Cyprus

Cyprus temperatures are set to rise to 44 degrees on Thursday, as the heatwave is set to continue, and an orange weather warning is due to be in effect until the ...

Desperate efforts to avert island-wide power cuts due to excessive demand on a deficient grid have been successful. The freak heatwave hit Cyprus while maintenance works were being carried out ...

Two Cyprus police sniffer dogs will be flying to Paris next month to join forces with the French authorities to avert a terrorist attack during the Olympic Games. Police spokesman ...

The Committee for the Protection of Persons with Mental Disabilities on Thursday urged changes to ensure people with mental disabilities can vote in the next election. In its announcement, the ...

A 44-year-old man was arrested after a tip-off that he was stealing from beachgoers in Larnaca. Policemen were sent to the seen and caught him looking into bags. The suspect ...

The Cyprus Consumer Protection Service this week announced that it has posted on its website a list of toys sold on the online marketplace and e-commerce site Temu, due to ...

A 40-year-old man reported for drunk driving was expected on Thursday to appear before the Nicosia district court for immediate trial. According to a police announcement, the man was spotted ...

Three passengers set to board a flight to Britain were remanded on Wednesday for possession of duty-free goods in their luggage. The customs authorities had found 392 boxes of 200 cigarettes each ...

A meeting set for Thursday between nurses’ trade unions Pasydy and Pasyno and the state health services organisation (Okypy) has been moved to Monday. The postponement was confirmed by Okypy ...

Three 17-year-olds have been arrested for the fire on Tuesday at the Oroklini facility for unaccompanied minors. Police said testimony had been obtained and they will be taken to Larnaca ...

A 37-year-old man, who allegedly fired shots into the air and then attacked the policeman chasing him, was arrested on Wednesday night in Limassol. Police found firecrackers in his possession ...

Investigations into how a 64-year-old father of two girls was electrocuted on Wednesday, in Argaka, Paphos, are continuing. Police said the 64-year-old appears to have been repairing the swimming pool ...

The use of energy by EU households in 2022 dropped to its lowest amount since 2016, also significantly dropping compared to 2021, while energy use in Cyprus returned to its 2019 levels, according to ...

Italy were crowned European under 17 champions after beating Portugal 3-0 in front of a bumper crowd of 7,120 at the Limassol Arena on Wednesday night. The Azzurri started like a house ...

President Nikos Christodoulides congratulated on Wednesday the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his election win. In a post on ‘X’ Christodoulides told Modi he was “committed to continue working ...

A new era dawns on Sunday for local government in Cyprus and a new era for the country, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, urging citizens to cast their vote. ...

One of the north’s three ruling political parties, the DP, on Wednesday begged Turkish Cypriots to not go out and vote in Sunday’s European parliament elections. A total ...

Cypriot litigants moved up to seventh place among the nationalities most frequently using London courts for commercial disputes in the 12 months to April 2024, it emerged on Wednesday. Specifically, 33 cases involving ...

Cabinet on Wednesday decided to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of Malaysian-born Jho Low, an internationally wanted fugitive. Though the decision was taken last year, Low filed an appeal prompting an ...

The heatwave hitting Cyprus is expected to peak this Thursday with temperatures expected to hit 44C amid yet another orange level weather warning. On Wednesday, temperatures caused a halt in ...

A grant scheme to boost business activity within British bases territory was approved by cabinet on Wednesday, following a proposal by Energy and Commerce Minister George Papanastasiou. This marks the ...

The Famagusta district court on Wednesday sentenced a 43-year-old man to two years in prison after he was found guilty of assisting the illegal entry of third-country nationals into the ...

Cybercrime “knows no borders”, bicommunal technical committee on crime Greek Cypriot co-chairman Andreas Kapardis said on Wednesday. Speaking at a committee meeting, he said the island’s two sides should “...

Cyprus should have a nationwide strategy over tall buildings and their environmental impact, the Green Party said on Wednesday in a presentation aimed at fighting against the climate crisis. In ...