Cyprus

With expectations for a fourth winter of drought ahead and the island’s dams at very low capacity, the agriculture ministry said this week it is examining using cloud seeding ...

A total of 22 people from Cyprus are currently in Tanzania as the foreign ministry continues efforts to bring them home, its spokesman said on Saturday. Of the 22, a total of 14 ...

The government has begun testing a new system to detect and disable illegal mobile phones in the central prisons, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Saturday. The move marks the ...

The bicommunal technical committee on youth and the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin have spent the last two days exploring ideas in Amman, Jordan, the ...

It’s not easy being a street photographer at a time when everybody walks around with a (phone) camera. Not only does it make your subjects – i.e. random people – ...

Around 36,000 hunters are expected to take to the fields of Cyprus on Sunday, the start of the small game hunting season, game and fauna service spokesman Petros Anayiotos said on ...

A 55-year-old man arrested on Friday evening during a police operation targeting illegal hunting in Cyprus was on Saturday remanded for four days by the Nicosia district court on Saturday. ...

A festival this Sunday gathers artists, creative collectives and the public to join forces during the Month of Action Against Violence Against Women. Get ready for a day of artistic ...

Cyprus has deployed a ten-member team and its police patrol boat Kantara to participate in a Frontex-led maritime operation in Greece, aimed at protecting the European Union’s external sea ...

The next meeting on the cost of cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) is expected to mark the signing of a final agreement following months of negotiations between unions, employers and the government, ...

An innovative digital application that is expected to transform the way visitors discover and experience the island is set to be developed following the signing of an agreement between the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Cairo on Saturday afternoon for the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, one of the most significant cultural projects in modern Egypt. The ...

Cyprus is expected to experience mostly clear weather on Saturday, with periods of increased high cloud cover, according to the meteorological service. Winds will blow mainly from the northwest to ...

The gross disposable income for Cypriot households, as well as that of non-profit institutions serving households, saw an annual increase of 8.4 per cent in 2024, according to figures released on Friday ...

Greek Paralympic champion Charalambos Taiganidis has embarked on a remarkable endurance challenge to break the world record for continuous open-sea swimming. Starting from Paphos harbour at 6am on Friday, his ...

Customs officers have seized untaxed tobacco products in two separate operations carried out in Latsia and at the Deryneia crossing point, the department of customs said on Friday. The first ...

The budget of the deputy ministry of research for 2026 will rise by €5.4 million to a total of €172,864,636, Deputy Minister Nicodemos Damianou told the House finance committee on Friday. The increase ...

Police and the game and fauna service have confiscated several poached animals, including the head of a wild mouflon, during coordinated searches in homes, premises and vehicles across the Morphou ...

Tempers flared among members of parliament over the matter of the Great Sea Interconnector on Friday as the House finance committee discussed the energy ministry’s budget. The flashpoint came ...

Social partners failed to reach a final agreement during lengthy negotiations on Friday at the ministry of labour, despite signs of progress in discussions over a new framework for the ...

New traffic arrangements outside Paphos International Airport’s arrivals area will take effect from Monday, November 3, until December 8, as part of the second phase of expansion works, Hermes Airports announced ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will attend the 21st Manama Dialogue Conference, a strategic event, held in Bahrain between Friday and Sunday, to take part in discussions and strengthen bilateral contacts ...

The education ministry reaffirmed its zero-tolerance stance on school violence and racism on Friday, highlighting its ongoing efforts to promote respect, inclusion and democratic dialogue in education. Speaking at an ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday penned a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, declaring that he looks forward to “working closely and resolutely” with him “to achieve ...