Police investigate suspected arson after car destroyed in fire
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack after a car belonging to a 59-year-old man was destroyed by fire in a village in the Nicosia district early on Sunday.
According ...
Migration ministry holds plans for facility for unaccompanied minors in Nicosia
The deputy ministry of migration on Friday announced that it would not be proceeding with plans for the creation of a facility for unaccompanied minors which had been set to ...
Stylianos ‘took a knife to school’ teacher tells court
A nursery school teacher told the Nicosia district court on Thursday that 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou displayed violent and self-destructive behaviour before the age of five and that she believed it ...
Two women injured as police investigate attempted murder
Police are investigating a case of attempted murder and other serious offences with two women, aged 38 and 58, the victims, it announced on Sunday.
The women were found at 4.50 on Saturday ...
Traffic disruption hits central Nicosia as roadworks close key routes
Severe traffic congestion in central Nicosia was reported on Thursday as the closure of Kritis Street and Philippiados Street for roadworks continued to cause significant delays for motorists and disrupt ...
Nicosia mayor hails local government reform as deficit falls and citizen services improve
The newly created metropolitan municipality of Nicosia has reduced its deficit by 80 per cent and resolved more than three-quarters of citizen requests during the first two years since the local ...
Only 6 per cent of tourists choose Nicosia, but it’s changing
Only six per cent of tourists choose Nicosia as their destination, typically seeking “authentic” experiences, gastronomy and nightlife, with figures more than doubling in the winter season, reaching around 15 per ...
New street signs offer insight into Nicosia history
Fifty six new street signs have been installed around the old town of Nicosia highlighting the capital’s history through its cultural, historical and political personalities.
The street signs, installed ...
Teenage suicide case should have been treated as high risk, court hears
The case of Stylianos Constantinou, the teenager who ended up taking his own life in September 2019, should have been classed as high-risk by the social welfare services, a key witness ...
Unattended cooking and electrical fault spark Nicosia fires
Two fires in Nicosia caused minor damage on Monday, one linked to an electrical fault and the other to unattended cooking, the fire service said on Tuesday.
The first incident ...
Makarios III Technical School wins top prize in anti-bullying video competition
Makarios III Technical and Vocational School in Nicosia has won first prize in the nationwide student video competition “Together We Stop Bullying” with its short film I See You, the ...
Parents, students to protest cancelled English School graduation
Final year students and parents of the English School in Nicosia will hold a protest on Friday outside the school and the nearby Presidential Palace over the cancelled graduation ceremony.
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3D light journey on the Venetian walls in Nicosia
A 3D light journey was projected onto the historic Venetian walls of Nicosia, in Eleftheria square on Tuesday evening and will be on display on weekend evenings all summer.
“In ...
We don’t need everyone on board to change our cities
By Sara Mariza Vryonidi
What if I told you that changing society does not require convincing everyone? Not 90 per cent. Not even half.
According to a 2018 study published in Science, ...
Fire in paint shop in Kokkinotrimithia under control
A fire that broke out at a vehicle paint shop in Kokkinotrimithia in Nicosia was brought under full control by the fire service on Monday evening.
According to fire service ...
Etek presents new plan to upgrade Nicosia city centre
Cyprus’ Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) on Monday presented a new roadmap to upgrade the centre of Nicosia.
“The aim of the report is to formulate a realistic and implementable ...
Concerted push to save Nicosia’s modernist architecture
A new exhibition entitled Modern Nicosia to celebrate the city’s often unappreciated modernist architecture is on display at Mayor Lellos Demetriadou Square (former Municipal Market agora) in the centre ...
Vafeades heralds opening of Argyroupoleos avenue to ease traffic congestion
Argyroupoleos avenue was opened to traffic on Thursday, creating a new road link between Tseriou avenue and the GSP roundabout, with direct access to the Nicosia to Limassol motorway.
Officials ...
Turkey’s AK Party to open office in Nicosia’s old town
Turkey’s ruling AK Party is to open a representative office in Nicosia’s old town, with the party’s logo having been affixed to the front of a sandstone ...
Nicosia city centre remains clogged with endless ‘sustainable’ works
The project to remodel the “creative business neighbourhood” of Trikoupis street in Nicosia has now been inaugurated with the aim of revitalising the historic centre of Nicosia’s, but access ...
Two more arrested in Nicosia drugs and weapons investigation
Police have arrested two more men as part of an ongoing investigation into a cache of drugs and firearms discovered at a house in Nicosia, bringing the total number of ...
Car destroyed in highway fire near Nicosia
A vehicle was destroyed after catching fire on the Limassol-Nicosia highway on Sunday evening, though no injuries were reported.
The fire broke out at around 8.30pm on the highway heading ...
Arrests during football finals at GSP
Two men were arrested during the Cyprus cup finals at the Nicosia GSP stadium on Friday.
According to the police, the arrests concern a 19-year-old man, who was arrested around 8.45...
Supreme Court overturns arrest warrant in custody dispute case
The Supreme Court of Cyprus annulled an arrest warrant against the mother of a minor involved in a custody dispute on Friday, ruling that there was insufficient evidence to justify ...