Cyprus

Larnaca municipality has launched an anti-graffiti campaign as it seeks to rid the city of eyesores and offensive slogans marring public and private areas. “Municipal buildings, facilities, walls, and signs – ...

Volunteer hiker, Alexis Sofocleous, announced on Monday that he will be supporting Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) in August by walking Edinburgh Step by Step. Sofocleous emphasised his support ...

The government as well as Eoka veterans’ organisations on Monday paid tribute to Thasos Sofocleous, a senior member of Eoka who passed away over the weekend. In a statement, the ...

The government is continuously upgrading Troodos hospital in Kyperounda, with the aim of providing quality medical services to those living the mountains, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Monday. During ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar are set to meet on Friday morning. The pair are due to make a joint visit to the anthropological laboratory of ...

The Standing Rapporteur on missing persons in Cyprus, MEP Isabel Santos said on Monday that time represents the biggest challenge in ascertaining the fate of those still missing. Santos, who ...

A recent study suggests that kids in Cyprus don’t fly the nest until almost 30 years of age. ALIX NORMAN finds out if there’s more to it than rocketing ...

Twenty two artists are taking part in a group exhibition this July in Limassol that features their perspectives of the sea. But the I Sea You showcase at Link68 Gallery ...

President Nikos Christodoulides told a meeting of heads of diplomatic missions on Monday that the European Union’s response to his proposal regarding the Cyprus problem has been “exceptionally positive”. ...

Two new fixed traffic cameras were switched on in Limassol on Monday morning, bringing the total number of fixed traffic cameras in the country to seven. The cameras have been ...

Authorities in Cyprus are poised to gain access on Tuesday to the files of 90 million people through the Schengen Information System (SIS). As a result the state’s national security ...

Chillin’ at home, looking for a summer movie to watch? CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES has you covered with a list of movies to keep you company while you have the AC on ...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA), has posted a statement on its website, calling on UK visitors to the island to take precautions against cat covid or feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). ...

A Ukrainian woman who was jailed in March after wielding a knife at a pro-Russia gathering in Larnaca has been freed after successfully appealing her conviction. The 55-year-old was jailed ...

Firefighters on Monday morning extinguished a dangerous blaze in the Nicosia village of Flasou that broke out at around 8.45am, bringing to an end a busy weekend. The Flasou fire ...

Local airline Cyprus Airways on Monday released a report detailing its performance during June 2023, during which it carried 59,110 passengers, doubling the figures from the same month of the previous year, ...

Firefighters and volunteers intensified their efforts early on Monday morning in Rhodes, following all-night battles with the flames. Monday marks the seventh day of fire extinction efforts and Cyprus had ...

A hotel in Ayia Napa was evacuated on Monday morning after a chlorine leak occurred in its basement, the fire services said. The fire brigade responded to the incident alongside ...

A man died after jumping from a balcony on the eighth floor, following an explosion in his apartment in Famagusta in the early hours of Monday morning, police in the ...

The most important aspect for dealing with immigration is to address the root causes of the phenomenon, President Nikos Christodoulides, said ahead of the International Conference on Migration and Development, ...

In today’s episode, Defence Minister Michalis Georgallas on Sunday ‘warmly’ welcomed the US Senator Robert Menendez’s proposed amendment to the National Defence Appropriations Act (NDAA) extending to three ...

Police on Sunday arrested a 24-year-old man for an investigated case of helping third-country nationals to enter the Republic illegally. The case concerns the arrival by sea of 20 people in ...

A fire broke out at dawn on Monday in a parked vehicle in Geroskipou. The car was parked outside the owner’s apartment building. The fire was extinguished by the ...

Police on Monday arrested a 31-year-old burglary suspect in Paphos. According to the police the arrest was made after a tip-off from a member of the public who reported he ...