Cyprus

The Turkish Cypriot police on Thursday announced they had made a second arrest in relation to the finding of 200 kilogrammes of meat which a man was attempting to smuggle from ...

An artistic and creative event for all tomorrow has a special goal – to raise awareness about foster care and the increasing need for foster families. Within the framework of the ...

A decomposed body was found in Ayia Napa on Thursday afternoon, with officers reaching the scene to investigate. State pathologist Angeliki Papetta was called to the forest area in Ayia ...

The court case over the death of a Cypriot medical student who was electrocuted during a flood in the Turkish Aegean city of Izmir in July began on Thursday. Ozge ...

The House finance committee will begin renewed efforts to regulate the multiple state pension issue, which has been a sore point for months. Committee chair and Diko MP Christiana Erotokritou ...

By Nicolas Netien Olive trees have been abundant in Cyprus since Neolithic times and while the benefits of olive oil for the skin were understood by ancient civilisations, they have ...

The Audit Office has lashed out at the government, saying that Wednesday’s decision to turn the service into an audit council was an effort to “manipulate” it and “gag ...

Unions representing contract workers at the state health services Okypy have expressed their deep disappointment over what they describe as unacceptable delays and inconsistencies by the organisation. Okypy postponed a ...

The Supreme Court has unanimously thrown out a law on police promotions, referred by President Nikos Christodoulides, deeming it unconstitutional, as it violates the principle of equality. The law was ...

Turkish Cypriot travel agencies’ association (Kitsab) chairman Orhan Tolun called for the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport to be treated as a domestic airport by Turkey. His call comes amid ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said that the government institutions must work to gain the trust of society, while receiving the report from the public service commission (EDY) on Thursday. The report ...

Fuckup Nights, a global movement and a series of events where industry leaders share their failure stories, are opening the autumn season in Limassol with their second event. Fuckup Nights ...

The government on Thursday decided to push back its decision to next Tuesday over the regulatory framework of the leg of the Great Sea Interconnector project connecting Cyprus to Crete. ...

Cypriot Paralympic swimmer Karolina Pelendritou easily qualified for the SB11 category 100m breaststroke final on Thursday, at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. In the qualifying race at La Défense Arena, Karolina ...

A 24-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday, following his arrest in connection with a case of burglary and theft. The incident involves the burglary of ...

The pharmaceutical council is set to hold an extraordinary meeting to find a solution to the threat of pharmacies to remain closed during nights and bank holidays, it emerged on ...

The London Court of International Arbitration has reserved its decision over the €69 million claim filed for the Vasiliko liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal, it was reported on Thursday. According to ...

Cyprus plays a key role in the execution of many peacekeeping missions, especially those concerning humanitarian issues in the eastern Mediterranean, according to Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas. Speaking at the ...

A grenade was found on farmland in the Nicosia district on Tuesday evening. According to the police, the grenade was found by an individual at around 6.45pm. The police were ...

The condition of the two-year-old girl who got hit by a car in Limassol on Tuesday remains critical but stable, according to state health services organisation (Okypy) Charalambos Charilaou. Speaking ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court will be announcing its ruling on September 18 on the attorney-general’s request for the dismissal of the auditor-general on the grounds of inappropriate conduct. In a ...

A 42-year-old was arrested on Wednesday night in connection with two burglaries committed in August in Nicosia. The first case was reported on August 17 by a Nicosia resident, who said ...

A 23-year-old has been arrested in connection with illegal possession of property, after police caught him red-handed trying to break into parked cars. At 1.15am on Thursday, a policeman, off ...

Cocaine and an improvised explosive device were confiscated by the police during a raid on a house in Limassol and an 18-year-old was arrested. Having secured a search warrant, the ...