A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
The batch of measures announced last week by the police to tackle organised crime and football violence either don’t go far enough or will fall flat, an ex-cop tells ...
New measures have been introduced by the government to grant citizenships to Turkish Cypriots of mixed marriages, Deputy Government Spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Saturday, without making clear the criteria.
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The state is set to revert to the original i-Justice system at the start of next week, announced Deputy Research, Innovation, and Digital Policy Minister Nicodemos Damianou on Saturday, following ...
An 8-year-old boy was hit by a car on a central avenue in Nicosia on Saturday, police said in an apparent hit and run.
The boy was walking on Spyros ...
Cyprus features prominently on the Netflix popular show Love is Blind as part of the Swedish iteration of the reality drama that aired this month.
The show, branded more of ...
Hundreds of members of the Hunters’ Movement shut down the Rizoelia roundabout in Larnaca on Saturday. The demonstrators called on the government to fulfil pre-election promises.
Police anticipated the central ...
Political parties expressed concern on Saturday over the government’s decision to introduce a bill to parliament, granting them the power to hold football matches without fans.
Disy, Akel, and ...
Two people were remanded for six days by the Limassol District Court on Saturday, as suspects in a spate of burglaries last year.
Police said that the two individuals, a 33...
Metalheads are in for quite the ride this February as Swedish symphonic metal band Therion prepares to unleash its latest masterpiece, Leviathan III, on the local music scene. With a ...
Despite concerns by the Palestinian Authority over the much-touted maritime humanitarian corridor, Cyprus’ government aims to plough on with the idea regardless, the Cyprus Mail has learned.
“Whether they want ...
Over 200 migrants were repatriated over the past week, after they were found to be illegally residing in the Republic, police said on Saturday.
According to police, a total of 239 people ...
The weather will become gradually cloudier over Saturday, while rain is expected the next day, the met office said.
According to the met office, the temperature is expected to rise ...
Health, safety, quality and environment, and sustainability manager at Limassol-based Island Oil Holdings Demetris Lemesianos recently spoke to the Cyprus Mail, providing insights into the group’s sustainability initiatives within ...
President of the Cyprus Ports Authority Antonis Stylianou this week spoke about the significant economic losses incurred by the Republic of Cyprus due to recent events in the Gulf of ...
The Social Computing Research Centre of the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) recently announced the establishment of the first Anti-Disinformation Centre in Cyprus, known as Fact-Check Cyprus.
This initiative marks ...
Archaeologists believe they may have found evidence of a community of the Carmelite Order in areas excavated around the Panagia Karmiotissa church in Kato Polemidia in Limassol, the antiquities department ...
The north is to recommence its Covid-19 vaccination programme on Monday, following an announcement by its ‘health ministry’.
The ‘ministry’ said booster vaccinations would be available to those over the ...
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Friday evening called a meeting of the north’s political leaders, with the meeting believed to have been held in advance of United Nations ...
Carmen is Georges Bizet’s most famous opera, renowned all over the world. Bringing it to Limassol is The Met: Live in HD, a programme that broadcasts operas straight from ...
The block on Turkish Cypriots of mixed marriages, wherein one of their parents is a citizen of the Republic of Turkey, will now have their applications for Republic of Cyprus ...
The government will take decisions on halloumi during a wide-ranging meeting with all stakeholders after February 21, when an EU Court is expected to issue its decision over the halloumi appeal, ...
Turkish Cypriot butchers on Friday called on the north’s ‘government’ to act as consumers desert them to buy cheaper meat in the Republic.
They staged a protest at the ...
Friday’s proceedings of the inquest looking into the death of National Guard officer Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was found under a bridge in Alassa in 2005, saw forensic pathologist ...
The value of deposits in the Cypriot banking system experienced a substantial monthly increase of €346 million in December 2023, reaching a total €52.2 billion, according to a report released on Friday by ...