Cyprus

The trial of seven people accused of forming an alleged criminal syndicate engaged in drug trafficking, running a protection racket, and illegal gambling was on Friday postponed until November 21. It ...

Cyprus’ aquaculture sector broke records in 2024 with 9,054 tonnes of products worth €53 million, the fisheries department said on Friday. Aquaculture is a key pillar of the blue economy and an integral ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked President Nikos Christodoulides for Cyprus’ military and humanitarian support for his country during a meeting on the sidelines of the informal summit of EU heads ...

While northern Europe is seeing the leaves change from green to gold (and the first snow has already fallen over the UK!), we’re still very much enjoying halcyon days. ...

Anger brewed on Friday over the police’s heavy-handed response to a protest outside the foreign ministry in response to Israel’s interception of boats sailing towards Gaza as part ...

Around 50 people, including mayor Andreas Vyras, gathered at the Larnaca port to welcome one of the boats which formed the Gaza Sumud flotilla to the island on Thursday night. Vyras ...

Large quantities of tobacco products on which no tax has been paid were seized following two police vehicle searches in Oroklini on Thursday. In the first case, a 46-year-old Turkish ...

In an effort to reach a breakthrough in the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) dispute, President Nikos Christodoulides will hold a meeting early next week with the ministers of labour and finance. ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested late on Thursday following a car arson in Limassol during the early hours of October 1. He is due to appear in court for a detention ...

The first immobilisations of cars subject to a recall due to being fitted with potentially faulty airbags manufactured by Japanese company Takata and have not had their airbags replaced began ...

One of the boats which formed the Gaza Sumud flotilla, a group of more than 50 boats which attempted to break the State of Israel’s naval blockade and provide humanitarian ...

Friday’s weather is expected to be mostly warm across most of the island, though clouds are expected to gather in the afternoon. Those clouds may produce isolated rain in ...

The municipality of Aradippou has strongly opposed the construction and operation of a pyrolysis and refining plant in the Koshi area of Larnaca district. Pyrolysis is the heating of an ...

Parliament on Thursday passed regulations relating to the identification of owners of pay-as-you-go mobile phones, who have until November 10 to register their name. The regulations aim to end the anonymity ...

“For the first time, citizens and businesses in Cyprus can choose their electricity supplier,” government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday, as the country opened its long-awaited competitive energy market. ...

Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings on peaceful resistance and non-violence remain a source of inspiration, House president Annita Demetriou said on Thursday during a ceremony honouring his bust near the House ...

A demonstration outside the foreign ministry building in Nicosia went awry on Thursday afternoon when police clashed with pro-Palestine demonstrators. At one point the riot squad used pepper spray as ...

Authorities on Thursday placed under arrest one of two persons wanted for questioning in connection with the attempted murder of a 42-year-old man in Limassol earlier this week. The wanted 39...

Opposition party Akel tabled a bill on Thursday that would repeal a law passed earlier this year regulating public gatherings and parades, decried by critics as draconian. The bill is ...

Only three of the island’s water dams have contingency plans in case of catastrophic failure, while almost two-thirds of the water bodies are in bad shape, the auditor-general’s ...

Afsaneh Mohammadi, 58, was murdered by her ex-husband in front of their 40-year-old daughter on Wednesday, police confirmed on Thursday. The killing marks the second femicide on the island within eight ...

A road accident involving a military-style weapon transporter occurred on Thursday afternoon on the Larnaca-Nicosia motorway, near the Athienou exit. No injuries were reported. Police said the crash happened at ...

The police have recommended to attorney-general George Savvides that the 24-year-old man who was involved in a road accident which resulted in the death of 20-year-old Kyriacos Antoniou in July ...

Returning to the European Commission the €67 million linked to the stalled LNG project will not “derail” this year’s state budget, the government spokesman said on Thursday. Last week it ...