Cyprus

Friday prayers in the north are to be dedicated to the people of Palestine, following an announcement from the Religious Affairs Directorate. “The days we are going through will take ...

A Scottish man was remanded in custody for 24 hours in Paphos on Thursday after being accused of stealing over €5,000 worth of goods from a snack bar he had rented. After ...

The term “environmental activism” is defined as the combined and organised actions of individuals or groups that aim to reverse or reduce environmental damage, as well as to promote awareness ...

The two men arrested at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport on Wednesday have “nothing to do with the murders of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos and Alexis Mavromichalis”, police spokesman Christos Andreou ...

Environment Commissioner Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday that the latest round of government-sponsored tree planting initiatives, which involves planting 11,000 trees and shrubs, “is not just ordinary tree planting”. “It is ...

High concentrations of dust were recorded in the atmosphere again on Thursday, prompting the labour inspection department to warn the public against going outdoors. Employers should also take the necessary ...

Police arrested a 29-year-old woman on Thursday morning in connection with theft of a safe from a club in Paphos. She was later remanded for four days. According to Paphos ...

Low-cost airline Easyjet will operate flights connecting Belfast and Glasgow to Larnaca from May 2024, according to post on X by the deputy ministry of tourism on Thursday. According to the ...

A court decision awarding over €780,000 to a depositor who lost his Laiki Bank savings due to the 2013 ‘haircut’ ignited a wave of reactions on Thursday, with the attorney general’s ...

Larnaca municipality and the local tourism development body Etap have appealed to the police to clamp down on illegal advertising and insulting graffiti scrawled all over the town. “The continuous ...

In today’s episode, the government is working towards safeguarding Cyprus’ name abroad where sanctions are concerned, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said after a high-level briefing at the presidential palace. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will take part on Thursday in an atypical international humanitarian conference in Paris on means of providing aid to civilians in Gaza. He is expected to present ...

Nicosia’s mayoral elections appeared to have created in-fighting within Disy, with the party leader Annita Demetriou on Wednesday saying she would not tolerate any rebels within the ranks. The ...

Eleni Philippou on what we have to look forward to Street food, dance performances, exhibition openings and a Zivania festival are among the weekend’s events. Here’s what is ...

Cyprus has witnessed a significant upswing in vehicle registrations, with a remarkable 32.5 per cent annual increase during the first ten months of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, according to ...

Thursday will be partly cloudy with a chance of isolated light rains and episodic dust in the air. Temperatures will rise to 28C inland, 26C on the coasts, and 20C ...

Irregularities and violations in implementing the Akamas National Park plan were raised by opposition party Akel on Wednesday, amid mounting concern expressed by environmentalists. Environmental NGOs and the Green party ...

Some schools in the north receive just 0.12 toilet rolls per pupil per year from the ‘education ministry’, according to Cyprus Turkish Teachers’ Union (Ktos) General Secretary Burak Mavish. Speaking to ...

The government is taking “steady steps” to modernise and strengthen the National Guard, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Wednesday. Giorgallas was speaking at a celebration held by the Air ...

Experts gathered to address the challenges faced by consumers in the new digital age and during the green and digital transition at a conference on Wednesday. The event commenced with ...

A message from Cyprus’ law commissioner urging for unaccompanied minors to be kept in premises away from other children sparked a wave of ire on Wednesday, that also embroiled the ...

House president Annita Demetriou said on Wednesday that parliament “is sending a resounding message of no tolerance for bullying”, as a bill to criminalise bullying at school, at work and ...

The police force is to be modernised, upgraded and reorganised in line with the recommendations of the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (Greco), Justice Minister Anna Procopiou ...

The EU report on the 2023 enlargement policy called on Turkey to reaffirm a commitment to UN-led settlement talks on the Cyprus issue, in line with the UN Security Council resolutions, ...