Cyprus

An orange weather alert was in force on Sunday for extreme heat, as temperature reaches 44C. The warning for extreme high temperature is valid from 12 to 6pm, the met service ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting July 17: Tourist arrivals in Cyprus experienced a significant increase of 22.7 per cent in June 2023 compared to the same ...

As a British man struggled with the trauma of killing his sick wife, his fate was fraught with uncertainty and upheaval With David Hunter’s court case winding down following ...

Ayia Marina is the only church in Kythrea that remains in relatively good condition, the mayor of the occupied town, Petros Kareklas said on Saturday. The mayor was speaking after ...

The Standing Rapporteur on the missing persons in Cyprus, MEP Isabel Santos met with relatives of the missing during her visit on the island on Saturday. Santos held meetings with ...

Taxpayers can now pay any tax arrears online after submitting their returns electronically, tax inspector Soteris Markidis said on Saturday after 11,500 individuals submitted their declarations for 2022. As of Friday, some 16,000 ...

Aircraft and firefighters from different services responded to a fire that broke out near a residential area in Koilani, Limassol on Saturday evening. The blaze broke out around 5.30pm on ...

Specific areas in Nicosia and Limassol were left without power on Saturday early afternoon due to electricity authority fault, as temperatures hit 42C. The fault, recorded a few minutes before 3...

US Senator Robert Menendez has introduced an amendment to the US National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) that seeks to extend the present one-year renewal period on arms sales to the ...

The fires in Attica, Greece, where the Cypriot Forestry Department is operating is so far under control, a member of the team said on Saturday. Forestry officer Stavros Mouchlis said ...

Authorities on Saturday were investigating the causes of a fire that broke out at Ayios Dhometios secondary school at night. The fire broke out around 9.40pm on Friday at a ...

Nicosia drug squad said on Saturday they had arrested a third suspect in connection with the discovery of 150 grammes of cannabis earlier this week. A 51-year-old man was taken into ...

A yellow weather warning for extreme heat is in force on Saturday as the temperature is expected to reach around 42C inland. The warning is in force until 6pm. It ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Rome on Sunday, following an invitation by the Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, to participate in the International Conference on Migration and Development, the ...

The Multi-Communal Cypriot Organisation KaliMeraba is organising a free walking tour this summer, taking participants on an exploration of the capital’s historical centre. Their Nicosia Old Walled City Tour ...

What if halloumi or Commandaria were NOT made in Cyprus? Alix Norman discovers a dark secret about one of the island’s most treasured heritage items “It’s like discovering ...

Plum, the smart money app whose Cypriot office is located in Nicosia, on Friday, announced that it is revolutionising the stock investment experience for customers in Cyprus with the introduction ...

Kition Ocean Holdings this week announced that it has decided to extend the low berthing fees for the next quarter, following a meeting with the local representative of the Pan-Cyprian ...

The Independent trade unions federation (Poaso) has called on the government to implement a windfall tax on profits from renewable energy sources. They say that the proceeds from the tax ...

Scheduled roadworks are expected to affect traffic over the weekend. According to an announcement by the Department of Public Works, on Saturday, between the hours of 5 and 9am, works will ...

The US State Department on Friday expressed opposition to the partition solution promoted by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for Cyprus. According to Cybc, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, responding ...

President Nicos Christodoulides said on Friday that he plans to appoint an advisor for the promotion of multiculturalism, acceptance and respect for diversity. Addressing the 7th Youth Summit of European ...

Two people were hospitalised with heat stroke at Limassol General Hospital on Friday. Cybc reported that one individual affected has been intubated in the Intensive Care Unit. According to an ...

Firefighters in Paphos safeguarded homes from a fire that broke out on Friday near the community of Polemi in Paphos. According to the Cyprus News Agency (Cna), local’s homes ...