Cyprus

A 22-month-old boy is fighting for his life after being electrocuted at home in Limassol by a plugged-in vacuum cleaner. Police said the boy was found unconscious at around 9am ...

The two independent investigators on Thanasis Nicolaou’s case received on Friday the full verdict of the death inquiry and court transcripts from the latest hearings. At Limassol court, retired ...

The transport ministry on Friday reported a rise in passenger traffic at Larnaca and Paphos airports for May 2024. The total number of passengers that transited at both airports reached 1,140,659, marking ...

Cyprus is moving into the smart transport age, with the signing of a €5.8-million contract on Friday between the government and Ebas Swarco Consortium. The two-year project “Supply, installation, integration ...

Billy Jo Sports & Rock Bar in Limassol hosts the URBANZ – Street Style Market this Saturday and Sunday featuring local shops from all over Cyprus. The two-day event will be ...

Electricity demand on Friday is expected to be higher than the previous day due to the unusual heatwave, Cyprus’ transmission system spokeswoman Chara Kousiappa said on Friday. Maximum demand is ...

Amid the ongoing heatwave affecting Cyprus, the social welfare deputy ministry has conducted surprise inspections of nursing homes in Nicosia and while most facilities were found to be adhering to ...

Ballot boxes for Sunday’s multiple elections are being handed over to the 1,864 polling station chiefs on Friday. Chief returning officer Elikkos Elia said Nicosia ballot boxes had already been ...

For the third year in a row the agriculture ministry is using barn owls to control rodent populations across Cyprus. The initiative was first launched in 2019. It is supported by ...

Starting on Sunday, the Palestine On Screen Film Festival begins with presentations of a diverse array of films, documentaries, shorts and dramas that vividly portray the Palestinian narrative, highlighting its ...

In today’s episode, Cyprus has topped the European chart for prison overcrowding, with a staggering 166 inmates per 100 places.Meanwhile, with temperatures in Cyprus reaching a record high for early ...

With the orange heatwave warning in effect from 11am till 5pm, people in Cyprus are bracing themselves for another scorcher on Friday. Temperatures are expected to peak at 44C inland ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday denied reports that United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin’s mandate had been extended by three months. “The news in the Greek Cypriot ...

More than 300 road offences were reported across Cyprus over the past 24 hours, mainly speeding. During a police operation in Famagusta district to check buggies, trikes and quads, 21 people were reported ...

Officials from the tax department are set to crack down on homeowners who benefit from VAT reductions while renting out their property through AirBnB and Booking.com, it emerged on ...

A tender for the leasing of two firefighting helicopters has been scrapped, after none of the bidders met the standards, local media reported on Thursday. Citing a source within the ...

Arguments put forward by students in a state-run competition boost optimism that gender equality and social justice can and will be established as values in society. Addressing an award ceremony ...

Since the beginning of the year nearly 4,900 people illegally residing in Cyprus have left the country either via deportation or the process of voluntary return, the police said in a ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday welcomed the President of Montenegro Jakov Milatovic at the Presidential Palace, on his first official visit to Cyprus. Following a reception, Milatovic attended a private ...

One more evening dedicated to street food and tasty world dishes is coming to Nicosia’s nightlife scene before the summer agenda officially begins. While June’s evenings are still (...

In a heatwave-inspired move, 50 air-conditioning units are to be installed in public schools over the next few days, with plans to cover all schools over a three-year period. Education Minister ...

Cyprus has topped the chart for prison overcrowding, with a staggering 166 inmates per 100 places. The country’s prison records do not stop here, as it is also first for the ...

Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides recently attended a ceremony at NASA headquarters in Washington DC in order to witness the Cypriot team “Brute Force” receiving the highest accolade at the esteemed ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court may reach its decision over proceedings seeking to dismiss Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides before summer recess, it emerged on Thursday. Reacting to the decision a day ...