Cyprus

The battle for Nicosia airport wasn’t – objectively speaking – the bloodiest of the many dark events that took place exactly 50 years ago, but it may have been the most consequential. ...

The newly elected UK government has reaffirmed British commitment to a Cyprus settlement based on UN parameters of the internationally accepted model of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation. On Saturday’s ...

The construction of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Vasilikos will proceed and be completed despite the withdrawal of the Chinese consortium of companies from the project, Energy Minister ...

Three of seven birds on a sculpture in the Ayia Napa sculpture park have been stolen, the mayor said. The sculpture called The Birds was added to the works on ...

Police on Sunday were still searching for the owners of electric scooters found in the house of a 31-year-old in Limassol. The case involves 110 electric scooters and two electric bikes ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos travels on Sunday to Brussels, where on Monday he will participate in the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council. The situation in the Middle East, the ongoing ...

More than 500 UK Cypriots demonstrated outside the Turkish Embassy in central London on Saturday evening to mark 50 years since the invasion. The lively rally, organised by the National Federation of ...

Cypriot swimming champion Nikolas Antoniou is heading to the Paris Olympic Games with the aim of doing his best and achieving a good individual time. The Cypriot champion, and his ...

Police are investigating a 22-year-old who was reported for stealing from a beach in Famagusta on Saturday night who was caught in the act by a beach goer. According to ...

International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) President Philip Christopher has called on the Biden administration to put an end to the 50-year occupation of Cyprus. In a message marking 50 ...

Pat of the highway from Nicosia to Limassol in the area of Parekklisia will remain closed on Sunday as works are carried out, the department of public works said. Traffic ...

A yellow weather warning for high temperatures on Sunday has been issued by the department of meteorology. The warning is in place from 11am until 5pm. The maximum temperature is ...

Cyprus “will likely take crucial and bold decisions” in the coming months, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday night speaking before an event at the presidential palace to mark 50 years ...

The jets, the bombing, the perilous passage to safety with nothing more than what they were wearing, the pain of being separated from loved ones and torn from their homes ...

Grief, anger and a call to urgently solve the Cyprus problem were the key themes from political parties on Saturday, who paid tribute to the 50-year anniversary since the Turkish ...

A federation is not a viable solution to the Cyprus problem, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday as he attended celebrations in the north marking 50 years since 1974. While the ...

Two siblings ended up in hospital after they stabbed each other during a fight, police said on Saturday. The fracas unfolded the previous day in Paphos between the two siblings ...

A marble statue of Apollo’s twin sister Artemis dating to the fourth century AD was found during the 2024 final excavation season of the Kourion Urban Space Project, it was ...

The online services of Wizz Air are now available to the public, the company announced in a press release following Friday’s global tech outage caused by an external provider. ...

President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday expressed her solidarity to Cyprus as it marked 50 years of occupation. “Cypriots deserve to live in a reunited country ...

Air raid sirens wailed across Cyprus at dawn on Saturday as Greek Cypriots mourned, and Turkish Cypriots celebrated 50 years since the Turkish invasion. “This is a difficult day for everyone,” ...

A four-year-old child is in Makario general hospital after he fell into a pool at a Paphos tourist resort, it was reported on Saturday. The incident unfolded on Friday, as ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday unveiled busts for Christos Fotis, Tasos Markos and Andreas Arrestis, whom he called heroes during a memorial ceremony at the Tomb of Makedonitissa. The three ...

Festival season is upon us and many in Cyprus will be gearing up to head to one of the events that dominate our summer evenings. Yet as I talk to ...