Cyprus

Five aircraft on Friday were called in to fight a blaze that broke out in the Alassa area of Limassol. According to fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis, the fire broke ...

Cyprus will remain committed to fighting sexual violence in war, Commissioner for Gender Equality Josie Christodoulou said on Friday. Christodoulou made the remarks at an event titled “Rape as a ...

Police on Friday announced extra patrols and increased road-safety measures over the Kataklysmos holiday weekend beginning on Saturday through to Monday night. “The measures being taken include an increased presence ...

With the temporary pier to the Gazan coastline operational, humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza resumed on Thursday. The US Central Command (US Centcom) said in a press release on ...

A 48-year-old was arrested in Paphos for drink driving on Thursday afternoon, with final blood alcohol level 138mg instead of 22mg. Police said the driver, a permanent resident of Paphos, ...

Leaving the heatwave behind and welcoming average temperatures for the end of June, Cyprus prepares for the upcoming bank holiday – the Orthodox Whit Monday or Kataklysmos – celebrated across the island ...

A holiday home in Zygi was extensively damaged in a fire in the early hours of Friday. Old cars in the yard were also damaged. Police said the fire was ...

Hezbollah’s “verbal attack” against Cyprus “is just beyond me”, the state department said on Thursday. “Why Hezbollah would attack a country in the middle of that important humanitarian role ...

The fire brigade’s budget for 2024 is €12 million higher than it was last year, Public Order Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Thursday. Speaking to the House internal affairs committee, he ...

Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides stated on Thursday that Cyprus is not conducting pushbacks. He also addressed accusations of far-right support, describing them as “malicious” and stemming from his connection ...

The fines for certain traffic violations, particularly for running a red light, have been substantially lowered under a bill passed by the House on Thursday. MPs said the change was ...

Three MPs on Thursday jointly tabled a bill aiming to introduce the use of a ‘panic button’ for prevention of domestic abuse and violence against women. The bill is co-sponsored ...

Within the year some 300 ‘smart’ bus stops will be installed across the country with real-time arrival alerts, in a large-scale project that is hoped will significantly enhance the quality of ...

Sklavenitis Cyprus has agreed with Papantoniou supermarkets on a buyout of the latter’s supermarkets, on Thursday. With the integration of the new stores, Sklavenitis Cyprus is strengthening its network ...

A campaign has launched in Cyprus to cultivate awareness around people violently displaced or forced to leave their homes. Commissioner for administration and the protection of human rights, ombudswoman Maria ...

A total of 22 Turkish Cypriot teachers appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Thursday in the latest hearing of a case into an alleged “battering” of police officers during a ...

Cyprus, the Middle East and Ukraine are among issues topping the agenda of an official visit to Cyprus by Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique Manalo on Friday. ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to visit the north on July 20 to attend celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of the island. While in Cyprus, ...

Police in all districts are investigating claims that women have been filmed unknowingly, while at the beach and had videos of them sunbathing posted to a YouTube channel. The channel ...

Two centres for people with eating disorders are in the pipeline, the House health committee heard on Thursday. The committee once again discussed the rising numbers of children and teenagers ...

Cypriot weather is ideal for outdoor sports enthusiasts, and recently, the island has found itself captivated by a new passion: Padel tennis, with the 2nd Padel League Cyprus Finals set ...

Falling revenue for Turkish Cypriot farmers was put partly down to the fact that people now elect to spend their savings on holidays instead of traditional sacrificial animals by the ...

Two women found with dozens of kilos of cannabis were remanded for eight-days, the Larnaca District Court decided on Thursday. The two women, 20 and 22 from an EU country, were found ...

A monk at the Osiou Avakoum monastery seems to have been named as the whistleblower of the scandal, it emerged on Thursday, as details were released about the cameras installed ...