Cyprus

There are many ways to put a loom to use. Melissa Heckers meets one creative breathing new life into a traditional Cyprus method by combining the art with modern wares ...

A report on the works in Akamas will be ready next week, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Wednesday. Speaking after a cabinet session, the minister said that the report ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou on Wednesday said Cyprus is ready to work alongside international partners in revising European legislation aimed at combatting migrant smuggling. Procopiou took part in the inaugural ...

Cyprus experienced an upturn in its economic climate in November 2023, compared to October, primarily attributed to the service and construction sectors, according to a study conducted by the University of ...

During a blood donation event organised by the Palestinian embassy in Nicosia to commemorate the victims of the conflict in Gaza, Palestinian ambassador Abdallah Attari said the ultimate goal of ...

A total of 18 people had been deported from Cyprus by Thursday after being involved in a physical fight at the Pournara reception centre earlier this month. Police say 11 more people ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli suggested that “man-made sabotage” may have been the reason Ercan (Tymbou) airport grinding to a halt on Wednesday. Arikli was among those impacted ...

The foreign ministry is addressing an issue that arose when inspectors from the ministry were not allowed to visit schools in Rizokarpaso, blocked by the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin ...

A 19-year-old man was arrested in Kapouti on suspicion of stealing five chocolate bars from a shop in the village. He appeared in court in Morphou on Wednesday, where police ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Wednesday the Greek Cypriot lobby have been “launching attacks” on the north’s real estate market. “I have observed that recently there ...

A total of €12 million will be allocated to four district action groups with the aim of developing rural areas, it emerged on Wednesday. Within the framework of the EU’s 2023...

The criminal trial regarding potentially illegal naturalisations which occurred under Cyprus’ citizenship by investment scheme, known as “golden passports”, was delayed for a week on Wednesday due to an absence ...

Three Ukrainian nationals appeared in court in Kyrenia on Tuesday over the alleged murder of a Russian national in the town. Mikhail Kamyshanov, a resident of the north, was found ...

A Greek Cypriot woman received a 1,200TL (€38) fine on Wednesday after being found guilty of stealing from a supermarket in the north. Police sergeant Huseyin Ergulec explained the sequence of ...

The Cyprus Post Office on Wednesday issued another official warning to the public about a scam perpetrated through Facebook. The scam concerns the alleged sale of unclaimed postal parcels located ...

In an attempt to clarify the situation that has developed around the issue in the buffer zone close to Ayios Dhometios, Hussein Isiksal, a special advisor to Turkish Cypriot leader ...

Everyone knows that Pissouri is a prominent summer destination, but surprisingly, it comes into its own out-of-season. As we drive along the highway, it is very easy to forget it ...

Safe and sustainable disposal of medical waste is causing concern among environmental observers, fuelled by the apparent refusal of some health professionals to comply with existing regulations. Despite current legislation ...

A group of 179 newly sworn police officers officially pledged their commitment to uphold the laws of the Republic at the Cyprus police academy on Wednesday. The ceremony took place in ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a family man who has built his business up from owning just one truck. Just doing his job in the never-ending urban sprawl, recycling as much as ...

In today’s episode, the first humanitarian aid packages for Gaza will arrive in Cyprus on Wednesday and will be sent to the besieged strip within days, the government said ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 35-year-old woman for an investigated case of theft of clothes from an atelier in Paphos. According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Monday ...

Over a hundred tree saplings were planted in the Ayia Napa sculpture park. In a statement the Ayia Napa municipality thanked the staff of the Mermaid hotel who carried out ...

Connecting the past to the present, one ceramicist is giving tradition to future generations. Eleni Philippou meets her Through moulding clay, full-time ceramic artist Souzana Petri preserves part of the ...