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IN the week of the second Turkish offensive that began in the morning of August 14, the Rolling Stones were number 10 in the British charts with ‘It’s Only Rock and ...

The carob – sit in its shade and enjoy its sweet pods, but not before August 15 You may know the carob tree from its ‘fat shade’ or pashia skia – as the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday pilloried Nicosia for actions he said put the entire island’s security at risk amid rising tensions in the Middle East, even accusing ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) and doctors failed to reach an agreement on Wednesday after a mammoth meeting to discuss pay incentives for state hospital doctors. The meeting between ...

The government is being sued for migrant pushbacks over the dozens of asylum seekers still stranded in the buffer zone, while the deputy migration minister remained defiant on Wednesday saying ...

‘I shed tears of joy with my coach, my wife, and my child‘ Cypriot dinghy sailor Pavlos Kontides won a silver medal at the Olympic Games on Wednesday, finishing second ...

By Nicolas Netien Imagine walking into your local supermarket, reaching for that trusted bottle of olive oil, only to find that the price has nearly doubled. This isn’t just ...

The transfer of Israeli citizens via ships from Cyprus into Israel is not part of the ‘Estia’ plan, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. His statement came after Israeli ...

The Customs Department made seven big busts in July, confiscating duty free tobacco products, mainly brought illegally from the north to the south, with the biggest haul being 4,082 cartons of 200 ...

Traffic from one of the busiest roads in the Larnaca area is being diverted through a small, formerly quiet residential street, causing uproar and a potentially dangerous situation. The problem ...

By Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou My journey into environmental advocacy began long before my appointment as the Commissioner for the Environment on January 10, 2024. My deep passion for the interplay between ...

Speculation spun into overdrive on Monday over which officials in Cyprus might land in hot water over the liquefied natural gas project fiasco amid an ongoing probe into the matter ...

The federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) said on Monday it “expects a response” from President Nikos Christodoulides to their suggestions over the future of ambulances’ operation in Cyprus. They ...

Years of dumping tonnes of rubbish in a waste management plant that does not have the capacity to process municipal waste from the Limassol district it was built to serve, ...

The European Commission on Wednesday urged Cyprus to move forward in strengthening the independence of the legal service, amid calls for convictions for high-level cases of corruption. In its 2024 Rule ...

Without transparency and proper financial analysis, the Great Sea Interconnector risks turning into a bane for Cypriot consumers, the House commerce committee chairman said on Wednesday. Disy MP Kyriacos Hadjiyiannis, ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old Russian national under an international warrant issued by the Russian Federation for terrorism-related charges. The arrest occurred on Tuesday, with the United Nations reportedly ...

By Katie Leonard Visitors to Cyprus are often left in awe of the landscape and beauty this island has to offer, from the impressive Troodos mountains, the rugged terrain of ...

In a letter it made public on Tuesday, Kition Ocean Holdings blamed authorities for botching the handover of operations and equipment at the Larnaca port and marina area, and said ...

The Cyprus distribution system operator expects a lower demand for electricity for Tuesday compared to the all-time record recorded the previous day, deputy spokesperson Rogiros Tapakis said. Temperatures on Tuesday ...

Further significant findings have emerged from the Palloures site in Chlorakas, in an archaeological mission originally dubbed a last-minute “rescue excavation” prior to the area being razed by bulldozers. The ...

Cyprus is among eight countries that have asked the EU to rethink its strategy on migrants from Syria, in a letter seen by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Monday. ...

The Chinese CPP-Metron Consortium Ltd (CMC) should never have been awarded the Vasiliko liquified natural gas (LNG) project President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, as damning statements of blame continued ...

Air raid sirens wailed across Cyprus at dawn on Saturday as Greek Cypriots mourned, and Turkish Cypriots celebrated 50 years since the Turkish invasion. “This is a difficult day for everyone,” ...