Cyprus

A fire broke out on Friday afternoon near the Agios Nikolaos monastery in Orounda, burning about one decare (1,000 square metres) of dry grass and wild vegetation. The blaze also caused ...

The Limassol district court on Saturday issued a six-day remand order for two young men, aged 25 and 20, following a dramatic car chase through the city on Friday night that involved ...

A growing police investigation into firefighting aircraft contracts issued by the forestry department on Saturday shed light on potential misconduct involving millions in public funds and the same companies repeatedly ...

Larnaca on Saturday served as a key evacuation hub for Israelis and Jordanians fleeing regional unrest in the Middle East. A total of 15 special flights are scheduled to depart Larnaca ...

Cyprus is under the grip of a weak seasonal low-pressure system this weekend, bringing scorching heat across inland areas while sparing the coasts with milder temperatures and scattered clouds. After ...

The cruise ship ‘Crown Iris’, which is participating in the Israeli “Safe Return” operation, returns to Limassol port on Saturday carrying mainly foreign nationals leaving Israel.  The cruise ship, which ...

Cyprus is one of five European countries where 95 per cent or more of bathing waters were of excellent quality, the European Commission said on Friday. The waters off Cyprus consistently ...

Minister of Finance, Makis Keravnos, highlighted the decisive importance of defence sector funding, both for strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy and for improving the competitiveness of the European economy, ...

Georgios Chrysanthou, the head of the police’s graphology department, testified on Friday in the case against former volunteer commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki, who stands accused of having forged a high ...

The 49-year-old German woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot property in the north on Friday told the Nicosia criminal court about the conversation she had with Elam ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday held a telephone call with the United States’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as the US deepens its involvement in the ongoing conflict between ...

Administrative staff at the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak), together with trade unions Peo and Sek, will stage a one-hour work stoppage at midday on Monday, June 23, in protest over ...

The government announced on Friday the construction of a new fire station in the rural community of Pachna, in a move aimed at improving emergency response times and strengthening fire ...

A new EU-funded solar energy system at the Haspolat Wastewater Treatment Plant was formally announced on Friday, marking a step forward for renewable energy and cooperation across Cyprus’ divide. Officials ...

The social welfare deputy ministry was on Friday handed a €5,000 fine by data protection commissioner Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou after it was found that three of the 19 CCTV cameras in operation ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday held a telephone conversation with the United Kingdom’s Minister of state for Europe Stephen Doughty to discuss ongoing developments in the region, amid ...

Larnaca airport has been classed among the best in Europe during the recent general assembly of the Airports Council International Europe (ACI) in Athens, Hermes Airports said on Friday. The ...

Paphos received two new bin lorries on Friday as part of the municipality’s plan to modernise its fleet and infrastructure in the cleaning sector. According to a statement from ...

Inland Revenue announced it had extended the deadline for submission of 2024 tax returns until September 30. Initially the deadline was July 31. The new deadline was approved by the cabinet. The obligation ...

The recent arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north “will not go unanswered”, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, who was removed from office by a Supreme Constitutional Court ruling last September, on Friday told the police that he was relieved of his duties as ...

A large-scale field exercise to deal with a major traffic accident was held by emergency services on Thursday in the Athienou-Avdellerou area in the Larnaca district, authorities announced on Friday. ...

Turkish Cypriot former MEP candidate Oz Karahan and Greek Cypriot former Sigma TV journalist Giorgos Tattis on Friday both pleaded not guilty to all charges brought against them following their ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday called for urgent action to boost European competitiveness and reinforce the EU’s common defence as he arrived at the Economic and Financial Affairs ...