Cyprus

The prison staff wing of trade union Pasydy on Friday strongly condemned the injury of three wardens at the Nicosia prison when breaking up a clash amongst inmates. It emphasised ...

A woman was rescued by the fire services after falling at the Cape Greco sea caves in Famagusta, the famous attraction near Protaras and Ayia Napa. Fire services spokesman Andreas ...

A Paphos woman was attacked and injured by two stray dogs while taking her own dog for a walk. The 60-year-old was attacked at about 4.30pm on Thursday near the ...

Cypriot LGBT organisations Kuir Kibris and Accept LGBTI Cyprus were presented with a European citizen award in a ceremony at the European Union house in Nicosia on Friday. The two ...

House president Annita Demetriou met on Friday with the new Accountant-general Andreas Antoniades. At the meeting, she “declared her readiness to strengthen the cooperation between parliament and the General Accounting ...

Five apartment blocks in the internal refugee settlement areas in Latsia are to be demolished in October, after an announcement was made on Friday by the interior ministry. They will ...

Europe is set for a recession and we must have a strong economy to combat it, Trade and Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou told CyBC on Friday. His warning came when ...

It is necessary to start the study process regarding the implementation of trams in Nicosia and Limassol, according to Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis. He was speaking to the Cyprus News ...

The case against a 45-year-old on trial for the murder of 58-year-old Ioannis Polykarpou was again postponed as prosecutors on Friday called for the charge sheet to be adjusted from ...

A 58-year-old Paphos man was sentenced to ten months in prison after being found guilty of shooting his neighbour’s dog with a hunting gun. The man was previously found ...

Bullying at school, at work, and in the army is set to be criminalised, after a law was tabled by House speaker Annita Demetriou and Akel MP Andreas Pasiourtides. Should ...

Two men, aged 53 and 50, have been arrested in Famagusta after stealing 30,000TL (€1,038) from a bus driver. The pair boarded the bus and engaged in an argument with the driver, before ...

The Accident & Emergency Departments (A&E) of the State Health Services Organisation (Okypy) constitute independent, specially configured and equipped sections of every hospital, staffed by permanent medical, nursing ...

The Cultural Village of Lemba project is expected to be completed by mid December according to the community leader Thucydides Chrysostomou. The creation of the centre foresees the building of ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos has hailed a Council of Europe committee decision to maintain its supervision of the case of property rights of Cyprus against Turkey, noting that more countries ...

First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides attended a reception for the spouses of heads of governments held by United States First Lady Jill Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations ...

Larnaca port is investing in cruise destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean, it announced on Friday with the goal of attracting tourists from new markets and offering them upgraded tourist experiences. ...

To help readers stay on top of cultural news and happenings, the Cyprus Mail is launching a ‘Culture’ newsletter as of next Thursday. Packed with a selection of noteworthy events ...

The Ygia polyclinic in Limassol and the upgraded accident and emergency unit at the Apollonion private hospital are set to move under the Gesy umbrella in the coming weeks. Services ...

Ten irregular immigrants from Syria were picked up by an Italian frigate off the coast of Cyprus and were later transferred to Pournara late on Thursday. The ten were picked ...

The fire service on Thursday rescued a worker who had been trapped under a mound of soil during maintenance work on water pipelines in Larnaca According to a statement from ...

Two concert series are planned by the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra next month, bringing music to Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos. Its first concert for October is the Starlight 1 – Great Performers ...

In today’s episode, state hospital workers are set to go on strike after failing to reach an agreement with state health services (Okypy) regarding collective labour agreements and pay ...

The drug squad on Thursday arrested an 18-year-old Limassol resident for possession of over three kilos of cannabis. According to the police, an unknown person went to a Limassol courier ...