Cyprus

Evrim Hincal, the financial secretary of Turkish Cypriot opposition party the TDP, was refused entry to Turkey on Wednesday. Hincal had travelled to the country alongside Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor ...

In today’s episode, a man fell to his death after jumping out of a fifth-floor apartment window to escape a police immigration raid. Meanwhile, state prosecutors said they cannot ...

A 76-year-old woman from Paphos was arrested on Wednesday evening, accused of having stolen alcoholic beverages and other items from a supermarket in the town. The woman was initially noticed ...

A 16-year-old boy from Paphos was arrested on Wednesday night for letting off a flare. The boy let the flare off at Paphos’ Stelios Kyriakides stadium during the football match ...

Two men have been injured and the police are looking for three more after a fight broke out in the Paphos village of Kissonerga over a “like” on social media ...

Music, film and photography festivals, spring markets and exhibitions are coming up this weekend in every corner of the island from the bustling town centres to the picturesque mountains. Here’...

A bomb exploded outside the front of an estate agents’ office in Limassol on Thursday morning. The estate agents’ office is located in the Ayios Ioannis neighbourhood. Police rushed to ...

Members of the public launched a petition calling for an end to racial discrimination against Cyprus’ migrant community, it emerged on Thursday. “No one should live in fear because they ...

An 18-year-old man is in a critical condition after having been involved in a motorcycle crash on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at around 9.30pm in the village of Lythrodontas. ...

A 44-year-old man from Limassol was arrested on Wednesday night, accused of stealing sinks from an under-construction house, among other items. The man had reportedly carried out a number of ...

After the localised thin layer of fog lifts on Thursday morning, intermittent clouds are expected to come and go across the island, while isolated rains and even the odd isolated ...

The government is considering creating an online platform through which children and parents will be able to report bullies, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday. Speaking on CyBC radio, ...

Allegations leveled against former President Nicos Anastasiades are moving forward by a team ‘above any suspicion’ head of the anti-corruption authority Charis Poyiadjis said on Wednesday. Briefing MPs during a ...

There are at least 20 illegalities at Ayia Napa’s environmentally protected Natura 2000 site, but not a single deterrent measure has been imposed apart from a fine, Cyprus’ Ecological Movement charged ...

The UAE announced on Wednesday it was allocating US$15 million to support the Amalthea fund, for Cyprus’ maritime corridor initiative aimed at sending aid to Gaza. The fund was established ...

Archimandrite Nektarios embroiled in a major investigation including sexual harassment, abuse and money laundering at the Osiou Avakoum monastery broke his silence on Wednesday, saying the developments have “shaken his ...

The Honourary Consulate of Bangladesh in Cyprus on Wednesday described the death of 23-year-old Bangladeshi national “tragic” after he fell to his death from his apartment balcony. Police knocked on ...

A bill aimed at criminalising ‘reprehensible behaviour’ online has been misunderstood as an attempt to stifle free speech, attorney-general George Savvides said on Wednesday. It targets “threats and obvious fake ...

Cyprus’ initiative to re-evaluate the status of specific areas in Syria was discussed at length on Wednesday during a meeting between Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou and his Danish counterpart Kaare ...

If you have ever wondered what it takes to achieve those extreme back bends and flexible twists and turns seen on stage, a series of workshops in Nicosia and Limassol ...

The government has taken a “very soft” approach to dealing with the whole issue surrounding the illegal monastery being built in the Cape Greco area of Ayia Napa, the Cyprus ...

Exiled Belarusian political opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Cyprus on Wednesday, meeting with House president Annita Demetriou and the House foreign affairs committee. Tsikhanouskaya rose to prominence in Belarus after ...

Attempts have taken place to harm Tamassos Bishop Isaias, the bishopric announced on Wednesday, a day after reports suggested the government was trying to spare him in relation to the ...

A donkey died on Wednesday after being run over on the motorway which connects Nicosia and Kyrenia. The donkey was sighted on the motorway near Bogazi on Wednesday morning, but ...