Cyprus

The 2024 Cyprus Kitesurfing Championship, also known as ‘King of Kite’ which took place between August 2 and 4, saw the participation of 120 athletes from Cyprus and abroad and over 2000 spectators. The event ...

The exit to Oroklini on the Ayia Napa to Rizoelia highway has been closed due to a traffic collision, police said in a statement released on Wednesday. Police also urged ...

Extracting groundwater found under the Pentadaktylos mountains would be the “biggest mistake we can make”, environmentalist Ilkay Ilseven said on Wednesday. Speaking about the north’s overall water situation, he ...

The National Betting Authority announced on Wednesday a week-long campaign for safe gambling with the logo ‘Safety is the true hero in every game.’ Set to take place between October 7...

Paphos police arrested four people on Tuesday in possession of illegal drugs and driving under the influence. According to the police shortly before 7pm officers on patrol spotted a pedestrian ...

The chairman of the parliamentary energy committee has fired a volley of tough questions at the energy minister over the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) in his persistent effort to pin ...

Police arrested three persons aged 27, 33 and 40 years old on Monday and Tuesday for an investigated case of car parts theft. According to the police, on Monday evening, a 69-year-old man ...

Part of Kalamon Street and Limassol Avenue will be periodically closed due to works for the three days, the Municipality of Strovolos announced on Wednesday. Closures will happen from 9pm-6...

Wednesday will be sunny and clear with temperatures rising to 39C inland, 36C on the north coast, 32C on the west coast, 34C on the remaining coasts, and 31C on ...

By Nicolas Netien Imagine walking into your local supermarket, reaching for that trusted bottle of olive oil, only to find that the price has nearly doubled. This isn’t just ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar allows President Nikos Christodoulides to be “unfairly portrayed as the party who wants a solution” to the Cyprus problem, Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP leader ...

A total of 72 applications for the north’s “migration amnesty” were submitted in the first 24 hours of its operation, ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Tuesday. As of Monday, undocumented ...

A 33-year-old man is currently under observation at the Baris psychiatric hospital in northern Nicosia after having stolen an ambulance and driven it 25 kilometres. The man reportedly fell ill in ...

The government on Tuesday announced a support package for schoolchildren worth €9.5 million, ahead of the start of the new school year in September. The package, given the name “Together at ...

The number of passengers travelling to and from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport increased by over 25 per cent in the first seven months of 2024, compared to the same period ...

The recent 1.5 per cent salary bump granted to all public-sector workers will also benefit those on state pensions, including those receiving multiple pensions, it emerged on Tuesday. There are 71 people ...

Three people were arrested after trying to escape police detention through a window, police said on Tuesday. The incident unfolded over the weekend in Nicosia. Three individuals, two aged 22 and ...

A song performed by British Cypriot singer Isin Karaca at a festival in Greece provoked outrage in the country. Karaca had taken to the stage at the Young Academics’ Association (...

Despite the challenges, the Cyprus tourism product remains “highly competitive” but everyone must do their part to make sure it stays that way, the deputy tourism minister said on Tuesday. ...

The autopsy on the seven-year-old girl who had a drowning incident at a Protaras hotel pool did not clarify her cause of death, police said on Tuesday. Samples were taken ...

Eight years after they were first mooted, courses at the University of Cyprus in languages other than Greek have proven divisive as the education ministry works to tie up loose ...

Fifty palm trees have been planted along the Mackenzie seafront promenade as part of a long-term programme aimed at enriching green areas around the district, Larnaca’s tourism development company ...

Three men were found guilty on Tuesday of 17 charges each in relation to the murder of Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali and his chauffeur Murat Demirtas in February 2022. Omer Tunc, ...

Pollution in Limassol’s waters is rampant, a team of winter swimmers from the city claimed on Tuesday, calling on the government to enter a public dialogue on the matter. ...