Cyprus

Cyprus goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president

Just over 72 per cent of people voted in the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, while close to 30 per cent of people abstained, a trend that has been steadily ...

A number of voters on Sunday reported they received text messages from presidential candidates calling on them to go vote. Data protection commissioner Irene Loizidou said there were different cases ...

Three minor incidents occurred in Limassol during voting on Sunday. In one case a voter in Plataniskia village arrived ten minutes early and tried to insist on getting in earlier ...

But the result was never in doubt The first-ever presidential elections in Cyprus in 1959 were by all accounts a rushed, tumultuous affair – though their legitimacy or result never questioned. They ...

Archbishop Makarios barely had any opposition when he stood for president – three times – and there was no second round until 1988 A record 14 candidates will be contesting today’s presidential elections, ...

Cops, choppers and drones were out in force on Sunday to monitor and ensure that voting in the presidential elections went smoothly. Around 2,000 officers were on duty, while helicopters and ...

All the heavy hitters have cast their ballots with the candidates united across the political spectrum in urging the public to get out and vote. Outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades, after ...

Corruption has been a major election issue but tackling it will take far more than cliched statements Veteran politician Christos Pourgourides has called on the public going into the elections ...

Inmates at the Nicosia central prisons voted on Sunday in the presidential elections. Deputy Director of the Prisons Department, Ioannis Kapnoullas told CNA that there were 300 prisoners registered to vote ...

A slippery voter may have committed a crime as he allegedly tried to take a photograph of his ballot paper on Sunday. The incident took place at a Paphos voting ...

Archbishop Georgios voted in Paphos shortly after polls reopened at 1pm on Sunday, singling out the Cyprus problem as his main concern. “With our eyes fixed on the issues of ...

There’s a lot of excitement ahead of the exit polls which are due immediately after voting ends at 6pm. They’re to be taken with a pinch of salt, ...

A 3.6 earthquake struck 25km northeast of Paralimni just after 8am at a depth of 35km. The geological survey department said there were reports of it having been felt in Famagusta ...

Cyprus’ tourism revenues for the period between January and November 2022 are estimated to have amounted to €2.3 billion, coming close to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released this week by ...

A man aged 70 has been arrested in Limassol on suspicion of possessing child pornography, police said on Sunday. Following up on information from Europol, the man was arrested over a ...

With a yellow weather warning in effect until 4pm, police said on Sunday afternoon that roads to Troodos were closed to all vehicles due to heavy snowfall. Some of the ...

Although faced with a record 14 candidates in today’s presidential election, the campaigns have been marred by the widely held belief that none of the hopefuls present any “real change”, ...

By Charles Ellinas Following a joint-letter by the Distribution System Operator (DSO) and Transmission System Operator (TSO) on January 20 requesting suspension of licensing of new residential photovoltaic (PV) installations until ...

The association of occupational therapists is set to reject the HIO’s (health insurance organisation) proposal to join Gesy as it contains “anachronistic conditions”, it emerged on Saturday. Head of ...

A yellow weather warning for rain and isolated storms on Sunday was issued by the Met office on Saturday. The warning will be in place from midnight Saturday to 4pm ...

A 25-year-old from Nicosia was arrested in the early hours of Saturday after he had been sought since May following his return to the island from an unnamed European country, ...

Cyprus discovers an average of 3,700 cancer cases per year, the health ministry said on Saturday, marking World Cancer Day. With the slogan ‘Close the Gap in Cancer Care’, the aim ...

With a temporary exhibition currently on in addition to permanent collections, the AG Leventis Gallery has plenty to explore. From history to art and creative expression, the gallery is a ...