#Cyprus

A new ice cream flavoured with kolokasi, or taro, has gone viral online after influencer duo the Fella twins unveiled their first ice cream creation at the Tastes Festival in ...

Six people were arrested in overnight police operations on Friday for offences including illegal possession of drugs, illegal stay in the territory of the Republic, speeding and driving under the ...

Permission from Turkey is not required for the Great Sea Interconnector project (GSI), which, if completed, will connect the energy grids of Cyprus, Greece and Israel, to go ahead, Greek ...

Cyprus defeated Turkey 4-1 at the World Backgammon Federation’s World Championship on Wednesday. The backgammon federation celebrated the result in a social media post, stating simply “we just defeated ...

Turkey said on Friday it would seek an Interpol red notice for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a domestic criminal case linked to an ...

Warships from Cyprus, Greece, Germany, Italy and the United States carried out a multinational exercise in waters south of Limassol on Monday, the results of which were disclosed on Thursday ...

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Thursday said her country is “outraged” after the Israeli authorities elected not to pursue criminal proceedings against those responsible for the killing of seven ...

A total of six people were arrested in overnight police operations across the island on Tuesday night. The police said they had carried out organised patrols in urban areas with 442 ...

A fire broke out at a barbershop in Deryneia in the early hours of Wednesday. The blaze was reported shortly before 4am. Police said that initial assessments indicate no significant ...

A legal framework governing the implementation and supervision of EU regulations concerning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is currently under public consultation, with the proposal as it stands stipulating ...

The former migrant detention centre in Menoyia will serve as a temporary detention centre for people in police custody as part of measures to address overcrowding in police detention centres, ...

The fine for operating a jet ski or similar vessel without the required licence is set to increase from €85.43 to €1,500 under new legislation. A competent official told the Cyprus News ...

Pepis, the bearded skipper of a small fishing boat, deftly picks up two lionfish caught in experimental traps off the coast of Cyprus, cuts off their venomous spines, guts them ...

Police arrested two people and issued 378 traffic fines during nationwide operations on Thursday night, authorities said on Friday. A total of 682 vehicles and checked 952 drivers and passengers were pulled over, ...

Five men accused of terrorism offences connected to an alleged plot targeting Israeli interests in Cyprus were committed for trial on Thursday before the Larnaca criminal court, with proceedings set ...

Happy endings aren’t for everyone. While a perfect conclusion where everyone is happy, the good guys are triumphant and evil is vanquished is usually the order of the day ...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of U.S. military aircraft at the Bezmer air base, Iranian state media ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed “deep appreciation” for the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) during a visit to its anthropological laboratory in Nicosia on Wednesday. Guterres ...

The “substance” of the Cyprus problem was discussed on Wednesday for the first time since negotiations collapsed in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana in 2017, President Nikos Christodoulides said after ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday defended its decision to remove parents’ names from Cyprus’ new biometric identity cards, saying the move was based on recommendations from the children’s rights ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy on Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, met the European Union’s newly appointed envoy for Cyprus and European Commission Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto, as well ...

Cyprus’ electricity system is operating with limited reserves after all-time high demand was recorded on Wednesday, with the prolonged heatwave and production unit failures increasing pressure on the grid. National ...

Residents of Limassol are preparing to protest against the planned shopping mall in Ayios Athanasios, after the cabinet approved a planning dispensation for the new shopping centre estimated to cost €95 ...

The government on Wednesday approved the allocation of €1.65 million worth of funding for pig farmers whose animals were culled in response to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease earlier ...