Cyprus

Police on Tuesday announced seven new arrests in connection with the clashes that erupted in Limassol’s Ayia Phyla on Friday night. Late on Tuesday afternoon, police announced the arrest ...

The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Cyprus, Liu Yantao said that China was ready to work with Cyprus to further deepen the strategic ...

Despite an international drop in news media publishing April Fools news stories – likely to be due to fake news concerns – in Cyprus news sites did not disappoint on Tuesday. As ...

Football clubs that owe the state millions in tax have apparently received a new reprieve until the end of April to repay part of their debts, reports said on Tuesday. ...

The electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) is pushing ahead with the mass installation of smart meters, with the next batch of areas to receive them announced, it was reported on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to further enhance bilateral relations during a telephone conversation, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. In a ...

Any lifting of sanctions on Syria “will not be permanent”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking ahead of a church service held to mark the 70th anniversary of the ...

The founding of Eoka on April 1, 1955 was “the pinnacle of modern Cypriot history”, Diko MEP Costas Mavrides said on Tuesday at a church service held to commemorate its 70th anniversary. ...

Three teenagers were arrested on Tuesday after a 16-year-old reported he was attacked by 15 people the previous day outside a church in Pyrgos, Limassol. Two small groups, one from Parekklisia ...

The two lorry drivers involved in a collision on the highway on Monday were both said to be improving on Tuesday. Police said they both remain in Nicosia general, where ...

Cyprus enters 2025 with optimism for its tourism sector, which is expected to match or surpass that of 2024, itself a record-breaking year, deputy minister Costas Koumis said on Tuesday. Last year, ...

By Charis Martin Muay Thai is on the rise in Cyprus, and not just for fighters. What was once a niche combat sport is fast becoming a community movement. From ...

The social welfare deputy ministry on Tuesday defended the reduction in the number of pensioners eligible for the government’s Easter allowance after the number fell from 18,822 in 2022 to 11,000 this ...

People are enamoured with filmmaking. Not just the final product but the whole process behind it. They like their peek behind the curtain. I know this because over the past ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said his “one and only goal” at his meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday is to achieve results. “I am coming to ...

A 24-year-old man is set to appear in court on Tuesday after having been arrested as part of a police investigation into the supply of cannabis. The man was stopped ...

Cyprus’ political parties on Tuesday commemorated the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the founding of Eoka, which fought against British rule on the island with the aim of uniting ...

Electricity tariffs in the north increased by almost 12 per cent on Tuesday, with people in the north now paying more for their electricity than people living in the Republic. For ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a string of seven burglaries which were carried out in Ayia Napa, the police said on Tuesday. The police said the boy ...

A car was “extensively damaged” after catching fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said. In a social media post, he said the fire ...

Tuesday’s weather is expected to be mainly cloudy, with the possibility of isolated rain at times. Temperatures will rise to 23 degrees Celsius inland, 24 degrees Celsius on the coasts, and 14 ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday night demanded that legal action be taken against teachers who “disturbed our peace” while protesting against the legalisation of the wearing of hijabs ...

An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale occurred near Paphos on Tuesday morning. According to the Euro-mediterranean seismological centre, the quake’s epicentre was 18 kilometres southeast of Paphos and 56km ...

April 1, 2025 marks 70 years since the commencement of the Eoka struggle against British colonial rule, from 1955 to 1959, “a glorious, revolutionary four-year period, which is acknowledged as the top historical milestone in ...