Cyprus News

The hunters association on Tuesday denounced what it described as “harassment” of hunters by activists, saying that the latter created “unnecessary tensions” that could endanger the safety of those involved. “...

The Mathiatis historical and environmental heritage protection group on Tuesday expressed its strong disagreement over the planned creation of the new central prison facilities in its community, declaring it as “...

Eighteen musicians from the Commandaria Orchestra will meet on Rialto Theatre’s stage with the renowned French actress Fanny Ardant this October to present the Cypriot premiere of Michael Jarrell’...

The activist group Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) on Tuesday appealed to MPs to strengthen environmental efforts and protect wildlife, saying lawmakers should not be “misled” by deceptions designed to ...

Seven people were arrested for various offences including car theft, illegal possession of property, illegal stay in the Republic and drink driving on Monday night. As part of the operations, ...

On Tuesday the weather will be mainly cloudy with temperatures rising to around 36 degrees Celisus inland, around 30 degrees on the west coast, around 33 degrees on the rest of the coast ...

Restoration work on the auxiliary buildings of the Paphos lighthouse, including the landscaping of the surrounding areas and the creation of access paths, has been completed, the antiquities department said ...

A man accused of the murder of 22-year-old Bangladeshi student Shahruar Ahmed Emon pleaded guilty to all three charges against him before the Larnaca criminal court on Monday. The defendant, ...

Police seized another 263.5kg of ketamine in Limassol on Monday, as investigations continued into the seizure of more than 126kg of the drug two days earlier. The latest haul was ...

Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelaou held a substantive meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s special representative Mehmet Dana on Monday afternoon, ahead of this week’s meeting between ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Monday briefed representatives of police and prison guard unions on changes being planned for the police force and the correctional system. According to the justice ...

The court of appeal has unanimously rejected a request by alleged German usurper Ewa Izabela Kuenzel, who is accused of having usurped Greek-Cypriot property in the occupied north, to end ...

Nearly four in ten compensation applications for damage to property sustained in last year’s devastating Limassol wildfire have been rejected, according to information made public on Monday. The data ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos held his first meeting with the new US Ambassador to Cyprus John Breslow in Nicosia, with discussions focusing on strengthening the strategic partnership between Cyprus and ...

The Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) on Monday expressed sorrow over a new fatal labour accident in Peyia, which claimed the life of 52-year-old Konstantinos Posnagkof, calling on the ...

The new premises of the attorney-general’s offices are now costed at €23 million more than they were three years ago when the previous tender was scrapped, reports said on Monday. ...

A replica of the ancient Aphrodite of Lefkolla has been officially welcomed to Paralimni, giving the area an opportunity to reconnect with its ancient roots, Deputy Minister of Culture Clea ...

Turkish Cypriot academic and former Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek paid an unusually candid tribute on Monday to the late publisher and restaurateur Vasos Ftochopoulos who died last week at the ...

The Public Service Commission (PSC) said on Monday it does not know how many exams will be carried out under a proposed new system for hiring in the civil service. ...

A British father charged in connection with the death of his three-year-old child after a fall at a Paphos hotel has returned to Cyprus and surrendered his travel documents, his ...

The child that fell from a balcony in the Engomi district of Nicosia on Saturday evening died from a severe head injury, autopsy results published on Monday showed. The autopsy, ...

Cyprus’ Regional Aerial Firefighting Station (CRAFS) is expected to secure co-funding for two firefighting aircraft as it expands its role as an operational and training hub for the EU and ...

A prosecution witness in an ongoing trial over the Avakoum monastery was accused of lying to the court and concealing a sexual harassment case against him, during a combative cross-examination ...

Cyprus’ deputy ministry of culture said on Monday it is carrying out a substantial revision of the long-awaited bill regulating the status of artists, with the aim of finalising a ...