Cyprus

Cyprus this week confirmed it did not join a mostly global scheme to protect people in nightspots until late March 2025, leaving police in the dark and tourists at risk. After ...

The government is progressing with it’s plans to install further smart bus stops, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Saturday. So far, Vafeades said, stops have been installed in ...

The government’s new subsidy plan for electric vehicles is expected to be fully claimed before its official deadline, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Saturday, pointing to considerable interest ...

The UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy on Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin is due to visit London and Brussels to continue diplomatic groundwork ahead of the expanded conference on the Cyprus ...

The foreign ministry on Saturday announced that France had completed its evacuation plans that took place as part of the Estia programme this week. According to the ministry, a total ...

A new pedestrian bridge built over the Karkotis river was inaugurated on Saturday by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades in the village of Kaliana. “Until now, residents have been crossing the ...

By Philippa Tracy Three years ago Deanna Tsikkou was faced with a stark choice. She could not find a school place for her child and thought about leaving Cyprus. Instead, ...

The agriculture ministry on Saturday announced plans to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Cyprus and the Netherlands in the fields of agriculture and agri-food According to the ministry, the cooperation would ...

A high-speed race unfolded on Saturday morning when a 14-year-old was spotted driving a car in Nicosia, and sped off from police trying to stop him in a highway chase ...

Israel’s ambassador to Cyprus Oren Anolik on Saturday claimed a campaign is underway to discredit his remarks which were a reaction to comments earlier in the week by a ...

Six people were arrested and remanded in custody on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into serious criminal offences, including corruption, illegal possession of property, and money laundering, police ...

A 31-year-old man was robbed while walking along Tasos Mitsopoulos Avenue near the Medieval Castle in Larnaca in the early hours of Saturday. According to police, two unidentified individuals approached ...

On Saturday, the weather will be mostly clear, with some localized low cloud likely forming along parts of the coastline. Temperatures will reach extremely high levels, climbing to 41 degrees Celsius ...

“I need to be released from here,” was the last message received by the Cyprus Mail from Katina Baird, the Larnaca restaurateur (owner of Katina’s Tasty Food Caribbean restaurant) ...

The National Council will be convening on Thursday at 10am ahead of the expanded conference on the Cyprus problem, to be held in New York in July, under UN auspices. ...

A Russian fugitive, who was arrested in Cyprus on May 20 with a provisional arrest warrant, based on a red notice filed by Russia at Interpol, was released on condition on ...

Nicosia’s mayor Charalambos Prountzos has defended controversial changes to Makarios avenue, insisting the city has nothing to hide, despite growing questions from both the audit office and the public. ...

Pollutants spilling into the sea from a boat that caught fire and sank last Sunday have been contained, the Ports Authority said on Friday. It added that a tug and ...

Attorney-general George Savvides on Friday made public his objections to the government’s planned reforms to the legal service. Attending a roundtable discussion at the University of Cyprus on the ...

Temperatures are staying over the 40C mark, with yellow warnings being issued by the Meteorological Service, while the demand on electricity has already peaked. A red alert warning for forest ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos hopes that over the next few days there will be announcements for humanitarian aid to be sent to Gaza through Cyprus’ Amalthea plan and that 1,200 tonnes ...

Forthcoming environmental taxation, commonly known as ‘green taxes’, are “very difficult to cancel” in their entirety despite efforts in Europe to water them down, according to reports on Friday. The ...

Members of the House transport committee on Friday carried out a visit to various infrastructure projects in the Paphos district to check on their progress. Committee chairman and Dipa MP ...

The electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) reported new incidents of an online electricity bill scam on Friday. The messages falsely claim that an electricity bill remains unpaid with the title “...