Cyprus

Rare sightings of the Red Sprite weather phenomenon were caught on camera this week by a patient Cyprus photographer who spent over seven hours getting the perfect shot. On Wednesday ...

Residents of the Lefka district have reacted angrily after a mouflon statue in the village of Karavostasi was desecrated. Lefka Tourism Association chairman Hasan Karlitas said on Friday that the ...

The Republic of Cyprus on Friday announced that its financial needs for the upcoming year amount to €1.3 billion, with the majority of that sum covered by an international issuance totalling €1 ...

Turkish Cypriot police said that a total of 74 people have been arrested so far during investigations into the “fake prescription scandal”. The scandal concerns the alleged writing of fraudulent prescriptions ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday discussed Cyprus’ policy implemented in recent months to make the country a less attractive destination for migrants with Nigerian and Lebanese officials, while in ...

Police in Paphos raided a number of workplaces on Thursday, where it was suspected that people were being employed illegally. Deputy chief of operations Michalis Nicolaou explained that members of ...

With the first Nicosia Christmas village operating this year, the heart of the capital city has come to life. Twinkling lights and cheery festive music surround the streets of Laiki ...

The government is prioritising strengthening the Fire Service through resource allocation, technological advancements, and specialised training programmes in the face of climate change, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Friday. ...

The foreign ministries of Cyprus and the United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding, “establishing a strategic cooperation” between the two countries. The memorandum, signed on Thursday, covers a ...

The Committee for Media Ethics (CME) calls on the executive and legislate authorities, the permanent representative of Cyprus to the European Union, Cypriot Members of the European Parliament, the Law ...

Turkish Cypriot private radio stations owe public broadcaster BRT 10 million TL (€313,427), the corporation’s deputy transmitter coordinator Ugur Buhara said on Friday. Buhara’s statements come over warnings that private ...

As the holiday season unfolds, the spirit of Christmas continues to spread throughout the landscapes of Cyprus. City centres and rural locations host festive events celebrating not only the holiday ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides said he would visit Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan if he was invited. In other news, the government wants the European Union to ...

The people of Karpasia have been “forgotten” by the north’s ‘health ministry’, local ‘MP’ Biray Hamzaogullari said on Thursday night. The opposition party CTP member’s intervention was part ...

A 19-year-old man was killed in a car crash in the Larnaca village of Pervolia on Thursday night at 11.55pm. Named as Michalis Theodorou, he was driving through the village ...

Cyprus’ Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Thursday announced the launch of a new programme, aimed at introducing specialised, scientific talent to Cypriot businesses, with the ultimate objective being to ...

Friday’s weather will be mainly cloudy, with the possibility of isolated rain in some areas. Temperatures will rise to 22 degrees Celsius inland and on the coasts and 14 degrees Celsius ...

Consulting and advisory firm PwC Cyprus on Thursday announced that it recently hosted an ACA Award Ceremony at its Experience Centre. According to the announcement, the event recognised the academic ...

Cyprus will on Friday submit a formal request for the second and third tranche of payments from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) which once granted will bring ...

Turkish Cypriot private radio stations could be taken off the air at the end of the year due to reported unpaid debts accrued over a period of 12 years. The debt ...

Government hospitals could effectively grind to a halt as of January 1, 2024 because state doctors will have no access to the Gesy (general healthcare system) computer system to order medical tests ...

Anthropologist Eleftheria Charilaou testified in the Limassol Court on Thursday during the inquiry into the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou. On Monday, the police guard responsible for transporting the ...

Despite years of efforts to ensure gender equality, there are still major hurdles such as underreported sexual harassment, the fact that contraception is not available for free, and the wage ...

Opening this weekend in Nicosia, is a collaborative audio-visual performance installation piece by the interdisciplinary research group Space of Tapes. Five artists from Cyprus, Greece and Spain are involved in ...