Cyprus

Media in the north have throughout this week alleged that the Turkish embassy in the north, and by proxy the Turkish government, has been interfering in local politics ahead of ...

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu on Thursday decried Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United States Congress the previous night, describing Netanyahu as “a prime ...

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) on Thursday said it opened an investigation into Cyprus’ contentious Vasiliko liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on suspicion of procurement fraud, misappropriation ...

The Audit Office on Thursday hit back against a government proposal seeking to reform the independent institution, amid accusations this would be a means to stifle the reports of the ...

A collective labour agreement covering almost 3,000 food delivery drivers was signed by trade unions and employers on Thursday. Trade union Sek described the agreement as “historic”, adding that it is “...

The Cypriot foreign ministry on Thursday hailed a pair of decisions taken by the European Council to boost relations between the European Union and Armenia. The council had on Wednesday ...

A Syrian national appeared in court in the north on Thursday after having been arrested for crossing illegally from the Republic and then reportedly asking the Turkish Cypriot police for ...

A sex tape was “illegally” shot recently at the ancient theatre of Kourion, it emerged on Thursday, as the antiquities department hunted for the couple concerned. The Polish couple has ...

Sooner or later, the streets of your youth – so lively and lush and cool – sit still on a gallery wall. Former haunts seem dozy and distant in their polite frames, ...

The north is to update the format of its vehicle registration plates, ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Thursday. Speaking to news website Bagimsiz, Arikli explained that by the end ...

Renewing his pre-election pledge to allocate 2 per cent of the GDP to military equipment programmes, President Nikos Christodoulides watched National Guard operational manoeuvres on Thursday to mark the army’s 60...

The mood was high among university students two years ago, when ChatGPT made it possible to generate essays with just the click of a button. “ChatGPT made things much easier ...

The agriculture ministry on Thursday warned of fines of up to €1,000 for anyone who collects, transports or markets carobs before August 15. They said they “attach great importance to the promotion ...

A 54-year-old man from Paphos was fined €800 after being found to be in possession of tobacco products which had been smuggled into Cyprus without the requisite tax having been paid, ...

A 34-year-old man is intubated at Nicosia general hospital’s intensive care unit with heatstroke, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday. “Yesterday afternoon, a 34-year-old man was ...

The fake news bill submitted by the government and backed by the legal service is dangerous for democracy, Akel MP Irene Charalambides charged on Thursday as she wrote to the ...

Part of the Nicosia-Limassol motorway will be closed on Thursday night for maintenance works, police said. Traffic will be diverted through the old Nicosia-Limassol Road. Roads in Limassol will also ...

Cyprus is “interested” in the role of a European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, President Nikos Christodoulides said. According to a report published on news website Politico on Thursday, Christodoulides said ...

A 25-year-old motorcyclist injured in an accident a day ago, has died, police said on Thursday. The motorcyclist had been involved in a crash on Wednesday in Paphos, when a ...

In the heart of every home lies the living room – a space where comfort meets style, and memories are made. Whether you’re curling up with a good book, entertaining ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that “it is time to reunite the last divided EU member state” during a reception at the presidential palace for the American Hellenic Educational ...

Firefighters were called to the village of Arsos in the Limassol district late Wednesday night to tackle a large fire that broke out shortly before 1am. According to Fire Service ...

A 54-year-old man from the Philippines, a crew member of the Singapore-flagged cargo ship ‘Maersk Calabar’, was airlifted to the Paphos general hospital on Wednesday. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (...

The met office has issued a yellow warning for heavy thunderstorms and hail for Thursday, valid from 12:00 until 18:00. According to the met office, isolated heavy thunderstorms are expected to affect ...