Cyprus News

The Kato Pyrgos dam in Tylliria overflowed on Monday after days of rain saw it reach full capacity over the weekend. “We express our particular satisfaction with the overflow of ...

A Romanian national was remanded for two days by Nicosia district court on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested at the Ledra Street crossing point during routine checks of ...

A 33-year-old man accused of attempting to murder a 40-year-old in Tersefanou on January 18 was on Tuesday referred for direct trial before the Larnaca criminal court. The court is set ...

Building new schools in Larnaca is imperative, the head of the city’s parents’ association, Costas Costa, said on Monday, stressing that all classrooms must be equipped with air conditioning ...

Greece will hire an external adviser to review costs for a stalled project to build one of the world’s largest undersea power cable and link mainland Europe to Cyprus, ...

A 29-year-old motorcyclist has been arrested in Limassol after injuring a police officer during a traffic stop and leading officers on a brief pursuit in the early hours of Tuesday ...

Driving in Cyprus is generally straightforward, but it does differ in several important ways from mainland Europe and North America. Understanding the local rules and road etiquette will help visitors ...

By Tom Cleaver Five hotels in Ayia Napa are paying less in rent to the government than they should, given their revenues and the value of the land on which ...

Employers have been urged to assess the risks posed by elevated dust concentrations on Tuesday and to take appropriate protective measures for employees working outdoors, the labour inspection department said. ...

A 30-year-old man suspected of attempted murder following a stabbing in Larnaca has been remanded in custody for eight days by the Larnaca district court on Tuesday. The court ruled ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Tuesday lamented that “not much progress” had been achieved on confidence-building measures between the island’s two sides since her previous visit to ...

Primary school teachers’ union, Poed, called on its members to abstain from training and information meetings organised by the education ministry, on the new teacher evaluation framework, citing lack of ...

Online activist Nicoletta Tsikkinis, issued a detailed 19 page response rejecting allegations of defamation raised by the lawyers of the first lady, Philippa Karsera, and has made clear she will not ...

Police in Nicosia have arrested a 28-year-old man after his three-month-old son was admitted to Makarios hospital on Tuesday in serious condition and diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome. According to ...

The two businessmen that were arrested over their alleged involvement in the shooting that took place in Larnaca centre on the previous weekend were released on a €80,000 bail on Tuesday. ...

Police on Monday night proceeded with the arrest of twelve suspects after a brawl broke out in the Ayia Zoni area of Limassol. The officers arrived at the scene at 9...

Have you ever conversed with a sculpture? An ongoing artistic research initiative is mapping public art sculptures across the divide to examine their relation with public space, art and dialogue. ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin will meet with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman to discuss the resumption of negotiations on Tuesday. Holguin is scheduled to ...

On Tuesday, the weather will be overwhelmingly cloudy. Isolated rain showers and storms are expected in the higher mountains in the afternoon, with snow likely to fall. Temperatures will range ...

Rizokarpaso environmental protection association chairman Firat Borak on Monday called for the church in the nearby village of Vathylakas to be restored, warning that the structure in its current state ...

Allegations of human trafficking and exploitation of young women working in Ayia Napa, highlighted in a recent Channel 4 documentary, were at the centre of a discussion at the House human ...

The rainfall of the past three days was being beneficial for local water reserves, however, more rain is needed to ensure that Cyprus is navigating its way out of the ...

Officials on Monday conceded certain problems have arisen with the new tax system instituted at the start of this year, but also said some of the issues have to do ...

Only five of the more than 2,000 visually impaired people currently living in Cyprus have a guide dog, MPs at the House human rights committee heard on Monday as they discussed ...