Cyprus

In a show of solidarity for men’s health, the police force has once again taken part in the annual Movember campaign. Officers had grown moustaches throughout the month as ...

The myHealth@CY mobile application, launched on Tuesday, is a project of strategic importance, Health Minister Michael Damianos said. He added that the new app will provide the public with ...

A tank overturned in Klirou, Nicosia, on Tuesday, lightly injuring the three people inside. The defence ministry said the National Guard’s Cascavel armoured vehicle was in a tank driving ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou is confident that reform bills will be tabled in parliament over the coming weeks, despite the social partners saying otherwise. Addressing the pension forum in Nicosia, ...

A ceramic antiquity has been returned to Cyprus after being identified in an online auction, the antiquities department announced on Tuesday. The juglet, dating to 750 BC, was handed over during ...

Unknown individuals vandalised and stole elements of the city’s central Christmas tree, according to a statement issued by the municipality on Friday. The municipality reported that damage was caused ...

Green Dot Cyprus received a building permit for the development of a new waste management unit in the Tseri industrial area on Tuesday. According to the organisation, the facility is ...

The course of works to build a dock and install two underwater pipes to transport liquefied petroleum gas to the harbour area in Zygi (Vasiliko) highlights the inability of the ...

More than 1,000 bee-friendly trees and plants were planted across Larnaca’s nine ‘bee villages’ on Monday with the aim of supporting the long-term sustainability of local bee populations. The Larnaca ...

Cyprus has accepted, proportionally, the largest number of Ukrainian refugees, allocating more than €39 million during the first two years of the war to provide accommodation, language classes, psychological support, legal ...

December’s arrival brings many exciting events but for the anglophone theatre community, it usually means one thing – pantomime! This year, Emba’s Stage One Theatre presented a glimmering production ...

One person was hospitalised with burns from a fire that broke out on Tuesday in a block of flats in Nicosia. Two other residents had ascended to the roof to ...

Cyprus is determined to combat human trafficking and in this direction it stands ready to continue to actively contribute to global efforts, along with implementing its own national strategy, special ...

Among reports of violence against women in Cyprus in 2023 and 2024, 76 per cent were cases of domestic violence, human rights commissioner Maria Lottides said on Tuesday. In a statement to mark ...

A 40-year-old woman was arrested on Monday in connection with arson committed in September in Paphos. On September 3, just after 2am, a fire broke out in the loft of a ...

A hailstorm in Limassol on Monday night covered streets and gardens with an icy layer in a matter of minutes. In one instance, according to witnesses, a bolt of lightning ...

The police appear to have found scientific evidence proving the speed in which the car was moving that caused an accident killing 20-year-old Kyriacos Antoniou on July 29. On October 2, the ...

A 32-year-old man was arrested on Monday evening in connection with the attempted murder of a 49-year-old in Larnaca. The police said that at around 3.15pm on Monday, at a ...

Tuesday starts off cloudy with local showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the mountains and to the north, moving inland. Hail is possible in thunderstorm areas. Temperatures will reach 22C ...

The Cyprus consumers association on Monday urged the public to stay informed and safe when making purchases on the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday, The association advised people to ...

The editor in-chief of the north’s Ozgur Gazete newspaper, Pinar Barut, on Monday said that she has received death threats targeting both herself and her family, allegedly as part ...

A police officer was injured on Monday evening in Famagusta after a service weapon was accidentally discharged during a routine handover. According to the police, the incident occurred at around 7.45...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou took part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Trade configuration held in Brussels on Monday. In an intervention during the deliberations, Papanastasiou expressed Cyprus’ support ...

Police in the north carried out a large-scale traffic operation in the night from Saturday to Sunday resulting in 58 arrests, the removal of 160 cars from circulation, and 523 speeding fines. According ...