Cyprus

A total of 70 boxes of cigarettes and 402 packs of non-duty-paid rolling tobacco were found in the luggage of two British women by officers at Paphos airport on Wednesday, the customs ...

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have identified Julie Davis, currently the US ambassador to Cyprus, to serve as charge d’affaires at the US embassy ...

A 35-year-old permanent resident of Nicosia was arrested on Thursday in an ongoing case of vehicle arson in Larnaca. According to Larnaca police spokesman Christodoulos Konsolos, during investigations into the ...

A Moldovan national arrested on an international arrest warrant is to appear before the Paphos District Court on Friday. Police arrested the 46-year-old man at Paphos Airport on Thursday upon ...

The department of meteorology has issued a yellow warning for isolated heavy thunderstorms, expected to affect parts of the island on Friday. According to warning issued at 4.21 am the alert ...

Protaras is set to welcome over 160 swimmers from across Europe this weekend for a major open water swimming event taking place at the renowned Fig Tree Bay beach. The European ...

Police arrested nine individuals on Thursday in the Larnaca district as part of an operation targeting illegal employment and the unauthorised hiring of foreign nationals. The operation focused on construction ...

Speaking at a May Day rally at Eleftheria square in Nicosia on Thursday, Akel General Secretary Stefanos Stefanou outlined the party’s demands for workers’ rights, calling for the extension ...

During a May Day event organised by trade union Sek in Nicosia on Thursday, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou reaffirmed the government’s commitment to social justice, outlining a series of ...

Unionists across Cyprus used May Day to call for improved labour rights, higher wages, affordable housing and renewed efforts for peace and reunification. Protesters gathered in central Nicosia on Thursday ...

Cyprus has sent a police helicopter to Israel to assist in efforts to contain a large wildfire near Jerusalem, following an official request for support. The police helicopter Akritas took ...

Limassol police are investigating a robbery after a 28-year-old food delivery driver was attacked by two masked assailants late Wednesday night. According to police, the incident was reported around 11.30pm. ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos signed a bilateral agreement in Dubai on Thursday with Assistant Minister for Development and International Organisations of the United Arab Emirates, Sultan Al Shamsi, for the ...

A 16-year-old boy was arrested by police on Wednesday afternoon in connection with the arson of a stolen moped, which occurred on March 31. The moped was found ablaze at around 6.30...

The Larnaca District Court on Thursday issued a four-day remand order for three teenagers aged 15, 16, and 17, all residents of Larnaca, in connection with violent incidents that took place on Easter ...

A crew member aboard a commercial vessel sailing 65 nautical miles southwest of Cyprus was airlifted to safety late on Tuesday night, following the activation of the national rescue plan “Nearchos” ...

President pays tribute to workers on May Day President Nikos Christodoulides marked International Workers’ Day with a message of appreciation, honouring the struggles that laid the foundation for modern labour ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has hailed Cyprus’s accession to the European Union as the country’s most significant political and diplomatic achievement, marking the 21st anniversary of EU membership with ...

Cyprus and Qatar enjoy a close relationship and are both “very keen” to be peace facilitators around the world, which allows them to work together on the situation in Gaza ...

All members of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) except for Hungary will be present for a meeting of its council of elders which is set to take place in ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel and Turkish Cypriot teachers engaged in a war of words on Wednesday over the matter of Teknofest, Turkey’s aerospace and technology festival, ...

Cyprus was among the countries which Israel asked for help to combat wildfires raging near Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar confirmed. Sa’ar wrote in ...

The labour ministry’s inspection department has urged the public to remain cautious when using products for cleaning and disinfecting swimming pools ahead of the summer season. Products used for ...

Some private security guards are earning less than the minimum wage, MP Alexandra Attalides, who belongs to Volt, said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, she explained that some ...