Cyprus

There is “no artificial holdup” in the transfer of the 1,200 tonnes of humanitarian aid sent from Cyprus to Gaza earlier this week, presidential press office director Victor Papadopoulos said on ...

The north’s ‘labour minister’ Sadik Gardiyanoglu was sacked and replaced by Oguzhan Hasipoglu late on Thursday night, amid widespread reports of a rift inside the ruling coalition’s largest ...

Temperatures on Friday will once again surpass the 40-degree-Celsius mark, with a maximum of 41 degrees Celsius forecast inland. Elsewhere, temperatures on the southeast, south, and north coasts are expected to ...

Ten per cent of people in Cyprus work long hours, making it the second-worst country in the EU after Greece, Eurostat said on Thursday. The EU average stood at 6.6 per ...

A new glamping site, partly located just 125 metres from the Natura 2000 protected area “Sarama Valley” in Peristerona, Paphos, has been approved by the environmental department. The approval followed a special ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday evening welcomed at the presidential palace Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker. The president hosted a private dinner for the visiting Austrian leader. In a post on ...

The Transmission System Operator (TSO) on Thursday said it is working with the Electricity Authority of Cyprus to push forward, where possible, applications by businesses wanting to set up energy ...

Three men, aged 32, 29 and 26, have been referred to stand trial before the Larnaca criminal court on September 23 in connection with the alleged abduction and assault of a 22-year-old man in ...

The municipality of Ayia Napa has begun replacing old waste bins along Nissi avenue, with plans to extend the project to Kryou Nerou street next year. In a statement, the ...

A 31-year-old will stand trial at the Larnaca criminal court for causing grievous bodily harm and injury, committed on the evening of August 14 in Kofinou. The police filed the case ...

A 31-year-old man died on Thursday when he lost control of his paramotor glider over Kiti, Larnaca. The man has been identified as Antonis Kourras from Anayia village in Nicosia. ...

A 43-year-old man arrested on Wednesday afternoon in connection with a burglary and theft case in Nicosia was remanded in custody for six days by the court on Thursday. According ...

The Kouklia desalination plant, destroyed in a fire last December, is expected to resume operations as early as September 20, Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis said on Thursday. In June, agriculture ...

An elderly woman was robbed of jewellery and money at her Larnaca home on Wednesday after being tricked by a caller claiming to be from the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (...

The 43-year-old man arrested on Wednesday in connection with a fire at a paper processing factory in Ypsonas, Limassol, earlier in the day, has been remanded for seven days. The ...

Campaigns to collect new and used school supplies have begun, organised by the Nicosia, Paphos and Akamas municipalities. The campaigns, announced on Thursday, act as a response to the rising ...

All five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month now face charges of privacy violations, trespassing, and breaching the peace, after appearing at the Trikomo district court ...

Police in the Dhekelia British bases have released from custody the 32-year-old Greek Cypriot man who claims he accidentally crossed into the north near Strovilia before fleeing back into SBA ...

A fire raged on Thursday morning in Kyrenia district in the north, burning a forested area. It was later brought under control. Turkish Cypriot media said the blaze was in ...

A 31-year-old man has been remanded for theft in a Larnaca property committed between August 14 and 16, police said on Thursday. Upon a witness testimony, the man was arrested on Wednesday ...

The new laws regarding multiple pensions came into effect on Thursday, after President Nikos Christodoulides signed off on them rather than refer them to the Supreme Court. The legislation abolishes ...

The Turkish Cypriot architectural chamber on Thursday expressed their concern over the 2.7 magnitude earthquake which struck the Trikomo area in northern Cyprus at 8:19pm on Wednesday evening. “Although small in ...

Environmental organisations have lambasted the forestry department’s jubilation over the Akamas report that gave the green light for roadworks to proceed as “arrogant” and “provocative”. Terra Cypria, BirdLife Cyprus, ...

The four-year-old child who was pulled unconscious out of a hotel swimming pool in Chloraka, Paphos, on Wednesday at 2pm, is intubated at Makarios hospital in Nicosia and his condition ...