Cyprus

Five private security guards are set to be installed at the Ayios Nikolaos complex in Chlorakas, which was once home to hundreds of migrants. According to the Paphos police, there ...

Current Turkish Cypriot member of ‘parliament’ and son of former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, Ongun Talat has hit out at the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu, saying ...

A 39-year-old man has been arrested for burglary in Paphos. According to police, a concerned citizen noticed at 1:45am on Tuesday that a shop on Apostolou Pavlou street had been ...

Two men from Paphos were arrested on Monday for stealing copper pipes and other items worth a total of €9,100, while police are looking for a third culprit. According to Paphos ...

Chairman of the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) Andreas Poullikkas has stressed the importance of urban energy transition, particularly as global city populations continue to grow, while also making the ...

Kyrenia’s indoor market, known as the ‘Bandabulya’, is set to be reopened “under the management of women”. The town’s council entered an agreement with two female associations, the ...

Occupancy rates at hotels in Paphos are expected to reach 80 per cent during the months of September and October, according to Paphos hoteliers’ association chairman Thanos Michaelides. Speaking to the ...

The Cyprus Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry on Monday announced an extension to the application deadline for the De minimis Grant Schemes, allowing private businesses more time to apply ...

Thursday’s weather is expected to be mostly cloudy, with isolated rain and even storms in some areas, turning mostly sunny in late afternoon. Temperatures are expected to rise to ...

Vehicle registrations in Cyprus experienced a significant spike of 28.1 per cent during the period of January to August 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, according to a report by the ...

The photo-portrait of Archbishop Makarios III – the first president of the Republic – has been moved from its usual place in the presidential palace, with two MPs calling for its reinstatement. ...

A possible change in where displaced persons get to vote – in a stated bid to stop gender-based discrimination – may have the unwanted consequence of unbalancing the electoral map, MPs heard ...

Almost a fifth of Cypriots cannot afford to keep their homes warm, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. According to figures compiled in 2022, 19.2 per cent of Cypriots ...

The government on Monday has denied accusations that President Nikos Christodoulides does not respect the collective bodies of opposition party Disy, after a flurry of back and forth a day ...

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is investigating an incident in which a peacekeeper threw a punch at a Turkish Cypriot soldier in Nicosia on Monday. The incident ...

Health minister Popi Kanari aims to “win the support of parliamentary parties” to pass bills and upgrade public health, she said on Monday. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting ...

Cyprus’ imports of products from Turkey have skyrocketed over the past few years, soaring to €184.5 million in 2022 compared to just €4.6m in 2013 – with €333m over the past two and a ...

The entrances to the controversial St. Nicholas apartment complex, where migrants were squatting in Chlorakas, Paphos, will be sealed off within the next two days, Paphos police said on Monday. ...

The primary school in the village of Pentayia, near Lefka, has been deemed unsafe after earthquake inspections were carried out on its building. As a result, the building will not ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday that the €300 fines issued by the recently installed traffic cameras are excessive and may be lowered. “We greatly appreciate the results achieved by ...

The Cyprus Finance Ministry has not yet presented the revised bill aimed at creating a framework for overseeing foreign direct investments to the House of Parliament, according to statements made ...

A whopping 26,840 kilograms were stolen from the Kyrenia port, according to the Turkish Cypriot police. They say a ship with the sesame seeds on board arrived at the port on ...

Authorities have ‘dismantled’ a people smuggling ring, making four arrests in the process, it was reported on Monday. The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) said the operation was carried out based ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Monday has denied reports in the north that work would begin on the controversial Pyla-Arsos road, which is deemed to be within the UN Buffer ...