Cyprus News

The police arrested nine individuals on Sunday night, including for assault, drugs and illegal residence. A total of 400 vehicles were pulled over and 516 drivers and passengers checked. The police filed 225 ...

A vehicle was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday evening in Nicosia. The police said the fire started at 9.20pm in a car belonging to a 30-year-old, which was parked ...

The week starts off sunny with fine dust in the atmosphere and passing clouds in the afternoon. Winds on Monday will be a variable gentle breeze of 3 Beaufort, and later ...

While much of the focus regarding polling ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary election has been centred on movements between the parties, one of the tallest blocks in any polling bar ...

Religious pilgrimages undertaken by Armenian Cypriots, Greek Cypriots, and Maronite Cypriots in northern Cyprus and by Turkish Cypriots in the island’s southern two thirds will be organised by the ...

A forest fire which broke out near the Limassol district village of Pyrgos was extinguished within half an hour of breaking out on Sunday, the forestry department said. The fire ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday denied that “chaos” is prevailing in the government’s handling of the ongoing outbreak of foot and mouth disease, during a visit to a memorial ...

Theatre productions come alive this May at the Rialto Theatre, alongside film, music and dance works and, towards its end, the 27th Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival begins. Here’s what ...

Pan-European party Volt have joined the pack of parties vying for fourth place in polling ahead of this month’s parliamentary election, according to a poll released on Sunday, with ...

On May 6, 753 people officially entered the election race hoping to secure one of the 56 seats in parliament for a five-year term. Of the contestants, 744 are running with 19 political parties and ...

Voters will be able to present the virtual version of their identity card on the government’s “digital citizen” mobile application as proof of identity when they go to cast ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday expressed bemusement at plans to rename Paphos’ Kemal Ataturk Street, saying that the move “clearly reveals the true face of the Greek ...

An explosion was reported in a parked car in the Famagusta district village of Liopetri during the early hours of Sunday morning. According to the police, the explosion occurred at ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday called on candidates standing in the forthcoming parliamentary elections to have “clear” positions, during a visit to a memorial service for Eoka fighters in the ...

Sanctions restricting the entry to Turkey of “more than 15” Cypriots have been lifted, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said. “The restrictions on entry to Turkey for a certain number of ...

A total of five people were arrested in Paphos for drug possession on Saturday evening after the car in which they were all travelling was stopped and searched by the ...

Sunday’s weather is expected to be warm and sunny across the island, with temperatures set to rise as high as 32 degrees Celsius inland. Elsewhere, temperatures are set to reach 28 ...

As Cyprus heads toward the May 24 parliamentary elections, the number of women on the ballot has reached its highest level to date, with 224 women out of 753 candidates, part of a ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday reaffirmed Cyprus’ support for Moldova’s European Union accession path during his official visit to Moldova, the first ever by a Cypriot president to the ...

The number of caesarean sections performed in Cyprus remains particularly high and continues to rise, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Saturday, adding that efforts are underway to gradually reduce ...

President Nikos Christodoulides marked Europe Day on Saturday by calling on the European Union to strengthen its cohesion and competitiveness, while emphasising the role of young people in shaping Europe’...

A forest fire that broke out in the Inia region of Paphos has been brought under full control on Saturday. The forestry department said that the fire broke out shortly ...

The Larnaca district local government organisation (EOA) is unlikely to proceed with water cuts during the summer months, the organisation’s president Angelos Hadjicharalambous said on Saturday. “In the city ...

Stand‑up comedy on the island was practically nonexistent a decade ago. Still young and informal, today’s tight-knit scene boasts acts in Greek, Cypriot Greek and English, with regular ...