Cyprus

Police in Paphos made two arrests on Wednesday for cases involving illegal employment and residence in the Republic. In the first case, around 9.10pm immigration service officers following a tip-off ...

Thursday will be warm with some low clouds mainly in southeast, fine dust, and temperatures rising to 31C in the interior, 24C on the west coast, 26C on the remaining ...

A spring weekend of pop-up markets, exciting street art exhibitions, experimental music performances and fun workshops await this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here’s a selection of what’s happening ...

Beneficiaries in the mortgage-to-rent scheme are being extended to further aid the financially vulnerable, cabinet decided on Wednesday. Announcing the decision, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said the move aims to “...

Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who won a second term in office in a landslide victory on Sunday, was once a footballer in Cyprus. Imamoglu, who was born near the Black ...

A 34-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a €50,000 robbery investigation. A police bulletin said at around 1:30pm on Tuesday, a 36-year-old man in Limassol met with another ...

MPs called for more transparency over the social support fund managed by the First Lady during Wednesday’s House ethics committee. The bill was tabled by Disy MPs Nikos Georgiou ...

Cyprus currently has no firefighting aircraft available to use in case of a forest fire, as temperatures begin to soar, it emerged on Wednesday. The statement was made by senior ...

Cabinet on Wednesday rubberstamped a memorandum of cooperation between Cyprus’ police and the FBI (US Federal Bureau of Investigation), describing it as a significant development. A justice ministry announcement said ...

Two people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with a boat with migrants that arrived to Cape Greco. The two are aged 16 and 25. According to police, the boat was spotted ...

Accept LGBTI Cyprus highlighted the resilience of the queer community on Wednesday as it reports three homophobic attacks took place in the past ten days. The non-profit organisation warned that ...

A new season begins for the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra with spring concerts on the horizon in almost every major city in Cyprus. To kick off its spring agenda, the orchestra ...

MPs on Wednesday repeated a variation of ‘show me the money’ during a House ethics committee discussing the amount of cash flowing into the country, amid fears of ongoing money ...

A treatment centre to help adults dealing with a gambling addiction will begin operating in Paralimni, the national betting authority (NBA) and addictions authority (NAAC) announced on Wednesday. Named “Kinitro” (“...

The interior ministry on Wednesday issued a reminder that asylum seekers are prohibited from taking up work in the first nine months following their arrival in Cyprus. “The increase in ...

By Iole Damaskinos and Tom Cleaver The three ships which had carried humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza but then were forced to turn back as Israel bombed aid workers’ ...

A meeting at the state Legal Services will be held this week on the potential financial crimes and money laundering at the disgraced Osiou Avakoum monastery, sources confirmed to the ...

The education ministry on Wednesday announced the extension of the operation hours of afternoon and summer schools to support working parents. According to the relevant House education decision, optional afternoon ...

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday said it had requested information from the US, Germany, France and Cyprus over their potential involvement in terrorist attacks on Russia. According ...

The point of contention has been “overcome” regarding the development of the Aphrodite gas field off the coast of Cyprus, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Wednesday. Speaking after a ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday there is “no common ground” between Cyprus’ two sides. “The isolations, embargoes, and restrictions imposed on the Turkish Cypriot people must be ...

Attorney-general George Savvides said on Wednesday that if anything arises from the Anti-Corruption Authority’s investigation into allegations concerning former president Nicos Anastasiades then the Legal Service will find ways ...

The Cyprus church is ignoring government warnings about illegal monastery-building works in the environmentally-protected Cape Greco area while Ayia Napa turns a blind eye, the interior minister said on Wednesday. ...

Police in Limassol were on high alert on Wednesday morning following a report from a 65-year-old owner of a car dealership that unidentified individuals opened fire on his business. Officers ...