year, organisers said on Wednesday. Cyprus Comic Con will be held from October 5 to 6. Marc Ellerby ...

The north will soon require all property owners who rent their properties on short term bases on tourism websites such as Airbnb to register their properties with the ‘government’ as ...

The audit office on Wednesday flagged over 800 questionable cases of individuals who received guaranteed minimum income (GMI) but had accumulated a wealth of property. In a special report for the ...

The north is working to “create a reliable system in the field of higher education”, higher education accreditation authority (Yodak) chairman Aykut Hocanin said on Wednesday. Speaking following a meeting ...

Trade union Sek said on Wednesday that an agreement had been reached on renewing collective labour agreements in the construction sector. The new agreement significantly improves employment conditions for some 40,000 ...

The three-month-old child who died in Nicosia general hospital appears to have been “left to its fate” and was in a terrible state, with signs of malnutrition and likely insect ...

A meeting is set to take place on Thursday over the contentious fake news bill with key stakeholders at the justice ministry. Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis will be attending as ...

I recently volunteered with the City Friends Club in Limassol for a trash cleanup event. The City Friends Club is a non-profit organisation that holds monthly volunteer-led cleanups. The event ...

Cyprus is yet to receive any requests from other countries to activate its ‘Estia’ plan to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon, as the country continues to teeter on the edge ...