Cyprus News

By Rebekah Gregoriades Three parked cars went up in flames in the early hours of Thursday morning, two in Nicosia and one in Paphos. According to the fire department, at 2.58...

By Rebekah Gregoriades The #Women4Mediterranean conference will open on Thursday in Nicosia to discuss the financial strengthening of women, gender equality, climate change, violence against women, and media issues. ...

The first weekend of June is here! Say hello to returning festivals, markets, dining al fresco and village celebrations. Once again, there is plenty to enjoy this Friday, Saturday and ...

By Rebekah Gregoriades Police are investigating a fresh case of web fraud worth €135,000, after a 58-year-old reported he had been conned last December. According to the police, a company had ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday praised Cyprus for its strong economic recovery and fiscal discipline, while also recommending continued efforts to reduce public debt and address long-term needs ...

CCTV cameras will be rolled out in 10 high schools across Limassol, as staff have been dealing with hooded figures setting fire at the premises, it emerged on Wednesday. Head of ...

Members of the public have been waiting for up to three years to hear back from the social welfare department, which takes an excessively long time to address appeals and ...

An autopsy on Demetris Andronikou, also known as Demetroui revealed on Wednesday he died of peritonitis and sepsis, complicating his hospitalization after multiple gunshot wounds. Andronikou, aged 34 had been at ...

Serbia came from behind to qualify for the Uefa under 17 championship quarter finals with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Austria at the AEK Arena in Larnaca on Wednesday night. Austria ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces up to 10 years in jail was postponed once again on Wednesday. According to Turkish Cypriot press reports, the case has ...

The government on Wednesday clinched a deal with Larnaca port and marina workers who were fired by Kition Ocean Holdings. Talks lasted for four hours in a marathon session meeting ...

The government has announced plans to create a food safety authority, with the health ministry currently aiming to submit a bill for its creation by the end of the year. ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court is set to announce its decision on June 5 on whether attorney-general George Savvides is constitutionally allowed to initiate dismissal proceedings against auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides. During Wednesday’...

A 30-year-old motorcyclist is in extremely critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital after a severe road collision with a truck in Larnaca on Wednesday morning. According to a police ...

Dozens of decisions have been put on ice at state broadcaster CyBC, after director general Thanasis Tsokos’ has been missing in action for almost a month, it was reported on ...

Two men, 46 and 35, arrested as suspects following the discovery of a weapons cache in Oroklini, will remain in custody until their next court date, the Larnaca District Court decided on ...

Turkish Cypriot farmers met with the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Wednesday in an attempt to resolve the ongoing dispute over the ‘government’s’ decision to import meat. ...

Cabinet on Wednesday gave the Insolvency Department the power to take on the duties of the asset management service to better handle money laundering cases. According to a proposal put ...

The Cyprus-Greece ferry service resumed on Wednesday as the Cypriot-flagged Daleela left the DP World terminal at Limassol port at 1pm and is expected to arrive on Thursday night at ...

Newly revised housing plans to regenerate mountain villages, rural areas and areas on the Green Line, and the allowances to support residents in mountain communities were approved by cabinet on ...

The temporary jetty constructed off the coast of Gaza to facilitate the arrival of humanitarian aid via the sea from Cyprus has been towed away after a part of the ...

The idea of euthanising healthy donkeys is “absolutely out of the question”, Tashkent nature park director Kemal Basat said on Wednesday. He was responding to a report in Turkish newspaper ...

The secondary school principals’ association (Sedmek) on Wednesday condemned acts of delinquency by students and called for decisive action to combat such instances – the frequency of which has risen dramatically. ...

Cyprus’ Electricity of Authority (EAC) has approved works that will cost €45 million, it was reported on Wednesday. According to the head of the authority George Petrou, the EAC board of ...