Cyprus

The civilian case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July will continue next month, after the latest hearing was held in the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet new United Nations special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne for the first time on Wednesday, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. Letymbiotis told the ...

A 56-year-old man was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Monday after having pled guilty to attempting to import 16 kilograms of cannabis into Cyprus via Larnaca airport. According to the ...

Athienou is joining a pilot programme to turn plant cuttings and manure into cost-effective high-quality compost. The programme, called ‘Nurish’, will run for 54 months – four and a half years – and ...

A new Bank of Cyprus oncology centre is to open in Larnaca next year, the bank said on Monday. The centre will, according to the bank, serve the needs of ...

Efforts to reach consensus among the social partners over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) continued through the weekend, with the labour and fınance ministers listing the points on which convergence ...

A fire broke out in a car in Nicosia due to an overheating portable electronic device charger, commonly known as a power bank, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said on ...

Two teenage males, aged 18 years old and 17 years old, were hospitalised in Paphos on Sunday evening after the car in which they were travelling collided with a row of trees ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, who served in post between 2005 and 2010, said he “regrets” the European parliament’s plans to erect a monument to the Greek Cypriots who ...

Monday’s weather is expected to be mostly sunny across most of the island, with increased cloud cover in parts during periods of the day. Temperatures will rise to 27 degrees ...

French Deputy Minister for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad visited Cyprus on Monday to meet Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna and later President Nikos Christodoulides. According to government sources, the visit aims ...

A protest calling for better support for children with disabilities will take place on Monday outside the ministry of education in Nicosia. The event is being organised by the Agalia ...

The Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhurman, has criticised a decision by the European parliament to fund a monument for those missing during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. He called the ...

Reimagining Cyprus’ rich traditions and empowering the next generation of Cypriot designers is the aim of a three-day bicommunal exhibition by the Fashion Heritage Network Cyprus in early November. Crafting ...

Police in Limassol on Sunday made a sixth arrest in connection with the murder of 49-year-old Stavros Demosthenous, who was shot dead on October 17. The latest suspect, a 51-year-old man, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday took part in events marking the feast of Saint Demetrios, the patron saint of Thessaloniki. He attended at the invitation of local authorities and joined ...

The ministry of defence will convene the Cyprus defence industry council in the coming days to finalise the national action plan for the European Union’s Safe financial instrument, according ...

By November 10, Cyprus will have joined 160 other countries who demand all users of pay-as-you-go SIM cards to register their identity with legal documentation, or the numbers they may have used ...

Minister of Agriculture Maria Panayiotou is travelling to Luxembourg to attend the EU council of ministers for agriculture and fisheries on October 27-28. The ministry said Panayiotou will emphasise the ...

British military drone activity was tracked operating from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus in October, according to flight data and statements from activist groups. Royal Air Force drones were reported to ...

As calls were growing in the UK in the mid-20th century to bring back troops from the then British colonies in Cyprus, Kenya and Malaya, local uprisings were brewing, ...

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Limassol after police found a machete-type knife in his car and discovered he was wanted in connection with a serious assault case. The ...

A weak low-pressure system is affecting the region on Sunday, bringing mainly clear weather conditions across Cyprus, with some periods of local cloud cover. According to the meteorological department, winds ...

We often hear about the high price of gold. But it’s only after looking at the relevant charts (here, for instance) that you realise what a truly historic moment ...