Cyprus

The five-year prison sentence imposed on a 46-year-old man found guilty of illegal trafficking of migrants was the strictest ever imposed, according to a statement released on Thursday by the ...

A five-year old girl died at the Makarios hospital on Thursday morning after having been rescued alongside over 60 others aboard a small boat off the coast of Cyprus on Wednesday. ...

Cabinet on Thursday approved the ‘photovoltaics for all’ scheme which will open for the public to apply for at the end of February. The scheme entails five categories aimed at ...

Peyia municipality is celebrating a successful year in civil marriages with a revenue surge of approximately half a million euros. In 2023, the municipality carried out 800 civil marriages, Maria Giagkou, the ...

The government will “soon” announce unilateral measures for Turkish Cypriots, to coincide with the arrival of the new UN envoy to Cyprus, it emerged on Thursday. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

A lunch table is to be set up on Saturday to cross Cyprus’ divide as part of a new bicommunal initiative. Going by the name “Ban-quet” the initiative will see ...

The city chosen as the Cultural Capital of Europe for 2030, will also receive a €6.5 million grant from the government, Deputy Minister of Culture Dr Vasiliki Kassianidou announced on Thursday. Speaking ...

Free saplings will be distributed in Paphos on Friday to mark the annual Tree Festival and promote environmental awareness in the community, the forestry department has announced. The festival is ...

A sewage lorry in Famagusta fell into a septic tank it was emptying on Thursday morning in the north. The rear of the lorry fell into the well, with the ...

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Mustafa Hurben was released from prison on Thursday after completing his three-day sentence. He had been jailed on Tuesday after refusing to pay an 800TL (€24) fine ...

Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou said he would not resign over the incidents that took place at Alphamega Stadium in Limassol on Wednesday night, which led to the cancellation of the ...

Quadcode, a Cyprus-based fintech company specialising in financial brokerage activities, on Thursday announced the promotion of Michael Gitsis from Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (CFAO) to Chief Operating Officer (COO), ...

The bicommunal Eastern Mediterranean Think Tank has penned a letter to Nikos Christodoulides and Ersin Tatar, imploring them to make progress towards Cypriot reunification. “We feel the need to publicly ...

The Nicosia municipality is asking the public to “submit comprehensive proposals” for initiatives and events to be held in the walled city’s Laiki Yitonia. Following the successful housing of ...

The ancient Church of the Holy Cross in the village of Tochni has been reconstructed in three-dimensional virtual reality. The church is the latest of a number of virtual reconstructions ...

In today’s episode, House Speaker Annita Demetriou said lifetime benefits for the President and the House speaker need to be abolished. Meanwhile, a child died at the Makarios hospital ...

A busy weekend lies ahead with events spanning beyond the capital, which usually has the highest volume. Music, theatre, operas from abroad as well as stand-up shows in English are ...

A 12-year-old from Paphos was injured on Thursday after driving a car into a ditch and then a tree, after which the car ended up on its roof. Paphos police’...

A homemade explosive device detonated at around 3:15am in the Ayia Phyla neighbourhood of Limassol. The explosion occurred at the entrance of a house owned by a 67-year-old woman and ...

Police in Karavas arrested a 50-year-old man on Wednesday evening after he set his own car on fire. The man, who was seven times over the legal alcohol limit to ...

Cyprus’ National Betting Authority on Wednesday reported a total revenue of €259.4 million for the third quarter of 2023, marking a 9 per cent increase from the same period in 2022 and an increase ...

Thursday’s weather is expected to be mostly cloudy with isolated pockets of rain, mostly in the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to rise to a high of 18 degrees Celsius inland ...

Trade union Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus (Deok) this week called for the immediate convening of the Labour Advisory Body to review the strategy for the employment of third-country nationals. ...

Gay marriage would negate the gospel, Archbishop Georgios said on Wednesday, echoing in his support for the Orthodox Church of Greece’s unanimous synod opinion against gay marriage and adoption ...