Cyprus

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday declined to confirm reports that he met three Greek Cypriots recently released from detention in the north, saying only that “the meetings that should be ...

Police are investigating a fraud case in which a 66-year-old man in Limassol received a message on Tuesday from a sender claiming to be the national health scheme (Gesy), asking ...

By Johanna Pauls and Elias Hazou People who are dead and would be 150 if they were alive are named on rental contracts for Turkish Cypriot properties, the House refugees committee ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday reiterated that the deputy attorney-general has not submitted his resignation as rumours continued to swirl that the law enforcement official had wanted to quit but ...

A total of 407 volunteering activities are set to take place across Cyprus, Cyprus Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PVCC) president Elias Demetriou said on Tuesday. Under the auspices of First Lady Philippa ...

A tornado swept through the community of Avgorou on Tuesday afternoon, leaving behind damaged rooftops, fallen trees, and destruction to solar panels and water heaters. According to deputy mayor Panayis ...

Discussion on a draft law on the operation of bars, restaurants and other entertainment venues remain at an impasse, chairman of the House commerce committee Kyriacos Hadjiyiannis said on Tuesday ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Beirut on Wednesday for a visit of “particular significance,” following an invitation from his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun, with specific announcements expected on energy ...

Two dead mouflon, tangled together at the base of high cliffs in Troodos were captured in drone footage uploaded to social media by Cyprus-based photographer Bora Markovic. Preliminary observation suggests ...

The late Kyiakou Pelagia is a figure Cyprus knows well. Her unexpected fame in her sixties, her passion for Cypriot tradition and songs such as Eipa sou Xtenistou Lio, have ...

Heavy rain caused limited visibility on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway on Tuesday afternoon with the police are urging motorists to drive slowly and keep their headlights on. Kitas weather said the ...

Collaborative defence efforts between Cyprus, Greece, France and Italy will be further expanded as part of the framework of the quadrilateral QUAD initiative, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. “The ...

In a show of solidarity for men’s health, the police force has once again taken part in the annual Movember campaign. Officers had grown moustaches throughout the month as ...

The myHealth@CY mobile application, launched on Tuesday, is a project of strategic importance, Health Minister Michael Damianos said. He added that the new app will provide the public with ...

A tank overturned in Klirou, Nicosia, on Tuesday, lightly injuring the three people inside. The defence ministry said the National Guard’s Cascavel armoured vehicle was in a tank driving ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou is confident that reform bills will be tabled in parliament over the coming weeks, despite the social partners saying otherwise. Addressing the pension forum in Nicosia, ...

A ceramic antiquity has been returned to Cyprus after being identified in an online auction, the antiquities department announced on Tuesday. The juglet, dating to 750 BC, was handed over during ...

Unknown individuals vandalised and stole elements of the city’s central Christmas tree, according to a statement issued by the municipality on Friday. The municipality reported that damage was caused ...

Green Dot Cyprus received a building permit for the development of a new waste management unit in the Tseri industrial area on Tuesday. According to the organisation, the facility is ...

The course of works to build a dock and install two underwater pipes to transport liquefied petroleum gas to the harbour area in Zygi (Vasiliko) highlights the inability of the ...

More than 1,000 bee-friendly trees and plants were planted across Larnaca’s nine ‘bee villages’ on Monday with the aim of supporting the long-term sustainability of local bee populations. The Larnaca ...

Cyprus has accepted, proportionally, the largest number of Ukrainian refugees, allocating more than €39 million during the first two years of the war to provide accommodation, language classes, psychological support, legal ...

December’s arrival brings many exciting events but for the anglophone theatre community, it usually means one thing – pantomime! This year, Emba’s Stage One Theatre presented a glimmering production ...

One person was hospitalised with burns from a fire that broke out on Tuesday in a block of flats in Nicosia. Two other residents had ascended to the roof to ...