Cyprus

A new film documents how antiquities department director Vassos Karageorghis’ oversaw the safekeeping of the Cyprus Museum’s artefacts in the panic of 1974 On August 16 or 17, 1974 – a couple of days ...

The met office issued a yellow weather warning for Monday, as the temperature is expected to rise to 40 degrees C. In an announcement, the met office said that the warning ...

This June and July Axiothea Mansion in old Nicosia opens its doors again to host of events, workshops and seminars on music, dance, poetry, theatre and literature. The 27th edition ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis called on the public to go to the polls next Sunday, saying the government is working feverishly to ensure that everything will run smoothly. Following a ...

As soon as Antreas turned 18 he was stateless The development of humanitarian crises in the region has led to growing numbers of asylum seekers arriving on the island’s shores, ...

The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff General Dimitrios Choupis and the Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas took stock of the defence cooperation between ...

Police on Sunday are still searching for arsonists that caused large fires in the Ayios Sylas and Ayios Therapontas areas of Limassol. Authorities told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), investigators ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday that the state has no greater concern than the resolution of the Cyprus problem. “We assure the Cypriot people that there is no ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Sunday that “there is light on the horizon” regarding the construction of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Vasiliko. Speaking after a church ...

President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated that the government’s sole gial is the liberation and reunification of Cyprus based on UN resolutions. Christodoulides’ statement was read out at memorial service in ...

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will discuss Greece’s participation in the UN Security Council, as well as the progress of the contacts of the UN Secretary General’s envoy ...

Temperatures are set to be high for the rest of the week, the met office said on Sunday. In their announcement, the met office said that on Sunday there would ...

Forget for a second the complexity of the coming elections for the new system of local government – the smorgasbord of different ballots, candidates galore, and so forth. Because it turns ...

Hundreds of people attended Nicosia’s pride parade on Saturday, marking 10 years since it was held for the first time. Waving the signature rainbow flag were also diplomats taking part ...

Former UN envoy to Cyprus Alexander Downer met Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar where they discussed it is time for “new ideas” around the Cyprus problem, it emerged on Saturday. ...

Dozens of animals were burned alive in the Ayios Sylas fire, it emerged on Saturday as a team from the veterinary services went to the area to document the damage. ...

There is no reason for workers hired by Kition Ocean Holdings to be concerned for the future of their employment, President Nikos Christodoulides stressed on Saturday, as he pledged the ...

There are no discussions of a “velvet divorce” with Chinese state-owned company CPP over the Vasiliko liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. “Efforts continue,” he ...

A drug squad officer has been found guilty of causing a road death at Larnaca district court, it emerged on Saturday. The 39-year-old policeman’s defence is expected to plead ...

Akel and Disy will fight out the MEP elections with them currently neck-and-neck, according to the latest CyBC poll, which shows Elam edging out Diko. The findings are based on ...

Temperatures are predicted to rise well above normal next week, and are set to reach 40C, the Met Office said on Saturday. An officer said that on Monday and Tuesday ...

A bicommunal photovoltaic power plant would increase cooperation in the energy field and build trust, Mario Nava, the Director-General of the European Commission’s Structural Reform Support Service (DG REFORM) ...

Although it was a red lake in another part of the island that made headlines a few years ago as Cyprus witnessed a harrowing story unfold – the murder of several ...

The fires that broke out in Limassol’s Ayios Sylas and Ayios Therapondas on Friday were without a doubt an arson attack, fire services chief Nikos Longinos said on Saturday. ...