Cyprus

Members of the European parliament late on Wednesday night condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent visit to the north, with one describing him as “a neo-Ottoman tyrant and ...

Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas began the second day of his official visit to Cyprus with a tour of the old town of Nicosia and a walk along the ceasefire line, ...

Paphos will soon be home to the largest and most modern care home for the elderly in Cyprus, mayor Phedonas Phedonos told Cyprus Mail on Thursday. Speaking at the annual ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association has issued a warning about fraudulent investment schemes that promise very high profits in an extremely short period, including claims of significant earnings within a single ...

Two persons were being held by police for questioning on Thursday after the death of a worker, who was crushed to death by falling timber at a Paphos construction site. ...

Police on Thursday reported the arrest of a man caught cutting up a kangaroo in Famagusta. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail Ioannis Ioannou, a senior official at the state Veterinary ...

Police on Thursday are investigating a fatal work accident which resulted in the death of a 34-year-old construction worker in Peyia. The man, named as Aldahdouh Housain from Syria, a ...

Thursday will see increased medium and high clouds at times with dusty spells and temperatures rising to 32C inland, 27C on the coast, and 25C in the higher mountains. Winds ...

The head of the certified electricians’ association, George Kyriakou, on Wednesday warned the public about faulty cut-off switches linked to photovoltaic (PV) installations, and separately cautioned against rushed installations of ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas, on Wednesday attended the international defence and security exhibition “Defea 2025” in Athens. His presence marks a strategic move by Cyprus to strengthen its global presence in ...

Cyprus has received two reasoned opinions, the last stage before being referred to the Court of Justice of the EU, over the transposition of a directive on the application of ...

A ceremonial meeting took place at the presidential palace in Nicosia on Wednesday, as Cyprus welcomed the Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas, marking his first official trip abroad since assuming office. ...

A dead body was found on a roof in Engomi at around 2pm on Wednesday and investigations are underway to determine the cause of death. Police said the dead person ...

A 43-year-old man lost his life on Wednesday afternoon in a tragic workplace accident in Germasogeia, Limassol. George Constantinou, a plumber, was found dead at around 2.30pm inside a lift ...

A German member of the European Parliament has voiced strong support for efforts to reunify Cyprus, urging the international community to closely watch developments affecting Turkish Cypriots. Kai Tegethoff, an ...

The Larnaca self-governance organisation (EOA) announced strict controls on Wednesday, in a bid to curb wasteful use of water. “As of this week, the agency is proceeding with the imposition ...

A new bill setting legal rules for public demonstrations aims to introduce three criminal offences linked to violent behaviour during protests, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis told the House legal affairs ...

The House ethics committee on Wednesday discussed a bill which would force the government to post all laws and acts passed on an internet-based platform, with the aim of “ensuring ...

A Turkish Cypriot journalist who received death threats after publishing a series of articles in which an interviewee had made allegations of a deep money-laundering and smuggling network based in ...

Yet another delivery driver attack was reported by police late on Wednesday, having taken place overnight in Limassol, bringing the total number of such attacks up to three. Following two ...

A proposal drafted by the House legal affairs committee to finally solve the years-long problem of trapped property buyers will be forwarded to the plenum to be voted on before ...

A deadline of May 15 has been set for hospital dispensaries to process specialised drug prescriptions not registered in the Gesy online system. Up until now doctors could issue these prescriptions ...

Dhekelia desalination plant has been ranked among the top ten seawater desalination plants worldwide by the international publication Water Desalination Report, the Caramondani Group announced on Wednesday. This recognition “highlights ...

A volunteer-based emergency system under the name United Rescue Cyprus (URC) was launched at the University of Cyprus on Tuesday. For the moment, the pilot programme will be available exclusively ...