Cyprus

A 22-year-old man was arrested on Friday in Limassol in connection with the reported mugging of a 20-year-old man on an electric scooter on Monday. The victim reported to the ...

The planned court ruling over whether the remains of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, would be returned to his family, was on Friday postponed. It had initially been ...

As the term of Green Party president Giorgos Perdikis comes to an end, party members will vote for his successor in an internal election this Sunday. Two experienced politicians are ...

The north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak) on Friday suspended the operation of 29 programmes at Morphou’s Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) – the university upon which the ...

Fresh amendments to the north’s gambling legislation put forward by its ruling coalition may, if passed, allow Turkish Cypriots to enter casinos in the north for the first time, ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday sounded the alarm, describing the current economic situation as alarming. Speaking on CyBC’s morning radio programme, the minister warned that Cyprus’ economy, which ...

Aris Limassol Football Club has pledged €50,000 to the Americos Argyriou preventive paediatrics centre for 2025, a significant donation aimed at supporting the centre’s vital health initiatives. The announcement was made ...

The forthcoming weekend is set to see roadworks across various parts of the island. Sweeping works will cause the Limassol bypass to be closed in both directions between 6am and 12...

The Cyprus apartment market has remained highly active, with nearly 10,000 transactions recorded in 2024, generating €2.3 billion in total value. But what does this mean for developers, investors, and agents? By analysing ...

More than 5,000 children from 426 age group teams, representing 81 different football academies from Cyprus and abroad, will take part in the 23rd McDonald’s Ayia Napa Youth Soccer Festival, which kicks ...

Accusations made by MPs over the planning and construction of smart bus stops are “very problematic”, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. Speaking to television channel Alpha, he said ...

Spring is full of fragrant aromas, fruity produce, warm sunshine to accompany rural road trips and so many reasons to be out and about. As the island comes to life, ...

A mosquito disinfection crew was out on Friday to eliminate mosquitoes in the Ierokipia municipality following complaints from residents. “The municipality crews will inspect public spaces for problems with stagnant ...

Bird trappings in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) fell by five per cent last year, its police said on Friday, adding that since 2016 the number has fallen by 97 per cent. ...

The maintenance and restoration of cemeteries “is one of the most deeply symbolic and morally compelling actions for a place which seeks reconciliation,” bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage co-chairman ...

Casinos will be exempt from the island’s cash transaction limit of €10,000, following a vote by the House plenum on Thursday evening. The vote was passed with 25 votes in favour, 17 ...

A 37-year-old who stopped for driving with false licence plates was also found to be staying illegally in Cyprus, police said on Friday. The police stopped the car during a ...

An upcoming event in Nicosia will bring Cypriot recipes that go beyond the farm-to-table concept. In the Taste of Cyprus event at The Home Café, Joy of Origins will prepare ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar late on Thursday night denied that the subject of a behind-closed-doors meeting he had held with Turkish ambassador Ali Murat Basceri and the north’s ‘...

The police on Friday announced the arrest of a 25-year-old man who stands accused of having burgled a pharmacy and another shop in Nicosia. The man was arrested on Thursday ...

The police are investigating an incident in which a group of men robbed a kiosk in Larnaca on Thursday night, with the kiosk’s owner also reporting that one of ...

The current deadlock over plans to build a solar farm in the buffer zone which separates Cyprus’ two sides has come about because the Greek Cypriot side believes “that it ...

Friday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy in most parts of the island, with isolated rain in coastal areas not ruled out. As the day progresses, rain and ...

The House plenum on Thursday evening approved the 2025 budget for the Natural Gas Public Company (Defa) amid a lively debate over the delays in the advent of natural gas for ...