Cyprus

There are 150,000 people – or 16.7 per cent of the population – at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2022, according to the latest findings of the statistical service. Its report, published on ...

Politicians in the north have signed the “Karpasia donkeys management plan cooperation protocol” with the aim of better managing the peninsula’s free roaming donkeys. The protocol was signed on ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a case brought forward by Turkish Cypriots in mixed marriages with Turkish nationals seeking Cyprus citizenship for their children, citing that the individuals involved ...

Four Maccabi football club fans have been fined on Thursday, after they were arrested a day ago trying to bring banned items into the Aek-Maccabi football math in Larnaca. On ...

The attorney-general’s office filed an appeal on Thursday over Briton David Hunter’s two-year sentence for killing his wife, who suffered from a form of blood cancer. The appeal ...

The Little Family Project is a new kind of concept store in Limassol that in addition to selling design products for modern families also hosts seasonal workshops for little ones. ...

One of the island’s best known religious landmarks has more than one story to tell finds PAUL LAMBIS Although Nicosia is the island’s bustling capital, its surrounding communities ...

The education ministry has pledged a total of €149 million for the maintenance and improvement of school buildings across Cyprus. These upgrades include works to earthquake-proof them, as well as erecting ...

The rising price of raw milk has “raised a red alarm” among Turkish Cypriot halloumi producers, according to the Cyprus Turkish chamber of industry (KTSO). The price of raw milk ...

The defence ministry has handed over all the relevant information regarding deferrals of military service, a spokesman has told the Cyprus Mail. The files, which include the details of every ...

A disturbing a case of child neglect and abuse is pending trial on Thursday by the Larnaca criminal court. Particulars of the case, reported by Philenews involve accusations of physical ...

A heatwave hitting 43C-44C degrees is forecasted to sizzle Cyprus on Monday with the temperature rising over the next few days to reach about 4-7C degrees above normal ...

A kebab shop owner has been jailed for a year after attacking a customer for voting for Stavros Malas in the 2018 Presidential election. According to Phileleftheros, a then-69-year-old regular ...

Three Jordanian Royal Air Force crews sent to Cyprus to battle the recent fire in Limassol departed from the island on Thursday. Jordan had supplied the firefighters, as well as ...

A 44-year-old man was arrested in the Paphos village of Nea Dimmata on Wednesday after attacking a mobile traffic camera. According to the police, the camera’s operator said the ...

A 29-year-old man has been killed after a fight outside a bar in Trikomo. According to Turkish Cypriot police, the man, named as Huseyin Mavideniz, engaged in an altercation with ...

Living in Nicosia means one is rarely exposed to touristy places. Bar a few restaurants in the old town, especially near the Ledra crossing, no establishment can pride itself as ...

Residents in the Dromolaxia area in Larnaca are without electricity on Thursday due to damage to the electricity authority (EAC) network. The fault is at 11,000 volts, medium voltage, in the ...

In today’s episode, the government insists that the ongoing row between health minister Popi Kanari and the ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki is an “internal matter for the ...

Yes, you read that right, the potato statue in Xylofagou, which went viral back in 2021, is having its own festival this year. Come September and the Xylofagou community will host ...

The Animal party has called for covid meds repurposed to treat feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) to be made available for free to volunteers and animal shelters. The veterinary services on ...

Police on Wednesday arrested three men in connection with an investigated case of attempted arson committed in Nicosia. According to police the arson attempt happened shortly after midnight on Tuesday, ...

A 21-year-old and three 19-year-olds are to appear before the Larnaca District Court on Thursday charged with illegal possession of flares. According to police report, the four were arrested and ...

Members of the Security Council condemned late Monday the incidents in the buffer zone, in the village of Pyla, in Larnaca district, with assaults against UN peacekeepers, reiterating their full ...