Cyprus

Wednesday started off cloudy with fine dust in the atmosphere, which will continue till the evening. Isolated showers and possibly thunderstorms can be expected mainly in the west and later ...

A report on the controversial roadworks in the Akamas national forest park has been handed to the members of an ad hoc committee appointed to evaluate the work, which they ...

A court’s acquittal of five Israeli men accused of abducting and raping a British woman in Ayia Napa has sparked widespread outrage, with many calling for the verdict to ...

Global movement to support the Palestinian struggle BDS Cyprus on Tuesday called on the government to deny access to Cyprus’ airspace to the plane carrying Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

April 1 is a milestone in the history of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday night addressing an event to mark 70 years since the Eoka struggle against British rule started. “...

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 ...