Cyprus News

February’s agenda of cultural performances in Nicosia begins with two Nicosia International Festival shows that place the spotlight on young local talent. Kickstarting the month’s performances is a ...

The Cyprus meteorological department on Monday issued an orange warning for intense rain and storms that will remain in place until Wednesday evening. The warning, in effect from 10pm on ...

Newly appointed Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas is making his first official visit to Athens as on Monday, at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias. During the visit there ...

Police on Sunday arrested a 41-year-old man in relation to investigated cases of conspiracy to commit a felony, burglary and theft, possession of burglary tools and malicious damage. The offences ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to deliver his first ‘state of the union’ address on Monday evening in the presence of representatives of the legislature, judiciary and other officials. According ...

Paphos police on Sunday arrested a 29-year-old man for an investigated case of theft from a residence. According to the police, a 46-year-old woman on Saturday woman reported the theft ...

It took the death of a 45-year-old homeless woman in Limassol for many in Cyprus to wake up to the cold reality that hundreds are sleeping rough on the streets. ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Constantinos Kombos said he held positive and forward looking discussions in Muscat, Oman on Sunday. In a post on X, he said he was “delighted” to meet ...

Theologian speaks out on endless display of saints’ relics in churches The veneration of the ‘remains’ of saints and items believed to have belonged to them is developing into a ...

Residents of Konia in Paphos demonstrated on Sunday calling for a 5G tower to be removed from their area. The protest was organised outside the village’s primary school. Participants ...

Peter and the Wolf brought to life as month kicks off at Rialto Theatre finds ELENI PHILIPPOU Kickstarting next month’s performances at Limassol’s Rialto theatre is a family ...

Child sponsors who reflected on meeting the children they have been supporting in Kenya said they are deeply grateful for their life-changing experience. ActionAid, the charity organisation fighting poverty, shared ...

The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin arrives in Cyprus on Sunday evening, according to the UN in Cyprus. This is Holguin’s first visit to ...

Three men arrested under suspicion of rioting during the Ael-Apollon match last earlier this week, were remanded for four days by the Limassol District Court on Sunday. According to police, ...

A huge police presence presided over the memorial service for controversial Eoka General Georgios Grivas on Sunday, to avoid protests and rioting. Over 200 officers were called in, along with the ...

Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said that there is a new period for the Cyprus problem with sincere political will, attending a church service on Sunday. She added that the ...

An elderly woman was injured in a fire at her home in a Paphos village on Sunday, the fire service said, announcing they had put out the blaze. According to ...

Police conducted a raid on the central prisons on Sunday morning, to find information in relation to the case of prosecutor’s car set on fire a few weeks ago. ...

Police cautioned the public on Sunday to be wary about the fake emails from the justice ministry. According to police, they have received a several complaints over the past few ...

Clouds are expected to gather in the afternoon, while isolated storms are expected in the northern and eastern areas of the island, the met office said on Sunday. Snow is ...

The batch of measures announced last week by the police to tackle organised crime and football violence either don’t go far enough or will fall flat, an ex-cop tells ...

New measures have been introduced by the government to grant citizenships to Turkish Cypriots of mixed marriages, Deputy Government Spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Saturday, without making clear the criteria. ...

The state is set to revert to the original i-Justice system at the start of next week, announced Deputy Research, Innovation, and Digital Policy Minister Nicodemos Damianou on Saturday, following ...

An 8-year-old boy was hit by a car on a central avenue in Nicosia on Saturday, police said in an apparent hit and run. The boy was walking on Spyros ...