Cyprus

Archimandrite Nektarios, one of the monks involved in the Osiou Avakoum Monastery scandal, was remanded for a further eight days on Wednesday, after appearing in court with a new defence ...

Police are investigating whether the death of Panayiotis Anastasi, 40, from Sotira in Famagusta, was caused by medical negligence. Anastasi was admitted to the ICU of the Famagusta general hospital in ...

Dipa president and former House speaker Marios Karoyian has been discharged from hospital where he was recovering from a heart attack and subsequent stent implantation. A press release by interventional ...

A 34-year-old who shot a man with a hunting rifle in Psathi village was sentenced to four years in jail at Paphos criminal court on Wednesday. Though he initially faced ...

British bases police on Wednesday arrested the a 46-year-old man, suspected of murdering another man at autobody paint shop in Ormidia the previous night. After establishing a line of communication, ...

Cyprus has submitted a request to the European Commission for a targeted review of its recovery and resilience plan (RRP), which amounts to €1.2 billion. “Yesterday (Tuesday), Cyprus submitted to the ...

Larnaca bus drivers switched off their engines at 12 noon on Wednesday after a driver was hit by a passenger. A union representative said a female passenger on the bus called ...

The first supplementary budget for 2024, worth €351.3 million, has been approved by the cabinet to cover medical supplies, social insurance, desalination, defence and education. Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Finance Minister ...

Health Minister Michalis Damianos was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday and is expected to return to his duties later this week following his brief hospitalisation. Damianos had been admitted ...

Police have secured an arrest warrant against a German property promoter living in the north, who was expected to provide testimony in an ongoing investigation into the usurpation of Greek ...

Doctors at public hospitals are going on a 48-hour strike next week after failing to reach an agreement with state health services organisation (Okypy), it emerged on Wednesday. The strike ...

An 18-year-old man has been arrested for fleeing the scene of a road collision that occurred early Tuesday morning in Famagusta. He was later remanded for two days. The man ...

The person who claimed to be a passenger in a serious traffic accident in Paphos Monday afternoon was actually the driver, police found after a check. The driver of the ...

Capturing the essence of a meal through words is more often than not like trying to bottle lightning. It’s not just about the food on the plate. It’s ...

A 26-year-old was caught driving under the influence of drugs, without a driver’s licence and without insurance, police said on Wednesday. He was caught the previous night in Paphos ...

A 34-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in Limassol after attempting to break into a house, according to police reports. Authorities received a tip about a suspicious individual seen walking ...

A 29-year-old man has been charged with public mischief after he injured himself multiple times but then blamed his flatmate, it emerged on Wednesday. The incident unfolded in Paphos according ...

Every Monday and Wednesday, the Larnaca Cinema Society hosts outdoor film nights screenings of remarkable films. Local productions alongside foreign films will entertain cinephiles all summer long – for free – and ...

A 27-year-old man was arrested as a suspected for causing a fire in Aradippou, which burned one hectare of land, police said on Wednesday. He was later remanded for five ...

The weather will be mostly clear on Wednesday with temperatures set to rise prompting a yellow weather warning, the met office said. Temperatures are set to rise to 40 degrees C ...

By Anastasia Korae  The Paris Olympic Games are approaching with world records expected to be broken by elite athletes. A number of other positive records are also expected to be ...

The lone remaining pupil in the village of Kambos and her teacher have earned the distinction of the “smallest school in Cyprus” it was reported on Tuesday. Nine-year-old Demetra Panayiotou, ...

Cyprus’ government demonstrated “serious and sustained efforts” aimed at combating human trafficking, the US State Department revealed on Tuesday, though it urged for tougher prosecutions and jail time.   Its 2024 Trafficking ...

No human trafficker in the north was investigated or prosecuted in 2023, nor was any victim offered any shelter, a US State Department report published on Tuesday revealed. It identified a ...