Cyprus

A 17-year-old boy suffering from what turned out to be acute appendicitis was subjected to a nightmarish ordeal for over 24 hours, before finally getting the surgery he urgently needed, it ...

Sandwiched in between the summer’s music festivals are three upcoming events that celebrate the craft of beer. Happening throughout the summer are three independent beer festivals, some returning for ...

Police are asking for information that can help locate Layan Haj Taha, aged 17, from Syria, who has been missing since July 1 2024 from her residence in Limassol. The 17-year-old is described ...

Police headquarters on Wednesday are investigating a known pyramid scheme to which a number of people have allegedly fallen prey losing thousands of euros. Police issued instructions to district criminal ...

Water levels at the country’s reservoirs have dropped critically and measures to intensify fines for wastage are being deliberated, acting director of the water development department (WDD) George Kazantzis ...

Police on Wednesday are investigating a fire which broke out in Limassol in the Parekklisia area. According to the police, a cadet constable noticed the small fire around 6.20pm on ...

Adjustments to its flight schedule, necessary in recent weeks due to unforeseen delays in the delivery of the new Airbus A220 aircraft have been completed, Cyprus Airways announced. “The current ...

Cooperation between the Unites States and Cyprus has never been stronger, President Nikos Christodoulides said, underscoring the significance of the establishment of formal strategic dialogue between the countries. The development ...

Wednesday will be mostly sunny with episodes of dust and temperatures rising to 39C in the interior, 35C on the south and east coasts, 33C on the north coast, and 29...

A government measure to cap the price of bottled water at certain venues, including airports and beaches, was hanging in the balance on Tuesday with MPs caught up in a ...

The European Commission on Tuesday extended Cyprus’ transition period to comply with the Protected Designation or Origin (PDO) regulations for Halloumi for another five years. The initial ten-year transition period ...

Data protection commissioner Irini Loizidou Nicolaidou on Tuesday expressed her “disappointment” after an Elam member revealed the names of a whole class of kindergartners in a social media post. She ...

There will be “disastrous consequences” if the war in the Middle East spreads to Lebanon, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday. Speaking to the House foreign affairs committee, he ...

Discussions are ongoing regarding the potential long-term implementation of Cyprus’ Amalthea plan, the humanitarian aid corridor linking the island to Gaza, United Nations senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza ...

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Tuesday issued a mixed response to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)’s resolution regarding Varosha. The resolution, written by PACE’...

Greece’s independent power transmission operator (Admie) will next week formally deliver to the Cypriot government its cost-benefit analysis for the Great Sea Interconnector – the mooted subsea electricity cable linking ...

Benefits for foster families have not been adjusted for 15 years, MPs at the House labour committee heard on Tuesday, as they called for more government support for child benefits. Despite ...

The government has “a Plan A and a Plan B” for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vasiliko, the president said on Tuesday. Nikos Christodoulides was responding to journalists’ ...

United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) head Colin Stewart reiterated his concerns over the “militarisation” of the buffer zone on Tuesday. Speaking after a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader ...

Prison wardens on Tuesday found a mobile phone and a quantity of drugs inside cells at the central prison. The material was found during a search of the prison, with ...

Monday’s act of violence against a bus driver, the second in a week, on Tuesday led to trade unions demanding effective measures to protect drivers. A Sek trade union ...

Cyprus on Tuesday received a slap on the wrist from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for its treatment of two asylum seekers who arrived on the island in 2019. ...

The House refugee committee on Tuesday called on authorities to speed up work of the government’s Ktizo plan to rebuild dangerous apartment buildings on refugee estates. MPs said there ...

It is unacceptable for parliamentary parties to not abide by the law, permanent secretary of the interior ministry Ellikos Elias said on Tuesday, after it emerged some have failed to ...