Cyprus

A founding conference for the new Volt Cyprus party was held on Sunday afternoon as the ‘Filoxenia’ Conference Centre in Nicosia. Addresses at the conference were made by Deputy Government ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Iole Damaskinos Over a thousand people gathered in Nicosia on Sunday to march in support of a ceasefire in Gaza, as Israeli bombing continued. People gathered ...

Much has been made of the transformation the city of Limassol has undergone on land, with the port city on Cyprus’ southern coast having been regenerated into a bustling hub ...

A driver in Paphos was found drink driving six times over the limit, police said on Sunday, adding that the man was charged and released. According to Paphos police, the ...

Two more migrant boats were found by Cyprus’ port police in the Cape Greco area, with hundreds of people on board, police said on Sunday. The first boat was discovered ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday paid an impromptu visit to Ayios Dhometios, and specifically to the area of Maria’s House in the buffer zone inspect measures taken, following a ...

EU MP and rapporteur on missing persons in Cyprus Isabel Santos on Sunday said she supports the idea of creating a truth and reconciliation commission on the island, and that ...

All bus models akin to the school bus that caught on fire earlier in the week will be taken off duty for engine checks, the transport ministry said in an ...

It’s always a problem figuring out what to give gardeners for Christmas. I know that I receive lots of gardening gloves, all very useful but not very imaginative. As ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari travelled on Sunday to Dubai to attend the COP28 world climate action summit. According to an announcement issued by the ministry, a dedicated meeting of health ...

A 24-year-old woman was arrested, suspected of attempting to deliver drugs to a man in a holding cell in Paphos, police said on Sunday. According to Paphos police chief Michalis ...

The weather on Sunday is set to become cloudy throughout the day, with dust expected later in the week, the met office said. According to the met office, the temperature ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting November 27: The government and Chevron have agreed on the terms for developing the ‘Aphrodite’ gas field in block 12 ...

Beneath the surface of Cyprus’ workforce in 2023, beyond the stereotypes, complexities emerge among generations. Gen Z is labelled as overly sensitive, Millennials as cringe-worthy, Boomers as villains, and Gen X ...

A few days ago, Disy president Annita Demetriou added her voice to the issue of EU unanimity, following a vote by the European Parliament to implement a number of reforms ...

Many families are surviving on less than the hunger threshold of €557 a month A growing number of Turkish Cypriots live below the poverty threshold, while the income inequality between the ...

The Christmas tree at Nicosia’s central Eleftheria Square was lit on Saturday evening, marking the official start of the festive season in the capital. The lighting ceremony formed the ...

A wooden boat with 54 irregular migrants on board was intercepted by police seven nautical miles off the coast of Cape Greco on Saturday. Of the 54, 13 were children, seven of whom ...

The government is set to allocate €595,000 in European Union funding for the Cypriot winemaking sector at the end of January, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Saturday. Speaking at the ...

Prehistoric poo is set to be among the topics to be discussed at the Palloures excavation winter symposium. The (faecal) matter will, among other subjects, be discussed at the online ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday that each country should “run much faster” to halt climate change. Christodoulides is in Dubai for the United Nations’ COP28 summit, and added that ...

The idea that the police, at the expense of taxpayers’ money, is under obligation to undertake the parental care of the president’s children is “a warped view”, the audit ...

A 37-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Friday after allegedly illegally entering and using Turkish Cypriot property in the town. Paphos police chief Michalis Nikolaou told the Cyprus News ...

Police in Paphos seized nine computers on Friday evening as part of a crackdown on illegal electronic gambling. The devices were found alongside two modems and two cameras during a ...