Cyprus

The Larnaca municipality on Monday appealed to farmers to keep livestock areas in the areas of Livadia and Oroklini clean. “Within the framework of improving the sanitary conditions of the ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Monday reiterated his support for the construction of the Denia-Astromeritis road after meeting community leaders from Morphou, Solea and Marathasa. “There is a common desire ...

A new digital culture platform Let’s Culture, which will give an overview of cultural events and activities taking place on the island, was presented by Deputy Minister of Culture ...

The United States navy’s guided missile destroyer the USS Mitscher arrived in Cyprus on Monday, the American embassy in Nicosia announced. The ship is one of the US’ fleet ...

The appeal against the dismissal of former judge Doria Varoshiotou, who ruled that the death of National Guard conscript Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005 was a criminal act, was on Monday adjourned ...

The north’s ruling coalition is facing a series of headaches as this year’s Turkish Cypriot leadership campaign officially gets underway, with its rapid-fire handing out of civil service ...

A large-scale pipeline installation project which will supply water to west Limassol has been completed, Limassol district government (EOA) announced on Monday. The project, concerning the areas of Trachoni, Asomato ...

Septemberfest With a week of music concerts, street food flavours and beer selections, Septemberfest returns to fill Nicosia’s nights with entertainment. An exciting line-up of acclaimed performers from Greece ...

The sacked contractors for phase one of the Paphos-Polis road have blocked the government’s move to press ahead with a new tender process until the company’s appeal against ...

A private party held at the protected Toxeftra beach in Peyia on Saturday was prohibited only after it had already gone ahead, NGO Terra Cypria said on Monday. Local authorities ...

A 17-year-old student was remanded for five days on Monday, after the Limassol police arrested him on Sunday as part of an investigation into drug possession and trafficking, as well ...

The road between Rizokarpaso and the Apostolos Andreas monastery on Cyprus’ northeastern tip will be closed during afternoons until further notice, the north’s ‘transport ministry’ announced on Monday. The ...

Financial assistance to compensate for vehicles damaged in the July wildfires will be made available to residents from Monday, the transport ministry said. “The inventory and assessment of the damage ...

A 33-year-old man was remanded for two days by the Larnaca district court on Monday for alleged arson after he discarded burning coal in a field. At around 2pm on ...

Claims by the NGO Terra Cypria that a stage set up in the courtyard of the Ayios Georgios restaurant in Peyia for a concert and cultural event caused problems for ...

Two people aged 17 and 19 were remanded by the Famagusta district court for seven days on Monday in connection with an ongoing investigation into a case of grievous bodily harm and ...

The electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) has issued a warning to consumers about misleading emails falsely claiming that their electricity bills remain unpaid. In a statement to the Cyprus News ...

Edek MP Andreas Apostolou announced his resignation from his parliamentary seat on Sunday, claiming he was barred from holding a position in the party’s leadership. The party later rejected ...

The postal services on Monday announced that all post to the US containing goods has been suspended for the moment. Letters and documents will continue to be accepted as usual ...

Larnaca police have launched an investigation after banners including “discriminatory language” were raised by Apoel fans before the start of the match between their team with Freedom24 Krasava ENY Digeni ...

The week gets off to a warm start on Monday with temperatures reaching up to 37 degrees Celsius inland, 30 degrees on the west coast, 33 degrees on the remaining coastal areas and 29 ...

A 44-year-old man filed a report with the police on Sunday afternoon, claiming to have been injured by a gunshot while working in the Pera Chorio area, Nicosia. The incident ...

Police arrested two individuals in connection with an ongoing investigation into a case of grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon. The suspects, aged 19 and 17, were apprehended at ...

A shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza, part of the Amalthea project, is scheduled to arrive later this evening and is expected to be unloaded on Monday morning, according to ...