Cyprus

Man arrested in Zakaki shooting incident Police arrested a 63-year-old man on Tuesday, after issuing an arrest warrant for him earlier over his suspected involvement in a shooting at a ...

A task force is to be established for carrying out inspections on behalf of the environment department in a stepped-up effort to combat environmental crime, it emerged on Tuesday. The ...

Three individuals in Paphos were fined a total of €21,500 over the past week after being found in possession of untaxed tobacco items from the north, the police announced on Tuesday. ...

No injuries from firecrackers were reported during the Easter holidays, police said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, in a police crackdown on illegal possession of fireworks and other explosives, a total of ...

Paphos police arrested two people and is searching for a third over a warehouse and vehicle theft, it emerged on Tuesday. Deputy Paphos police operations chief Michalis Nicolaou said on ...

Press freedom in Cyprus must be judiciously monitored, the Green party said in an announcement on Tuesday. The Greens made the announcement drawing attention to the newly released 2024 press freedom ...

The summer is flying by. We are already in mid-July and the island is in peak season. Right now, it is all about holidaying, road tripping and festival-hopping. Approaching soon ...

Livadia primary school in Larnaca was vandalised, with windows smashed and items set on fire, it emerged on Tuesday. A ten-year-old student is believed to be responsible for the attack, ...

In today’s episode, a police car was completely destroyed on Easter Saturday night in what Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriakou called an “organised attack”. Elsewhere, a 30-year-old man from ...

By Richard Boxall Sri Lanka Lions won the inaugural Cyprus National Championships on Monday, with fairly comfortable victories over Moufflons and New Limassol Moufflons. In the first game Moufflons beat ...

A serious gun incident was reported in the early on Tuesday morning in a restaurant in the centre of Nicosia. According to reports, police responded around 3am in the morning ...

Bowls Cyprus held their National Finals at the Aliathlon Bowls Club, Paphos, on 2-3rd May. It was two days of great bowling by all players, who had gone through ...

Police on Tuesday said a 21-year-old man was arrested for setting fire to a police vehicle on Easter Saturday in Ypsonas. The Limassol man is suspected of rioting, arson of ...

By Barry Bruce Cyprus v Malta always provides an exciting game of rugby and Saturday’s match at the Tsirio Stadium in Limassol, was no different in their Rugby Europe ...

Three additional suspects were remanded for eight days on Tuesday after being arrested in connection with a Lakatamia attempted gangland murder committed last month. The court’s decision brings the ...

Critically acclaimed and multi award nominated artist Bonnie Tyler is set to perform in Cyprus in a one-night only show. Rising to fame with her contemporary approach to the sounds ...

The personal envoy of the UN Secretary General, Maria Angela Holguin will arrive on Tuesday evening in Cyprus, where she will stay until May 14. This will be her third mission ...

Tuesday will be mainly clear with increased clouds and a chance of isolated rains in the afternoon, mainly in the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 27C in the interior, 25C ...

The Ukrainian Embassy in Nicosia on Monday expressed its “deep disappointment” over permission given for Russian events to be held across Cyprus to commemorate Russia’s Victory Day this week. ...

Road safety was on the top of the north’s ‘parliament’s’ agenda on Monday as it convened for the first time since the death of Greek Cypriot Photis Photiou ...

Two children were arrested on Monday in connection with an arson attack on a house in the Larnaca village of Kiti on Saturday night. The pair, aged 14 and 16 years old ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman said on Monday there may be “no Turkish Cypriots left” in some areas of the north in five or ten years’ time ...

Shots were fired at a parked car in Zakaki on Monday, police said. The shots were fired shortly after 3pm, with police currently believing they were fired from a small ...

A man appeared in court in the north on Tuesday, accused of having stolen copper coils from a water tank on the roof of his own father’s house. The ...