#Cyprus

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Thursday night accused the Republic of Cyprus of intending to “mislead the public” in its reaction to the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in ...

Restoration works have been completed at the monastery and church of Panayia Kanakaria in the Karpasia village of Lythrangomi, one of Cyprus’s most important cultural heritage monuments. The project, ...

The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month were remanded for another seven days on Thursday and will likely enter pleas on August 21. All five briefly ...

A ‘silent protest’, organised by CY Movement to Gaza, was held in Nicosia today for the Palestinian journalists who’ve been targeted and killed in Gaza. Around 242 Palestinian journalists have ...

The continued unlawful detention of five Greek Cypriots in the north constitutes a flagrant breach of fundamental legal principles and human rights, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis told the Cyprus News ...

Early on Thursday morning, an attempted murder and arson took place at a car rental company on the Larnaca–Dhekelia road, as a security guard came under gunfire and four ...

Efforts to upgrade the electricity system have been intensified particularly due to the continuous strain on conventional power generating units during the summer months, the energy ministry said on Wednesday ...

The electricity cuts which were imposed on various parts of the island on Wednesday evening were suspended at 8:28pm, the Transmission System Operator (TSOC) said on Wednesday night. According to ...

The 53-year-old man who crashed into a restaurant window with his car on Tuesday afternoon and then fled the scene has admitted to the charges against him and is set ...

Significant human rights issues, including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, persisted in the Republic of Cyprus in 2024, according to a US State Department report released on Wednesday. While ...

The Nicosia criminal court will pass sentence on September 10 for five people found guilty of the murder of Turkish Cypriot Tansu Cidan in the central prisons in Nicosia. On Wednesday, ...

The water development department on Wednesday urged the public to use water responsibly amid the ongoing heatwave. “The efficient use of water will contribute significantly to preserving the scarce water ...

The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s general manager Dalman Aydin on Wednesday promised that the power cuts which have been plaguing the north since an explosion at a substation ...

It is expected that there will be no power cuts on Wednesday night, electricity authority (EAC) spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou said. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, she said a generator at ...

The 13-year-old boy from Syria who had disappeared from a shelter in Nicosia last week and had been found safe in the north may not be handed over to the ...

The number of people crossing between Cyprus’ two sides has remained largely stable throughout the summer, despite fears in some quarters that crossings may drop in light of the arrest ...

Compensation is being paid out to people who lost their homes and livelihoods in the blaze that swept through mountainous Limassol last month, with 286 beneficiaries already receiving approximately €2 million in ...

Senegalese diplomat Khassim Diagne has been put forward as the United Nations’ new special representative in Cyprus, the Cyprus Mail understands. Diplomatic sources informed the Cyprus Mail that Diagne was ...

The met office on Wednesday issued a red weather warning for extreme high temperatures, with the mercury set to rise to 45 degrees Celsius inland – the highest recorded temperature of the ...

By Eleni Panayiotou Following the tragic wildfires in the Troodos foothills the importance of water and to be more precise the scarcity of it, becomes more prevalent than ever. The ...

The environment department said on Tuesday it has green-lit the recommencement of road works within the Akamas national forest park, having found compliance with all the environmental conditions set out. ...

A red weather warning has been issued for Wednesday and Thursday, valid from 11am till 5pm. The Meteorological Department announced on Tuesday that temperatures on Wednesday are expected to peak ...

Employees of the north’s Koop Bank and its subsidiaries who went on strike after not being paid their salaries for the month of July on Tuesday broke into the ...

Residents and local authorities said on Tuesday they are making efforts to adapt to their new reality after a wildfire swept through villages in mountainous Limassol last month. With the ...