Cyprus

Preliminary investigations suggest a fire at a Nicosia high school was deliberately set in rubbish bins, police said on Wednesday. The alarm system at the school went off at around 7.10...

As Larnaca continues to unravel the Lines and Traces of this year’s Biennale, its artists present a diverse variety of parallel events that bring art and the process of ...

Cyprus has a coastline that changes character every few kilometres. From the sugar-soft sands of the east to the wild coves of the west, every stretch of shore tells a ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet the new head of the United Nations peacekeeping force (Unficyp) in Cyprus and special representative of the UN secretary-general Khassim Diagne for the first time ...

A weak low-pressure system is temporarily affecting Cyprus, with a weak high-pressure system expected to move in from Thursday, according to the meteorological service. On Wednesday, weather conditions across most ...

Cyprus was ranked 30th out of 143 countries in this year’s edition of the World Justice Project (WJP)’s annual rule of law index, moving up a single place since ...

Sila Usar Incirli on Tuesday night became the first person to formally announce her candidacy to lead the north’s largest opposition political party, the centre-left CTP. She made the ...

Doctors have completed their medical examinations of deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos, who was hospitalised last week while attempting to make his way back to Cyprus from Istanbul, where he had ...

Opposition members of the north’s ‘parliament’ on Tuesday expressed their fury at being presented with a deal signed by the ruling coaliton and Turkish telecommunications company Turk Telekom which, ...

An official at a semi-governmental organisation (SGO) almost got in trouble with the anti-corruption authority after flaunting their wealth on social media, media reports said on Tuesday. Daily Politis said ...

A 13-storey commercial development has been approved to be constructed on the site where the Curium Palace Hotel once stood in Limassol, the environment department said on Tuesday. The hotel ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Tuesday promised to “stand by” newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, marking a significant departure from his pre-election rhetoric. He told ...

The final distribution of parliamentary seats and the official date for the 2026 parliamentary elections are expected to be confirmed with the submission of a new bill, House President Annita Demetriou ...

A 40-year-old man was arrested for jumping over the fence of a police station and attacking a female police officer in Limassol last Thursday, police said on Tuesday. Police received ...

In a love letter to the Mediterranean, fashion and textile designer Ilkan Koral recalls memories of a backyard drowned in the sunlight, the laughter around the lunch table and the ...

A strategic partnership set to be signed between Cyprus and France will also help “shape a common vision for Europe”, France’s Deputy Minister for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad said ...

Cyprus commemorated the Greek struggle against fascism with the parades held around the island to mark Oxi day, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday following a student parade outside the ...

A 45-year-old man died on Tuesday after his motorcycle collided with a double-cabin vehicle while he was riding on the Karvounas to Troodos road, police said. The motorcyclist was fatally ...

Everyone will be judged at the negotiating table, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday responding to comments by Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s on peace talks. “I have been ...

The union of municipalities on Tuesday called on President Nikos Christodoulides, to clarify the government’s position, threatening “decisive measures” and the suspension of their services if no agreement can ...

A clean-up campaign took place in the Ayia Thekla area, organised by the Famagusta fire brigade as part of the nationwide Let’s Do It Cyprus initiative, Ayia Napa municipality ...

A peaceful protest later on Tuesday will call for increased security measures and the safety of children following Saturday’s alleged unprovoked beating by a group of minors against a ...

Greece and Cyprus face common international challenges today, but the greatest and most enduring remains the Turkish occupation, Greece’s ambassador to Cyprus Konstantinos Kollias said at the official October 28 ...

The occupational therapists association on Tuesday highlighted the need for comprehensive planning for the integration of occupational therapists into the national health scheme (Gesy), warning of persisting “serious shortcomings” with ...