A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
Nicosia municipality on Friday announced it will be giving out 1,000 free BLE tag (Bluetooth Low Energy) devices to disabled users of its parking app, to help limit illegal parking.
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A 44-year-old man was remanded in custody for six days on Friday, a day after he was arrested in relation to a string of church robberies in Paphos.
The man ...
Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Friday that a fight which broke out in the old town’s popular Zahra Street on Thursday night was a “mafia exercise”.
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The fast-paced digital era has set the scene where job descriptions change and some roles quickly become irrelevant, even as new skills are constantly in demand. While this labour transition ...
Three of Cyprus’ beaches were ranked in Europe’s top 25 beaches for 2024 by travel giant Tripadvisor.
Highest ranking on the list was Nissi beach in Ayia Napa, in seventh place ...
The academic staff and student unions of the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) were set to strike on Friday, mainly over budget concerns.
The strike will begin at 1.30pm in ...
Hellenic Bank on Friday released its preliminary group financial results for 2023, posting a full-year profit of €365.4 million, while profit for the fourth quarter alone stood at €124.8 million.
Commenting on the ...
President Nikos Christodoulides is set to hold his next meeting with United Nations Envoy Maria Angela Holguin on March 11, he said on Friday.
Speaking to journalists, he said that on ...
The building which exploded in the Nicosia suburb of Engomi on Tuesday had not obtained the requisite permission to be converted into its current form, Engomi Mayor Zacharias Kyriakou said ...
In today’s episode, legislators dubbed the commercial development done in a protected area in Ayia Napa “a classic crime“.
Meanwhile, the auditor-general will report the Cyprus Broadcasting Cooperation (CyBC) ...
This Saturday, a guided walk around old Nicosia will examine the city’s public squares and how place, memory and power are connected in a divided city. Participants will be ...
A total of 140 kilograms of beef smuggled from the Republic were seized by police in the north on Thursday, with two arrests made.
The first arrestee, a 55-year-old man, was ...
Renovation works have started on Kyrenia’s sea promenade, the town’s mayor Murat Senkul announced on Thursday evening.
In a post on social media, Senkul said the area has ...
Another dead body was found off the coast of Cyprus on Thursday night, 20 nautical miles off the coast of Ayios Amvrosios.
The body, a male, was found by the Turkish ...
Police in Limassol on Friday arrested a man for having committed a raft of crimes, including arson, writing death threats, and trafficking drugs.
The man, aged 43 was arrested while travelling ...
Friday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear, with gradually increasing clouds in some areas as the day goes on.
Temperatures are expected to reach 20 degrees Celsius inland and ...
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week announced that it is once again accepting requests for the payment of reduced legal costs from individuals who have filed lawsuits against ...
Friends of the Earth Cyprus is organising an emergency protest this Saturday following a controversial tree cutting in the Dasoudi area of Limassol.
The environmental group announced via their social ...
The government on Thursday tabled to parliament three more bills forming part of the legislative backbone for the ambitious project for local government reform, as the new administrative system is ...
An exhibition shedding light on the experiences of women during the war in Ukraine was inaugurated in Limassol on Thursday. The exhibition, titled “The Womanly Face of War,” portrays the ...
The recent controversy surrounding the removal of a book depicting families with same-sex parents from a nursery school in Cyprus has sparked a debate on the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ rights ...
By Jean Christou and Elias Hazou
Legislators on Thursday dubbed “a classic crime” the commercial development done in a protected area in Ayia Napa, saying the case merits attention from ...
Paphos criminal court on Thursday sentenced a man to four years in prison, having earlier found the defendant guilty as charged for possession of child pornography.
The man is aged 35.
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The auditor-general will report the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) to the anti-corruption authority on suspicion of “abuse of power”, it emerged on Thursday.
The intention to report the CyBC came ...