Cyprus

Residents of the village of Mora reacted angrily to news that the north’s ‘government’ is planning to open a new detention centre for migrants in the village. The ‘government’ ...

The trade union representing food delivery drivers has demanded a ban on such activities during bad weather conditions in winter, similar to the prohibition in place for heatwaves in summertime. ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday that “as a respected state, the United Kingdom should not support such a genocide,” referring to reports of the British bases being ...

From the butterfly that shouldn’t be here to the island’s newest arrival, Cyprus’ winged wonders are surprising people around the world finds ALIX NORMAN In 2013, a gorgeous, vivid ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed for the third time on Monday. The ...

A Larnaca cardiologist suspected of issuing fake Covid-19 vaccine certificates has been called to testify in Larnaca Criminal Court, it was announced on Monday. The doctor, now 55, had issued fake ...

The interior ministry on Monday presented the House finance committee with a budget more than 10 per cent higher than the year before, with its main focuses on housing policies, dealing ...

A third-floor apartment in Pallouriotissa, Nicosia, caught fire on Monday, resulting in damages to the veranda and a car parked below the four-storey building, as reported by the fire services. ...

Police issued a warning to drivers on Monday regarding potential rockslides on various mountain roads due to heavy rain. According to police, the Pedoulas-Kambou Road, Kambou-Kato Pyrgos Road, Kambou-Orkonta, and ...

Power has been fully restored across Cyprus following the recent outages caused by adverse weather conditions and strong winds, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) spokesperson Christina Papadopoulou told the ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 35-year-old woman on Monday, who is suspected of having broken into and stolen clothes from a shop last month. According to Paphos police, after receiving ...

Faithful followers of the MBS Festival from around the island wait all year round for this annual event and its newest edition is fast approaching. Taking place on the first ...

In today’s episode, Giorgos Perdikis has told Green Party members “for God’s sake come and talk to me about it” if they have a problem with how the ...

A 43-year-old man was arrested in the north on Sunday after killing a cat and sharing a grotesque picture of the cat he had just killed to his social media. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on Monday. Christodoulides was received by Al Thani at an official reception at the ...

MP Alexandra Attalides announced on Monday her decision to join the Volt Cyprus party. Attalides had defected from the Green Party in October, citing the party’s “catastrophic” position on ...

Localised snow is expected to fall in mountainous areas on Monday, with the rest of the island subjected to partial clouds and isolated rain. Temperatures are expected to remain at ...

Pro-Palestine protestors took to the streets in Cyprus for the seventh successive week on Sunday, marching through central Nicosia. The protestors gathered at Eleftheria Square before making their way onto ...

A total of 17 people who were staying in Cyprus illegally were arrested on Sunday, police said. The arrests were made in the Larnaca district. Police say procedures to repatriate all 17 ...

Christos Patsalides has announced his intention to run to be the first elected governor of the Paphos district in 2024. Patsalides served as Interior minister under President Tasos Papadopoulos and then ...

The Israel-Hamas war is a crisis but, in terms of energy, what happens is dependent on the extent and duration of the fighting. The concern is that the main combatants ...

A 16-year-old was arrested in Nicosia on Sunday, suspected of stealing a car and committing numerous traffic offences. Police received a call at around 6am from a member of the ...

Navigating the complex interplay of geopolitics and geoeconomics By Panayiotis Tilliros The world is currently witnessing a tumultuous period marked by three significant wars that have far-reaching geopolitical, geoeconomic and ...

The government has allocated €11.2 million in the 2024 state budget for the purchase and lease of firefighting aircraft, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Sunday. The money will go towards the ...