Cyprus

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday evening welcomed at the presidential palace Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker. The president hosted a private dinner for the visiting Austrian leader. In a post on ...

The Transmission System Operator (TSO) on Thursday said it is working with the Electricity Authority of Cyprus to push forward, where possible, applications by businesses wanting to set up energy ...

Three men, aged 32, 29 and 26, have been referred to stand trial before the Larnaca criminal court on September 23 in connection with the alleged abduction and assault of a 22-year-old man in ...

The municipality of Ayia Napa has begun replacing old waste bins along Nissi avenue, with plans to extend the project to Kryou Nerou street next year. In a statement, the ...

A 31-year-old will stand trial at the Larnaca criminal court for causing grievous bodily harm and injury, committed on the evening of August 14 in Kofinou. The police filed the case ...

A 31-year-old man died on Thursday when he lost control of his paramotor glider over Kiti, Larnaca. The man has been identified as Antonis Kourras from Anayia village in Nicosia. ...

A 43-year-old man arrested on Wednesday afternoon in connection with a burglary and theft case in Nicosia was remanded in custody for six days by the court on Thursday. According ...

The Kouklia desalination plant, destroyed in a fire last December, is expected to resume operations as early as September 20, Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis said on Thursday. In June, agriculture ...

An elderly woman was robbed of jewellery and money at her Larnaca home on Wednesday after being tricked by a caller claiming to be from the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (...

The 43-year-old man arrested on Wednesday in connection with a fire at a paper processing factory in Ypsonas, Limassol, earlier in the day, has been remanded for seven days. The ...

Campaigns to collect new and used school supplies have begun, organised by the Nicosia, Paphos and Akamas municipalities. The campaigns, announced on Thursday, act as a response to the rising ...

All five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month now face charges of privacy violations, trespassing, and breaching the peace, after appearing at the Trikomo district court ...

Police in the Dhekelia British bases have released from custody the 32-year-old Greek Cypriot man who claims he accidentally crossed into the north near Strovilia before fleeing back into SBA ...

A fire raged on Thursday morning in Kyrenia district in the north, burning a forested area. It was later brought under control. Turkish Cypriot media said the blaze was in ...

A 31-year-old man has been remanded for theft in a Larnaca property committed between August 14 and 16, police said on Thursday. Upon a witness testimony, the man was arrested on Wednesday ...

The new laws regarding multiple pensions came into effect on Thursday, after President Nikos Christodoulides signed off on them rather than refer them to the Supreme Court. The legislation abolishes ...

The Turkish Cypriot architectural chamber on Thursday expressed their concern over the 2.7 magnitude earthquake which struck the Trikomo area in northern Cyprus at 8:19pm on Wednesday evening. “Although small in ...

Environmental organisations have lambasted the forestry department’s jubilation over the Akamas report that gave the green light for roadworks to proceed as “arrogant” and “provocative”. Terra Cypria, BirdLife Cyprus, ...

The four-year-old child who was pulled unconscious out of a hotel swimming pool in Chloraka, Paphos, on Wednesday at 2pm, is intubated at Makarios hospital in Nicosia and his condition ...

An aid ship carrying 1,200 tonnes of humanitarian aid from Cyprus bound for Gaza has arrived at the Israeli port of Ashdod, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Wednesday. Speaking ...

An 18-year-old from India was allegedly kidnapped in Famagusta area earlier this month by compatriots, who locked him in an apartment room for a week, the police said on Thursday. ...

Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker arrives in Cyprus on Thursday for “extensive talks” with President Nikos Christodoulides. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday that Stocker will arrive on the island ...

Thursday’s weather will be mainly fine with clouds over the mountains in the afternoon and temperatures reaching 40C inland. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for high ...

The forestry department said on Wednesday it felt “satisfied and justified” regarding the re-evaluation of works in the Akamas national forest park and the publication of the environmental authority’s ...