#Nicosia

A sixth bus terminal in Nicosia will be available to the public from February 26, as the Cyprus Public Transport company announced that the second phase of upgrading the network is ...

There is something rather bohemian about brunch. As far as I’m concerned, a meal that does not qualify either as breakfast or as lunch needs to be surrounded by ...

Drivers will be allowed on Makarios Avenue for a few more months as the period where vehicles would be allowed has been extended until September 1, Nicosia municipality said on Tuesday. ...

High-tech cameras have been installed by Nicosia municipality along key urban arteries under the “Smart Cities” plan, which will record average vehicle speeds, pedestrian flows and “prevent vandalism”. Monday’s ...

By Glafkos Constantinides The social and economic future of the old inner part of Nicosia, the Walled City, is in serious doubt. It is a unique area in many ways ...

Neo Kyma (New Wave) on Wednesday joined opposition parties in criticising the government for approving a 10-storey building in Nicosia’s Kinyras avenue in Ayios Andreas, despite the interior ministry’...

A friend recently asked me which part of Nicosia is my favourite. The question was quite innocent and should not involve a lengthy thinking process to answer. What makes people ...

The interior ministry on Tuesday defended government authorisation for a 10-storey building on Nicosia’s Kinyras avenue as Akel and the Greens scolded the government, citing objections from experts. The ...

Property sales across four major Nicosia municipalities exceeded €3.3 billion in value over the past five years, a report from independent real estate asset management and advisory firm WiRE has shown. ...

Some central Nicosia roads will be closed between 7am and 2pm this Sunday for Quantum Nicosia Marathon 2021, police said on Friday. Founded in 2010 by the Athanasios Ktorides Foundation to commemorate ...

The long saga in the overhaul of Eleftheria square appears to be nearing a close, as the president is due to finally inaugurate the project on Friday evening – almost 16 years ...

The Christmas decorations on Nicosia’s revamped Makarios avenue will be lit in a ceremony on Saturday, Nicosia municipality has announced. The much-anticipated project which has narrowed roads and widened ...

The government has commissioned a €518,000 study – centred on Nicosia – which will help it plan and assess how to best spend large chunks of the €174 million at its disposal to overhaul ...

A 23-year-old professional basketball player is in critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital after a brawl outside a nightclub in the capital earlier on Sunday. Limassol’s AEL basketball ...

Nicosia’s former main shopping street to be finished in time for Christmas The long-long-awaited revamp of Nicosia’s Makarios Avenue is set to be completed on December 7, but a ...

In Yesteryears of Nicosia one man has set up a collaborative Facebook page looking back on the glory days of the island’s capital. Alix Norman meets him The earliest ...

Nicosia municipality on Thursday announced the closure of the old GSP stadium as revamp works are set to start next Wednesday. The stadium, which provided free parking for hundreds of ...

Prestigious travel guide publisher Lonely Planet has included Nicosia in the 2022 edition of its annual ‘Best in Travel’ book, which ranks the planet’s must-visit countries, cities and regions. Described ...

Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis and representatives from C. Roushas Trading and Development Ltd signed contracts earlier this week for Phase 2.2 of a redevelopment project along the Nicosia walls with a budget ...

Contracts were signed on Wednesday for the revamp of old GSP stadium in central Nicosia, with works expected to kick off on November 10. The budget for the project is just ...

Several areas in Nicosia briefly went without electricity on Thursday after powerful gusts swept tree branches onto power cables. A spokesperson for the Electricity Authority said 17 different areas were affected, ...

The documentary film Spaces of Reconciliation: Youth Interaction through Art in the City, by Mete Hatay of PRIO Cyprus Centre and independent director Orhan Eskiköy, follows Cypriot artists as ...

It’s quiet in the city during this time of the year with most seeking to cool off by the beach or in the mountains. Nicosia is especially tranquil in ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Tuesday officially inaugurated the new Omirou underground municipal car park and the upgraded section of Omirou avenue. The car park, located underneath the avenue in ...