A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
A fire broke out early Friday morning at a nursery in Tseri, causing extensive damage to a storage room, a pergola and an aluminium entrance. The blaze was quickly brought ...
Banana farmers and local growers in Paphos staged a protest on Saturday morning, demanding the release of irrigation water promised by the water development department. The demonstration began at 11am, ...
Two women were hospitalised after inhaling smoke from a fire that broke out early this morning in a ground-floor hotel staff accommodation in the Famagusta district.
The blaze began around 1.40...
Fuel prices in Cyprus are expected to see a sharp, but temporary, rise due to the conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said ...
Four Cypriot citizens and their family members have been safely evacuated from Iran through Armenia and are expected to return to Cyprus on a flight from Yerevan, the foreign ministry ...
A cruise ship carrying around 1,600 foreign nationals from Israel docked at Limassol Port early on Saturday as part of an ongoing Israeli repatriation effort, dubbed “Safe Return”.
This marks the ...
Police in Cyprus have arrested an individual on suspicion of terror-related offences and espionage, authorities said on Saturday.
The individual appeared before a district court on Saturday, which ordered an ...
Police in Limassol on Friday arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a violent robbery that took place earlier this year. The suspect was detained under a court-issued arrest warrant.
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A 34-year-old man was found dead in an open area early on Friday morning. Police have confirmed that, so far, there is no evidence suggesting foul play.
The man, a ...
A fire broke out on Friday afternoon near the Agios Nikolaos monastery in Orounda, burning about one decare (1,000 square metres) of dry grass and wild vegetation. The blaze also caused ...
The Limassol district court on Saturday issued a six-day remand order for two young men, aged 25 and 20, following a dramatic car chase through the city on Friday night that involved ...
A growing police investigation into firefighting aircraft contracts issued by the forestry department on Saturday shed light on potential misconduct involving millions in public funds and the same companies repeatedly ...
Larnaca on Saturday served as a key evacuation hub for Israelis and Jordanians fleeing regional unrest in the Middle East.
A total of 15 special flights are scheduled to depart Larnaca ...
Cyprus is under the grip of a weak seasonal low-pressure system this weekend, bringing scorching heat across inland areas while sparing the coasts with milder temperatures and scattered clouds.
After ...
The cruise ship ‘Crown Iris’, which is participating in the Israeli “Safe Return” operation, returns to Limassol port on Saturday carrying mainly foreign nationals leaving Israel.
The cruise ship, which ...
Cyprus is one of five European countries where 95 per cent or more of bathing waters were of excellent quality, the European Commission said on Friday.
The waters off Cyprus consistently ...
Minister of Finance, Makis Keravnos, highlighted the decisive importance of defence sector funding, both for strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy and for improving the competitiveness of the European economy, ...
Georgios Chrysanthou, the head of the police’s graphology department, testified on Friday in the case against former volunteer commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki, who stands accused of having forged a high ...
The 49-year-old German woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot property in the north on Friday told the Nicosia criminal court about the conversation she had with Elam ...
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday held a telephone call with the United States’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as the US deepens its involvement in the ongoing conflict between ...
Administrative staff at the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak), together with trade unions Peo and Sek, will stage a one-hour work stoppage at midday on Monday, June 23, in protest over ...
The government announced on Friday the construction of a new fire station in the rural community of Pachna, in a move aimed at improving emergency response times and strengthening fire ...
A new EU-funded solar energy system at the Haspolat Wastewater Treatment Plant was formally announced on Friday, marking a step forward for renewable energy and cooperation across Cyprus’ divide.
Officials ...
The social welfare deputy ministry was on Friday handed a €5,000 fine by data protection commissioner Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou after it was found that three of the 19 CCTV cameras in operation ...