Cyprus

The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) evaluation study confirms the economic viability of the EuroAsia Interconnector electricity interconnector and the significant positive results resulting from its implementation, the EuroAsia Interconnector ...

Two people aged 33 and 46 have been arrested on suspicion of stealing money from monasteries in the government-controlled area of Famagusta, police said on Tuesday. A 22-year-old man has also been ...

Police warned there was increased traffic towards Troodos on Tuesday, as people were flocking to the mountains leading to overcrowding in some excursion sites. Officers were present in various parts ...

Police said they used chemical agents to disperse a group of residents of an apartment complex in Chlorakas protesting an electricity cut amidst extremely high temperatures. Around 100 people who have ...

Heavy and medium labour has been suspended in the mountains on Tuesday where an orange weather warning remained in force as temperatures rose to record high levels. The alert has ...

More music nights are on the horizon as further concerts arrive to fill the summer agenda with Greek and Cypriot music stars heading to the island. In August and September, ...

Ice cream exports from Cyprus to non-EU countries have been increasing in the past four years but remain far from the quantities exported in previous years, according to Eurostat. At ...

Two new weather alerts were issued on Monday afternoon, an orange warning for the higher mountains and a yellow for inland regions due to high temperatures. Both warnings will be ...

Flight safety since the day of the Helios air crash has improved significantly, the head of the flight safety unit at the civil aviation department, said on Monday, the 18th ...

While the population in the government-controlled areas increased by 9.9 per cent over the past ten years, the population in the north has gone up 33.7 per cent during the same period, ...

A fire was raging at the Alassa area just outside Limassol on Monday with authorities fighting the flames at the scene. The fire service said it responded to a fire ...

Former editor-in-chief of Kibris newspaper Süleyman Ergüçlü died on Monday at the age of 69. The funeral for the veteran journalist will take place on Tuesday in north Nicosia ...

A group of around 100 people living in an apartment complex in Chlorakas who have had their electricity supply cut, gathered outside the community council officers on Monday afternoon demanding to ...

A three-day police operation in Ayia Napa and Protaras led to scuffles between officers and members of the public who moved to attack members of the police force, it emerged ...

One in four attempts on the K2 mountain end in death. And just 500 people have reached the summit! ALIX NORMAN meets the only mountaineer from Cyprus who has ever conquered ...

Sometimes you’ll wish you hadn’t watched something. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looks at what you might want to avoid, or watch from behind your hand We like it switch it ...

Demand for electricity is currently at lower levels due to the holiday period, the electricity authority said on Monday, assuring there is sufficient supply. Deputy spokeswoman for the transmission system ...

Part of the Metropolis Mall in Larnaca was evacuated on Monday morning following a small fire inside one of the stores, the fire service said. The call came at 10.41 am. ...

A 27-year-old man who had been sought in connection with multiple cases of arson, burglary, theft, and illegal possession of property was located and apprehended by police. According to police, ...

Opposition Akel on Monday called for an immediate resumption of Cyprus talks in a memorandum presented to the UN as part of an event in Dherynia to mark the second ...

With temperatures expected to hit 44C inland on Monday, all heavy outdoor work and transportation work related to deliveries, is to be suspended between 12 noon and 4pm, the labour inspection ...

In todays episode and with the summer at its peak, deputy minister for tourism Constantinos Koumis said tourist arrivals to the island have increased by 32 per cent this year, and ...

The fire department said on Monday that over the past three days from 6am on August 11 to 6am on Monday it had responded to 83 calls for help, 41 fires, 33 special services ...

A quantity of ketamine, a small amount of cocaine and a large amount of money were found on Sunday in the apartment of a 31-year-old man in Limassol, who was ...