Cyprus

Opposition parties on Tuesday criticised a decision by the attorney-general not to prosecute 15 police officers named in an independent inquiry over their apparent failure to properly investigate missing persons reports, ...

The preservation of mosaics in ancient Salamina is of great importance and historical significance, co-chair of the bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage Takis Hadjidemetriou said on Tuesday. The works ...

A 24-year-old man was remanded for seven days on Tuesday for allegedly raping a foreign woman living in Paphos on Sunday at 4am. The police identified the man after examining ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou scored a double win with the election of Annita Demetriou to the House presidency, an opinion survey made public on Tuesday indicated. Despite reports that political ...

A 45-year-old Limassol police officer was remanded in custody for three days on Tuesday in connection with domestic abuse. The officer was arrested on Monday after his wife reported him ...

Famagusta kidney patients said they would seek dialysis treatment in the north because the local hospital could not cater to their needs and the equipment was old. Around 45 patients who ...

Throwing their weight behind the government’s vaccination drive, Apollon and Ael football players visited the vaccination centre at the old Limassol hospital on Tuesday to receive their jabs against ...

Preliminary underwater works and assessment for the promotion of the ancient port of Amathus have started, the department of antiquities said on Tuesday as it urged divers in the area ...

Journalists on Tuesday condemned an assault and threats against a Larnaca reporter after she announced that her online portal would not cover the activities of far-right party Elam. Journalists’ union ...

Larnaca criminal court on Tuesday handed down a 16-year jail sentence to a 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his father, 64. In announcing the verdict, the court ...

Students’ happiness is a top priority at the new Larnaca-based American University, its president says A new private university in Larnaca is challenging traditional teaching methods, saying it wants to ...

The Paphos police domestic violence unit has received 114 complaints in four months, leading to 50 arrests and around 30 restraining orders, the district’s CID chief said on Tuesday. According to Michalis ...

The European Council “recalls its previous conclusions” and remains “fully committed to the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions”, the 27 EU member states ...

Following Monday’s refusal by opposition parties Akel, Edek and Elam, on Tuesday, Diko, Dipa and the Greens declined to participate in the government, scuppering President Nicos Anastasiades’ bid to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has sent his warmest congratulations to Israel for forming a government, noting he looks forward to closely working together in furthering the rock-solid Cyprus-Israel strategic partnership. The ...

Nearly 200 people were booked in Paphos over the weekend after a police campaign to prevent road accidents, burglaries and thefts, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. It said that ...

A 24-year-old is under arrest after a woman filed a complaint to police in Paphos that she was raped by an unknown man, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. ...

UNSG’s special envoy on Cyprus Jane Holl Lute will visit Cyprus on June 21 to hold contacts with the leaders of the two communities on the island, according a diplomatic ...

Paphos Municipality on Tuesday urged the public to use water sparingly because of a technical problem and warned there may be limited supply on Wednesday. The municipality said that because ...

An eight-year- old girl has been admitted to the children’s intensive care unit of Makarios Hospital in Nicosia with serious injuries after a traffic collision in Tseri on Monday ...

An 81-year-old man has died of his injuries after he was hit by his own car. The victim was named as Andreas Theophanous, 81, from Potami. The accident occurred on the ...

Lebanon’s currency crashed on Sunday reaching a new low against the dollar, as the country’s financial meltdown continues: Food is unaffordable, hospital are closed, petrol is unavailable, the ...

An administrative court decision on Monday to uphold the objections raised in 2014 against the procedures for preparing Cyprus’ application to the EU to register Halloumi registration does not affect its ...

Another informal summit on the Cyprus problem any time soon is unlikely, government sources said on Monday. While the government expected that the Cyprus issue would be raised during separate ...