#Nicosia

A graphology expert told a Cypriot court on Wednesday that he could not reach an “absolute conclusion” over disputed handwriting linked to a German woman accused of seizing Greek Cypriot ...

Maintenance works on Famagusta gate on Nicosia’s Venetian walls will be completed by the end of the year, in time to be used for Cyprus’ EU presidency during the ...

More than 2,000 patients have visited Nicosia general hospital’s “fast-track clinic” in the first three months of its operation, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday. The clinic is operating ...

Two cows observing passing traffic on the Limassol-Nicosia motorway have been removed, ending a police warning for motorists to be particularly careful when passing from the Mosfiloti area. A police ...

A rift has reportedly emerged within an alleged money-laundering network under investigation in Cyprus, as police probe the origins of €545,000 suspected to be proceeds of crime. The case centres on ...

A car was completely destroyed in a fire during the early hours of Friday in central Nicosia, sparking a police investigation into what caused the blaze. Police said the incident ...

Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Thursday again defended the recent decision to partly reopen Makarios avenue to normal traffic, saying that singling out the municipality for criticism is hypocritical. Last ...

Two people were arrested on Monday in old Nicosia for staying illegally in the Republic of Cyprus, police said on Tuesday. The arrests came during a coordinated operation carried out ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday announced plans to fund 80 projects with a total cost of more than €1 billion to support the development of the capital. “Despite its potential and development ...

Nicosia’s mayor Charalambos Prountzos has defended controversial changes to Makarios avenue, insisting the city has nothing to hide, despite growing questions from both the audit office and the public. ...

The door to the Postal Museum creaked open and then silence.   Instead of the soft hum of tourists flipping through postcards or the shuffling of school groups, I was greeted ...

A fire broke out on Friday afternoon near the Agios Nikolaos monastery in Orounda, burning about one decare (1,000 square metres) of dry grass and wild vegetation. The blaze also caused ...

The Nicosia municipality on Friday confirmed that the public swimming pool will reopen on June 27, while the municipal pool in Aglandjia remains closed. “With the completion of extensive renovation work ...

One person was arrested for living in Cyprus without the requisite papers on Wednesday night as the police conducted their latest operation in Nicosia’s old town. The police said ...

The prosecution’s testimony will conclude at the next hearing of the trial of the two former MPs facing criminal charges over a report by Al Jazeera into the alleged ...

The committee formed to lobby for the re-opening of Makarios Avenue to cars insisted on Friday it was the correct course of action and believes the EU cash that partly ...

In taking a decision to re-open Nicosia’s Makarios Avenue to traffic, Cyprus has risked its credibility with the EU, Greens MP Charalambos Theopemptou said on Thursday. Theopemptou, the chairman ...

The Nicosia district development licencing directorate broke its own rules when adding a new floor onto the top of its headquarters, according to a report released by the audit office ...

Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Tuesday called on the state to expropriate Turkish Cypriot buildings that are in bad shape, in a move that would revitalise the old part of ...

Two separate car theft cases – one in Nicosia and another in Larnaca – have prompted a strong warning from police after it was revealed that valuables and even keys had been ...

Nicosia municipality is taking flak from all sides over its recent decision to partly reopen Makarios avenue to normal traffic, with media reports on Tuesday suggesting that it could also ...

Citizen groups and affected will protest on Thursday against the decision by Nicosia Municipality to reopen the northern section of Makarios Avenue to private vehicles. Under the slogan A Lively ...

A 54-year-old woman is in a critical condition after the scooter she was riding was hit by a car, the police said on Saturday. The police said the incident took ...

The Turkish gunman who was arrested by the Republic of Cyprus’ police and handed over to the United Nations and then the Turkish Cypriot authorities at the Ledra Palace crossing ...