Cyprus News

It was another successful afternoon for Team Cyprus’ judo athletes at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday as Yiannis Antoniou won the island’s first gold medal of the competition. He ...

A yellow weather warning was issued on Sunday afternoon for high temperatures that are expected to hit inland areas of the island on Monday afternoon. Highest temperatures of around 40C ...

In front of political and church leaders and representatives from all walks of life, a memorial was held on Sunday for the first president of the Republic, Archbishop Makarios III, ...

Choosing the right fish at the fish market or a restaurant contributes to protecting marine life. How healthy the seafood we put on our plates is also reflects on the ...

Acting Paphos mayor Angelos Onisiforou on Sunday condemned vandalism in Kato Paphos after the end of a charity event, which the municipality had supported. The images seen by the competent ...

Archbishop Georgios appealed on Sunday for no further concessions on the Cyprus problem and for adherence to the principles defended by Archbishop Makarios III, saying that Turkey will not be ...

Forty third country nationals have been arrested after the police and the aliens and immigration service launched an operation on Sunday morning to round up illegal immigrants. The operation was ...

Turkey must cooperate substantially to determine the fate of all missing persons, deputy migration minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Sunday. “Ascertaining the fate of all missing persons was, is and ...

It’s so rare for a government scheme to be an unqualified Good Thing that it feels downright ungrateful to criticise it. Then again, even Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, speaking ...

Contemporary art, emerging and established artists from Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus will soon take the stage of the Nicosia Municipal Theatre as the latest edition of the Nicosia ...

With the aim of preventing traffic accidents and enhancing road safety, police will carry out a road safety campaign in the coming days against speeding, it announced on Sunday. Increased ...

The prison guard recently dismissed for dereliction of duty to carry out orders was on Sunday described as “excellent, a model of professionalism and ethics, but also a role model ...

Provocations by authorities in the north during an anti-occupation event by Famagusta municipality event on Saturday evening are “condemnable” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Speaking to journalists after a ...

The dismissal of prison guard Giorgos Maltezos does not concern trade unionism, but was based exclusively on the findings of the disciplinary procedure and the evaluation of all the evidence ...

There was further success for the Cyprus judo team at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow late on Saturday when Odysseas Georgakis secured the bronze in the men’s under 81kg ...

The preparatory work with the UN to create the conditions for a successful enlarged meeting began on Friday, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday evening. This work will carry on ...

A 17-year-old was seriously injured in a traffic accidents in the early hours of Sunday morning, in Limassol. At around 1am, while the 17-year-old was driving a motorcycle on Spyros ...

Police described their crime fighting presence across the island over Saturday night as intense, with organised patrols in key points of urban areas to prevent serious criminal acts, ensure public ...

Guns and a number of cartridges were found by police in an open area in the Nicosia district on Saturday, it was announced on Sunday. The arms were found at ...

A yellow weather warning issued by the Met Office warns of high temperatures in Cyprus on Sunday afternoon. According to the warning, I place from 2pm to 4.30pm temperatures will ...

First coined by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and adopted frequently by Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman ever since, the phrase “this time must be different” has become one of ...

Conservation works at Ayios Irakleidios monastery in the Nicosia district are expected to be completed before the end of the year, Deputy Culture Minister Lina Kassianidou said on Saturday. During ...

More than 3,800 students have participated in environmental education programmes at the Salamiou Environmental Education Centre this year. The centre promotes environmental awareness through field trips, ecosystem observations and hands-on activities ...

Police have launched an investigation into the brain death of a four-year-old boy while he was being transferred to Makarios hospital in Nicosia on July 14. “A police investigation is underway ...