Cyprus

Police carried out 17 arrests related to 11 vehicle or building arson incidents on a nationwide basis in March, police spokesperson Christos Andreou said on Friday, adding that arson incidents are “a ...

The government is ready to strike a deal renewing collective agreements, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday after a meeting at Eurogate Container Terminal at Limassol’s port. Attending ...

Disagreements and problems, primarily concerning construction materials, are putting the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous highway project on ice and threaten to postpone its implementation for up to 20 years. The issues hindering the ...

A long journey of milestones, difficult moments, and achievements for the country’s largest financial institution was how the Bank of Cyprus described its 125-year history. A vision that took ...

The Cyprus-Greece ferry service is due to resume on May 29 and run until September 3 for the third consecutive year, it was reported on Friday. However, unlike last year, the Cypriot-flagged ...

The European Commission on Friday adopted the Energy Performance of Buildings Directives, opening the way for mandatory upgrading of older residential and non-residential buildings to enhance their energy efficiency. The ...

People living in Nicosia should “make summer plans as far as possible” from the capital, Nicosia Turkish Municipality (LTB) technical advisor Erdogan Bekiroglu said on Friday. He highlighted Nicosia’s ...

Greece is to join Cyprus’ group of European Union member states which will focus on the matter of declaring parts of Syria safe, Cypriot Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on ...

Cyprus and the United States are to hold an “informational meeting” over the Amalthea initiative at the United Nations next Wednesday, according to reports. Newspaper Phileleftheros on Friday reported that ...

Parents of primary-school children in Larnaca are calling for the establishment of more schools in the district due to concerns such as overcrowding, delinquency, and bullying. In a written statement, ...

House President Annita Demetriou will “send a message” to Azerbaijan over its plans to create an ‘inter-parliamentary’ group with the north’s parliament, she said on Friday. Speaking at a ...

Nicosia Municipality on Friday called on the public to refrain from lighting Easter bonfires and reminded people that the practice is illegal, incurring fines and potential imprisonment for those caught ...

Larnaca municipality has received two amphibious ‘Mobi-Chair’ wheelchairs, which allow easy access to the sea for people with reduced mobility. The new equipment was donated by Windstorm Trading & Investments ...

Akinci calls for transparency after Cypriot refused entry to Turkey By Tom Cleaver Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci called for transparency after Turkish Cypriot opposition figure Evrim Hincal was ...

Cyprus and Greece will on Friday sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in matters related to the implementation of the Single European Emergency Number 112. The MoU will be ...

The interior ministry on Friday officially announced that elections for European Parliament and local government would be held on Sunday June 9. The deadline to submit a candidacy was set for ...

A protest will be held on Saturday in Limassol’s city centre over the death of a 23-year-old Bangladeshi national who fell to his death during a police raid. The ...

By Tom Cleaver and Nikolaos Prakas Cyprus responded to Greece’s warnings over Nicosia missing deadlines for the Great Sea Interconnector undersea cable project, saying on Friday that they are ...

The National Security Council will be convening at 11am on Friday, to discuss migration and regional developments. Chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides, the meeting at the palace will be with ...

On the six-month anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7th, hundreds of people gathered in Nicosia to protest against Israel’s bombing of Gaza and the government of Nikos ...

A car was set on fire outside a residential building in Lakatamia in the early hours of Friday morning. The fire brigade managed to extinguish the fire, but the car ...

Following last week’s art happening in Limassol, the popular street artist Paparazzi moves part of his new series of works to Nicosia in the solo exhibition Vandalize at Alpha ...

In today’s episode, the redesign of the European Union’s migration system is a “step in the right direction”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said. Meanwhile, authorities collected over €700 million ...

The effects of climate change was one more challenge the tourism industry would have to cope with, said Christos Angelides, the president of the Pancyprian Association of Hotel Managers (Pasydixe). ...