Cyprus

January is typically a rather quiet month events-wise, following the Christmas mayhem, and although the cultural calendar sees a slight drop exciting productions are approaching. At the Nicosia Municipal Theatre, ...

A 26-year-old man was further remanded on Sunday for another two days, under suspicion of shooting a gun into the air outside the Nicosia jail last week, after being released ...

President Nikos Christodoulides requested the UN intervene on Cyprus’ behalf to stop Turkish violations in the buffer zone, it emerged on Sunday. In a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General ...

A car was destroyed by arson in Limassol, police said on Sunday, about the vehicle fire extinguished early in the morning. According to police, the fire broke out at 3am ...

Light rain the southern areas of the island will lead to increased cloud cover, the met office said on Sunday. According to the met office, the temperature will rise to 22 ...

Paphos District Court remanded a 39-year-old man under suspicion of setting fire to the city’s Christmas tree, police said on Sunday. According to police, the man was arrested on ...

A bomb explosion in the Paphos caused serious damage to a vehicle it was placed and storefront, police said on Sunday. According to police, the explosion occurred in a vehicle ...

An 18-year-old young man is in critical condition at Nicosia General on Sunday, after a 59-year-old crashed into him in Ayia Napa, police said. According to police, officers are investigating ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting January 1: Mortgage-to-rent scheme a favourable arrangement, Hellenic Bank released on Tuesday a statement welcoming the recent launch of ...

Culture of silence over rape, harassment and domestic violence by police officers MPs are sounding the alarm over what they describe is a boy’s club in the police force ...

A new series of live music performances begin as January’s events’ agenda comes to life. In Paphos, the cultural centre Technopolis 20 will host events for music lovers to look ...

The United Nations Secretary-general’s report into the current state of the Cyprus problem “could have been better”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Speaking at Epiphany celebrations in Larnaca, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday the “ultimate goal” of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza is to allow Palestinians to remain there. Speaking at Epiphany celebrations in Larnaca, Christodoulides said “...

The various sides of Cypriot politics issued reactions on Saturday to Friday evening’s announcement of Colombian diplomat Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar as United Nations Secretary-general Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy ...

Theatre groups on Saturday pointed out “room for improvement” in the government’s “Thimeli” plan, which provides funding to performing arts groups in Cyprus. While grateful for the initial steps ...

Police in Limassol accused a man of attempting to supply just shy of two grammes of cannabis to a man who was being held in custody on Friday night. The ...

Ahmet Bozkurt, the owner of the Isias hotel in the Turkish city of Adiyaman, and his two sons Mehmet Fatih Bozkurt and Efe Bozkurt, saw their applications for release rejected ...

The Cyprus pharmaceutical association (CPA) said on Saturday it “welcomes” the reintroduction of mandatory testing for Covid-19 to enter certain spaces. Health Minister Popi Kanari had said on Friday that “...

A car suffered minor damage after catching fire in Strovolos in the early hours of Saturday morning. The vehicle was parked outside the home of its owner and caught fire ...

As the January sunshine reigns over Cyprus, to keep spirits high, the island is gearing up to welcome a new season of events in the coming days and weeks, hosting ...

A 39-year-old man was arrested on Friday night on suspicion of having set fire to the town’s Christmas tree. The tree, which was located in the town’s central ...

Greek Orthodox Christians across Cyprus celebrate the Epiphany on Saturday, one of the most important days on the Greek Orthodox calendar. The day marks the baptism of Jesus Christ in ...

Saturday’s weather will be mostly clear, with locally increased clouds through the afternoon. Winds are expected to remain light, no higher than three Beaufort, and the sea will be ...

In 2023, ‘Cyprus’ was searched millions of times. Who searched for the island? When did they look us up? Why were they fascinated? Did you know that Cyprus was one of ...