Cyprus

A 17-year-old from Nicosia was arrested on Monday afternoon to facilitate investigations regarding malicious damage to public property in Paphos. The police said a person had been spray painting slogans ...

Stavros Papadouris has been elected new president of Cyprus’ Green party. In the elections that took place on Sunday afternoon in the framework of the party’s congress, Papadouris received 71.72 ...

An agreement with Chevron for the exploitation of the Aphrodite field is of “strategic importance” and a “priority”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. Christodoulides met with Chevron CEO Mike ...

One in five children fall victim to abuse and one in six are facing mental problems, the House human rights committee heard on Monday. Oelmek’s representative Christos Tziortas said “...

The Christodoula march to raise awareness for cancer has entered its 50th year and, to symbolise its journey through the decades, has incorporated a symbolic suitcase to be passed from ...

Following concerns over illegal refreshment kiosks, government officials and ecological organisations revisited the Akamas area to determine whether there was compliance with their ruled termination on Monday. The tour was ...

Demolition work on the Larnaca building near which the rare ancient mosaics depicting the labours of Hercules were discovered in 2016 will start on Tuesday, Larnaca municipality announced on Monday. The ...

Data published on Monday captured the scale of traffic congestion on the main roads of the island, with the Limassol bypass shown to be the busiest. Citing numbers obtained from ...

The Forestry Department initially violated the terms of an environmental assessment for roadworks in Akamas natural reserve and now is refusing to accept them, four organisations said on Monday. Terra ...

Equal and quality access to healthcare services are a fundamental human right for all residents, Health Minister Michael Damianos said in his speech on World Health Day on Monday. Damianos ...

The story of Cyprus isn’t just written on this island. It’s written wherever Cypriots call home. Often, that means the diaspora. The emigrants who – in a new land – ...

Year 9 students from The International School of Paphos, as part of the Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) Programme, an international network and platform for young people to investigate, research ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu on Monday resigned from the north’s ‘parliament’. His resignation comes after a request was filed for his ‘parliamentary’ immunity against prosecution to be lifted ...

A senior functionary at the Audit Office has earned €260,000 since late 2019 when he was put on paid suspension after reveals that he and others had fraudulently established a company, media ...

Police on Monday warned people not to respond if they receive messages asking them to pay traffic fines through a web link. The police cybercrime unit has received multiple complaints ...

A bill has been submitted to the United States’ House of Representative which foresees the permanent lifting the US arms embargo in place against Cyprus since 1987. The bill, which was ...

The military exercise Argonaut begins on Monday and will continue until Thursday, the Defence Ministry announced. Argonaut will feature several search and rescue operations with simulations of distressed vessels in ...

It is the Church that links the diaspora community in the USA with the island, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday evening. Speaking during his tour in the US, Christodoulides ...

Wizz Air will launch flights from Cyprus to one new destination this summer as it says it is preparing for its biggest season ever on the island. Flights will start ...

A 49-year-old man from Sweden was on Monday sentenced to 18 months in prison after having escaped from police custody at a private clinic in Larnaca in December. The man had ...

Bowls Cyprus are holding its National Finals at The Athena Beach Hotel, Paphos, on the 1st and 2nd May 2025. This is the culmination of seven months of national competitions having ...

“This Spring, we invite you to celebrate the beauty of Easter at a unique event you won’t want to miss,” say organisers of an upcoming market that will last ...

A new cycle path will be built near Athalassa park on the side of Kalamon and Glafcos Clerides Avenue to the park’s south, the transport ministry announced on Monday. ...

Two men, aged 36 and 24, were remanded for eight days byLarnaca district court on Monday after the discovery of two kilograms of cannabis. Police had earlier said that they had found ...