Cyprus

A yellow weather warning for extreme maximum temperatures was issued by the Met Office on Friday. According to the warning, maximum temperatures will rise to around 40C inland and around 32...

A €3,070 was issued against a 65-year-old man caught with a net in the Paphos area, police said on Friday. The man was arrested in a Turkish Cypriot village in Paphos ...

Cyprus emerged as one of the EU’s most active countries for online cultural engagement in 2024, with 94 per cent of internet users watching TV or videos online.   This placed the ...

Cyprus rock lovers, this one’s for you. South Africa’s award-winning indie rock band The Parlotones are travelling to Cyprus for a night to remember. Transforming Paphos Medieval Castle ...

Three people were arrested on Thursday evening after getting into a fight with one another near Larnaca’s Finikoudes beach, police said on Friday. The fight broke out at around 7.15...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday called for a “promise not to repeat such mistakes” as he attended a service to mark the 14th anniversary of the Mari explosion. The Mari ...

Temperatures are set to reach 40 degrees Celsius again inland on Friday, with blue skies expected throughout the day after a brief spate of sparse fog and low cloud early in ...

Cypriot members of the European parliament were evenly split over a no-confidence vote in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, with two voting in favour, two voting against, and ...

The United Kingdom and France on Thursday night finalised a deal wherein the UK will begin to return irregular migrants who had crossed the English Channel back to France, despite ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convinced then president Nicos Anastasiades to collapse Cyprus problem negotiations at Crans Montana in 2017, former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat said. The talks at ...

A report documenting the findings of the committee formed to investigate the history of faulty airbags in Cyprus and their import into the country will be presented to Attorney-General George ...

Amid a heated debate in the House on Thursday, MPs voted through a law introducing further restrictions on public gatherings and parades, giving the chief of police sweeping powers to ...

Parents and children’s guardians are now liable to monetary fines if the children are absent from nursery school without notification, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday. If ...

In a judgement made public on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled against an appeal filed by a Cypriot convicted of drug-related charges. “The applicant complained ...

Cyprus on Thursday took part in a virtual meeting of the ‘Coalition of the Willing’, where it reiterated its support for Ukraine. According to a statement, President Nikos Christodoulides participated ...

A man was rescued from a fishing boat off the coast of Akamas on Thursday afternoon. According to the joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC), the ‘Nearchos’ rescue plan was enacted ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Thursday visited the rig which recently completed drilling a well in Block 10 of the island’s exclusive zone. In a statement, the energy ministry said ...

There is plenty happening by the sea these months and events will continue to arrive even after the extended tourism season passes. In October, a new wave of happenings will ...

The government on Thursday got the green light from parliament to establish a national financial sanctions unit, part of the island’s commitments as an EU member-state. The relevant government ...

A bill was submitted to parliament by the government on Thursday which foresees the division of the role of attorney-general into two. If passed, the bill will establish the position ...

The Cypriot government announced on Friday that Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos had made an official visit to Tanzania – the first by a Cypriot foreign minister to the east African country. ...

Police will inspect entertainment venues and other properties in Paphos to determine their compliance with sound regulations starting Friday. Inspections will be carried out in Kennedy Square, city centre, Ayios ...

During its last session before the summer recess, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation aiming to rationalise the payment of multiple pensions to certain state officials. The bills ...

The 13 trade union organisations that make up and represent the national trade union alliance convened today to discuss recent developments surrounding the cost of living allowance (CoLA). According to a ...