Dina Husseini

Organic farming now accounts for 8.6 per cent of cultivated land in Cyprus, exceeding the national target of 7.5 per cent set for 2027, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Wednesday. Speaking during ...

The 2026 Limassol Wine Festival will open on Saturday with mayor Yiannis Armeftis saying the municipality is ready to welcome thousands of visitors for nine days of music, food, wine and ...

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens welcomed its first, first year students at its Cyprus branch in Nicosia on Monday, marking the start of the 2026 to 2027 academic year. The ...

Unusual summer rainfall and occasional hailstorms in Cyprus have created favourable breeding conditions for mosquitoes, microbiologist Dr Petros Karayiannis said on Tuesday, warning that climate change could make such conditions ...

A 41-year-old woman was on Monday sentenced to 12 months in prison for causing the death of a 35-year-old motorcyclist in a 2022 road collision in Paralimni, by the Famagusta District Court. ...

The stretch of the highway that passes through the bases from Akrotiri to Kolossi will remain closed until lunchtime on Tuesday, the SBA authorities announced on Monday. The road closure ...

The Breakfast for All programme has returned to kindergartens in Larnaca and Famagusta, providing free breakfast to about 3,600 children each day, the education minister said on Monday. The programme has ...

Cyprus wines can become more competitive and of better quality, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said, while pledging government support for winegrowers tackling drought, climate change and rising production costs. Speaking ...

A 20-member team from the Machallekide Gym has climbed two peaks in the Italian Alps, raising the flag of the Little Heroes children’s cancer charity at an altitude of ...

There is something wonderfully personal about the way Sam Ashby talks about films. For him, cinema is not simply about watching a movie and moving on. It is about digging ...

Nine Christmas villages will operate across Cyprus this festive season, from November 21 to January 6, 2027, the deputy ministry of tourism announced on Friday. The villages will be in Agros, Deryneia, Kakopetria, ...

A total of 396 boxes of duty free cigarettes and heated tobacco products were seized in Engomi, Nicosia during an operation targeting the illegal possession and sale of tobacco products, police ...

A vehicle caught fire in a municipal car park in Paphos on Thursday night, with firefighters bringing the blaze under control within minutes, authorities said on Friday. The fire department ...

A fire in the Kapsali, between Miliou and Yiolou, Paphos burned approximately nine acres of dry grass, wild vegetation and trees on Thursday afternoon, authorities said on Friday. The fire ...

One person has died and 14 cases of West Nile virus have been recorded in Cyprus so far this year, as Nicosia municipality continues daily mosquito-control operations across the capital. According ...

Where do you live?A little outside of Nicosia with the spirit of my three dead chickens. What did you have for breakfast?The best breakfast known to man, cold ...

The new paediatric surgery department at Makarios hospital has been completed, according to the state health services (Okypy) on Thursday. Ongoing works include improvements to the neonatal intensive care unit, ...

The meteorological department issued a yellow weather warning on Thursday for isolated but heavy thunderstorms from 9pm until 5pm on Friday. An area of low pressure will affect Cyprus, bringing ...

The Larnaca district government organisation took over management of the Larnaca Green Point on Tuesday, under a new arrangement aimed at improving waste management and recycling. The Larnaca municipality cleaning ...

Water supply has been temporarily interrupted in parts of Ayios Athanasios, Limassol, after damage to the water network, authorities said on Thursday. The Limassol water supply and sewerage authority said ...

A vehicle caught fire shortly after midnight while parked outside its owner’s home in Xylofagou in the Famagusta district, the fire department said on Thursday. They received a call ...

A driver had a lucky escape on Wednesday evening after his vehicle caught fire in the Kato Moni area of the Nicosia district, police said on Thursday. Noticing the fire, ...

Three people were arrested during overnight preventive operations across Cyprus, while traffic checks resulted in 314 reports, including 89 for speeding, police reported on Thursday. The three arrests involved various offences, including ...

The trial of suspended mayor of Paphos Phedonas Phedonos continues on Thursday before the Paphos criminal court, with key prosecution witnesses due to testify. The hearing, which began in late ...