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Two sisters from Scotland have been named Ayia Napa “tourism ambassadors” after decades of holidaying in the popular Cypriot resort. Ashley O’Connor and Heather Dingwall received the honorary title ...

Solutions to disagreements between teachers and the government regarding planned reforms to the ways in which teachers are evaluated “can be found in parliament”, the education ministry’s permanent secretary ...

To celebrate International Environment Day, the AG Leventis Gallery joins the global events of the Letters to the Sea initiative, presenting its own creative workshop addressed to children. On June 14, ...

The police on Friday announced the arrest of a sixth man in connection with the finding of drugs and ammunition at a cafeteria in Limassol. The arrestee is a 43-year-old ...

The French Open men’s singles semi-finals take centre stage at Roland Garros on Friday. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz meets Italian eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti in a rematch of their ...

Spain’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal inspired his country to a thrilling 5-4 win over France on Thursday to send the holders through to their third successive Nations League final ...

The north’s ‘economy minister’ Olgun Amcaoglu on Thursday evening promised that “at least 28,000 new jobs” will be created as a result of the decision to relax laws relating to ...

The police are investigating an incident in which gunshots were fired at an office building on Ayios Andreou Street in Limassol, they said on Friday. The shots were fired around 7.25...

A 46-year-old was arrested in Limassol after police found a selection of drugs and an air rifle at his house, the police said on Friday. The man’s house had ...

A fire broke out in a microwave in an apartment in Larnaca on Friday morning, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said. He said the fire brigade had responded to a ...

A 47-year-old man has been arrested after importing products believed to contain controlled substances, the police said on Friday. The police seized two packages which had been brought to Cyprus ...

A car belonging to a 70-year-old man in the Larnaca suburb of Aradippou was set on fire for the second time in the space of six weeks, the police said ...

In a spirited podcast debate that had both sides trading playful jabs about everything from corn quality to football tailgating, Tanner Winterhof of the Farm4Profit podcast recently squared off ...

The Pancyprian examinations, which Cypriot high school leavers take to gain access to public universities in Cyprus and Greece, got underway on Friday. In total, exactly 5,119 people are sitting the ...

Israeli air strikes pummelled the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital late on Thursday, sending thousands of people fleeing on the eve of a Muslim feast day and prompting accusations ...

Australian Cypriot footballer Aziz Behich on Thursday night scored a last-minute winner for Australia’s national team against Japan to all but secure the Socceroos’ place at next year’s ...

Turkish Cypriots and other Muslims across Cyprus celebrated the beginning of Eid al-Adha, one of the two main festivals on the Muslim calendar, on Friday. The festival is celebrated during ...

Friday is set to be the hottest day of the week so far, with temperatures set to hit a maximum of 38 degrees Celsius inland. Elsewhere, temperatures will rise to highs ...

Russia mounted an intense missile and drone barrage of the Ukrainian capital overnight, killing four people, Ukrainian officials said, as powerful explosions reverberated across the city. The attack followed a ...

The turnover value index for services and transport in Cyprus recorded increases during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. According to the state statistical service, administrative ...

The Finance Ministry on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the findings of the European Commission included in the 2025 Spring Package for Cyprus. In a statement, the ministry said that the report “...

The Industrial Turnover Index in Cyprus recorded a strong rise in March 2025, signalling continued momentum across key sectors of the economy. According to the Cyprus Statistical Service, the index reached 137.7 ...

The cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) is a “blessing” and will not be scrapped, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Thursday. “CoLA will be expanded so that it continues to operate, and, ...

It appears the political parties have taken on the responsibility of deciding how the foreign-language courses at the two public universities would be introduced. The only snag is that there ...