#Nicosia

Attempts to revitalise and rebrand Nicosia’s historic old city have been going on for decades, but will its latest iteration – student accommodation – finally succeed? Lately, more and more signs ...

The scientific and technical chamber (Etek) urged the government on Wednesday to expediate newly announced measures aimed at protecting and restoring listed buildings across Cyprus, warning that delays could further ...

Taxi drivers staged protests in Nicosia on Tuesday morning, before driving in convoy to key government buildings to demand action over what they describe as illegal competition and worsening conditions ...

The Nicosia district government on Monday conducted an inspection of the site of a building which collapsed in Nicosia’s old town, saying afterwards that the building appears not to ...

Demonstrators gathered outside the presidential palace and the foreign ministry on Thursday afternoon, demanding that Cyprus cease any and all cooperation with nations either directly engaged in or supporting the ...

The Cypriot government on Monday postponed a planned meeting of the European general affairs council (Gac) which was due to take place in Nicosia, after the island’s British Akrotiri ...

A fire broke out on Sunday at an abandoned storage facility in Ayios Dhometios, Nicosia, and police investigations will commence on Tuesday. The police said they were notified of the ...

A delivery driver was assaulted and robbed by three men who threatened him with a knife in Nicosia, police said on Friday. The incident occurred on Thursday night in the ...

Strovolos municipality officially took delivery on Friday of a new vehicle designed to strengthen its emergency response service, marking an upgrade to the municipality’s frontline operational capacity. The vehicle ...

A car owned by a 54-year-old man was extensively damaged by fire in the early hours of Wednesday in Nicosia, with a second vehicle and parts of a residential building ...

A 40-year-old man was remanded on Tuesday for seven days in connection with a suspected arson attack on a building in Nicosia. Police said the suspect, a Nicosia resident, was ...

A fire broke out in a third-floor apartment in Engomi on Sunday morning after an oil heater ignited on the terrace, the fire brigade said on Monday. In a statement, ...

Limassol slips into carnival mode on Thursday, as Tsiknopempti (Stinky Thursday) signals the start of 11 days of music, colour and celebration, all leading up to the grand parade on Sunday, ...

Police are investigating a case of attempted murder following a serious incident in Nicosia on Monday midday, in which a 21-year-old student in Cyprus was attacked with a razor blade. ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Saturday planted trees near Nicosia’s Kaloyeros river, saying that “actions such as this send a substantial message for the protection of the environment”. “Urban ...

Music, dancing and thousands of costumed revellers will take over the streets of Nicosia on February 15, as the Joey Carnival of Aglandjia 2026 prepares to welcome more than 8,000 participants under the ...

Despite the teething problems, the new district self-government organisations (EOA) have produced significant work during their first 18 months, Nicosia district governor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Tuesday, adding that much is ...

An explosion caused damage to a restaurant in Nicosia in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of residents from the building. The blast occurred at around 3am and ...

Nicosia municipality is pressing ahead with a €28 million regeneration programme aimed at transforming the old city, mayor Charalambos Prountzos said on Monday. A grant agreement signed in December covers additional ...

A 23-year-old trans woman serving a six-year prison sentence for smuggling 890 grams of cocaine has been transferred to a separate area of the central prison, amid concerns she could be ...

Members of the Kurdish community in Cyprus marched through central Nicosia on Thursday, protesting the situation in Syria’s Kurdish-held Rojava region, as parliament passed a resolution calling on the ...

An explosion occurred in a parked car in the Nicosia district in the early hours of on Thursday, causing damage to the vehicle as well as to the windows of ...

A company based in Nicosia has reported to police it was defrauded of more than €120,000 after receiving a scam email purporting to be from a foreign business partner. According to ...

Members of the Kurdish diaspora and Cypriots staged protests in Nicosia on Thursday, condemning ongoing attacks on the Kurdish region of Rojava in northeastern Syria and urging Cyprus to take ...