Cyprus

By Athena Vlachou Scorched land from Cyprus’s biggest wildfires in more than 50 years threatens to leave fields barren for decades if immediate measures are not taken by the government, ...

A 73-year-old Greek Cypriot who went missing in the Thalassaki area of Limassol on Tuesday has been found dead, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) said on late Tuesday evening. ...

A 54-year-old was discovered with burns on his body in a field off of Eleonas avenue in Strovolos on Tuesday morning and later succumbed to his injuries. The circumstances of ...

Flights to Venice and one of Bosnia’s biggest cities, Tuzla, will be departing from Larnaca in the winter season and in 2026, Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air said on Tuesday. “...

Digenis Akritas Morphou is mourning its 18-year-old footballer, Kajul Espinoza, who was killed in a car crash in Bangladesh, the club announced on Tuesday evening. “He tragically died in an ...

The deputy ministry of tourism will promote the island’s industry at a total of 52 international tourism exhibitions in 2025, eight more than the previous year, it said on Tuesday. “The ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 48-year-old woman, suspected of embezzling close to €250,000 from a Limassol company. The suspect is being held for questioning. CID are investigating a complaint filed by ...

The replacement of shingle at Faros beach in Pervolia, Larnaca, has been recommended by the environment departments in an attempt to use nature to halt ongoing coastal erosion. Environment Officer ...

Problems in energy supply are due to mistakes of the past, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday, acknowledging the existing grid is getting pushed to its limits. “We had ...

Fire-stricken residents of mountainous Limassol are receiving support from the government, with some cabinet decisions having already been implemented in full, mountains commissioner Charalambos Christofinas said on Tuesday. He said ...

Mint packages have been withdrawn from the market because they contained celery – a known allergen – without it being listed on the packaging, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on ...

Several models of vehicles from brands including Peugeot, Fiat, Toyota, Jeep and more have been deemed dangerous and were recalled from the European market, the road transport department (TOM) said ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday stressed “the need for full respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine” during video calls with European leaders held in light of ...

Eggs were thrown at the north’s ‘deputy prime minister’ Fikri Ataoglu’s office and halloumi water was poured onto the ground in front of it as employees of the ...

A €1.5 million project to eliminate unpleasant sewerage odours is underway in Larnaca, the district’s self-governance organisation (EOA) said on Tuesday. “The project aims to improve the quality of life ...

A European Commission spokesperson on Tuesday said the European Union “does not recognise the self-proclaimed state in the northern part of Cyprus and its so-called judicial system” after the arrest ...

When Michal Stourac joined the Cyprus homebrewers’ association in 2016 and participated in one of their first brewing competitions, he was a casual brewer who occasionally supplied his family with fresh ...

A person was rescued by the fire brigade on Tuesday after their vehicle fell into a 10 metre ditch on the Palaichori to Nicosia road, police said. The fire brigade and ...

The new school year is set to begin with “very good omens”, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Tuesday. Ahead of schools opening early September, she said that 98 per cent ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Tuesday said Europe cannot allow an “unjust peace” in Ukraine. She commented following the conclusion of a video call of leaders of the European People’...

Civil servants’ trade union Pasydy on Tuesday expressed outrage at what it described as an “unprovoked incident of attack” against workers at the social services office in the Limassol suburb ...

A 19-year-old man is in critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital having suffered head injuries after being run over late on Monday night in Larnaca, police said on Tuesday. ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin is expected to meet President Nikos Christodoulides on September 2, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. He told the Cyprus News Agency that Holguin ...

Public schools are changing “to give every child the strength to move forward,” Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Tuesday as she announced a series of reforms coinciding with the ...