Cyprus

The wildfire that broke out on Sunday afternoon between the villages of Tsada and Koili is now close to being brought under control, according to the fire service spokesman Andreas ...

‘There will be major unrest if this goes ahead. When I heard it, I thought it was a joke’ A controversial rule limiting the number of dogs per household in ...

A jet ski rider who went missing off the coast of Mazotos in the Larnaca district was located and rescued on Sunday by the Marine Police. According to a statement ...

In a colourful, well-groomed attempt to attract tourism, the Alona community council organised Cyprus’ first ever village garden competition on August 9. Residents were invited to showcase their private gardens in ...

Police said on Sunday that no explosive device was found after a search at a premises in Ayia Napa, which had earlier been evacuated following information about the possible presence ...

‘Their career was over, so why not give them a second chance at a normal laid-back life?’ Marilia Petrou had always dreamed of owning horses. Although she spent her childhood ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will take part this afternoon in a video conference of the “coalition of the willing,” – a grouping of allies of Kyiv – held at the level of heads ...

Cyprus is set for another hot spell this week, with temperatures edging close to 40 degrees Celsius inland, though not reaching the extreme 45-degree highs of recent days. A drop in ...

A 65-year-old man was injured on Saturday evening when he was struck by a car while walking along a road in Kakopetria. The accident occurred at around 5.50pm, when the ...

A fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday in a kitchen of a house in the Tsakilero area of Aradippou, prompting a response from the fire service. According ...

Police arrested a 37-year-old woman on Saturday afternoon in connection with a house burglary and theft in Larnaca, pursuant to a court warrant. According to investigators, the break-in took place ...

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of an 18-year-old, who was seriously injured in a stabbing incident in Paralimni on Saturday night. According to ...

Investigations into the heavily criticised and now defunct citizenship-by-investment programme, also known as the golden passport scheme, remain difficult, as authorities struggle with complicated case files and limited cooperation from ...

We’re at the Bedrock Café in Ayia Napa, surrounded by Flintstones merch and plastic dinosaurs – but Aeropryme isn’t happy with his coffee. “I wanted an iced coffee with ...

The Cyprus foreign ministry on Saturday welcomed the resignation of the UK trade envoy to Turkey Afzal Khan after his recent visit to unrecognised northern Cyprus, saying it sent a ...

Saturday marked 65 years since the proclamation of Cyprus as an independent Republic after 82 years under British rule, based on the Zurich-London agreements signed on on August 16, 1960. “Our state, the Republic ...

A police officer was remanded for two days by Nicosia district court on Saturday for alleged sexual harassment and indecent assault. The officer was arrested on Friday while a disciplinary ...

Larnaca district court on Saturday issued a five-day remand for three men suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of a 22-year-old resident at the migrant reception facility in Kofinou ...

A red fire warning has been reissued for Sunday by the forestry department due to the heightened risk of forest fires. Starting a fire constitutes a criminal offence punishable by ...

Saturday’s weather will be mainly clear with temperatures ranging from 36 degrees Celsius inland to 33 degrees on the south and east coast, and around 30 degrees on the west and north ...

A 30-year-old man lost his life while swimming off Lemba beach in the Paphos area on Friday evening. The circumstances of his death remain under investigation. According to the police, ...

The search and rescue centre JRCC on Friday afternoon rescued a woman who had fallen from the sea caves at Cape Greco in the Ayia Napa area. An ambulance, members ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday decried the “unpunished murders” of the Turkish Cypriot residents of the village of Tochni, at a service held to mark the 51st anniversary ...

The police on Friday said there is an increased amount of traffic on the roads towards the Troodos mountains ahead of the elongated public holiday weekend. In particular, they said ...