#Nicosia

Nicosia can “emerge as a model for the combination of urban and regional tourism”, Tourism Deputy Minister Costas Koumis said on Monday night. Addressing an event held by Nicosia’s ...

Thousands of people flocked the old city centre of Nicosia on Sunday evening to enjoy a concert by Greek pop singer Anastasia and watch as the Christmas tree was lit ...

A new, state-of-the-art central prisons building is all but complete and will relieve prison overcrowding by about 30 per cent, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday. Its inauguration date by ...

A group of businessmen who have formed the Nicosia-Cyprus Capital initiative have called for a rethink on the way traffic is allowed on the town’s once busy shopping street ...

Crews were continuing to clean up the road network and damages to the power supply on Monday, in the aftermath of extreme winds on Sunday, which mainly affected the island’...

Listed building facades in the heart of Fikardou village have been restored while maintaining their original character, as part of a landscaping project. Nicosia’s tourism board said doors and ...

An attempted murder investigation was underway in Nicosia on Tuesday, after two people were stabbed at a park on Monday evening. Police spokeswoman Eleni Constantinou said two males aged 24 and 16 ...

A 20-year-old student from Greece died in Nicosia on Sunday, after a car crash with another six people, police said. The 20-year-old girl, Eirini Kontogiorgou, had been a passenger along ...

Police on Wednesday are investigating the theft of a large number of gold items after a search at a Nicosia gold shop turned up a stash. The owner of the ...

A photo, taken in the Turkish Cypriot enclave of northern Nicosia in the late 1960s, shows 15-year-old Suleyman posing with his rifle and his best friend, the two lads having ...

A 12 per cent reduction in vehicle traffic was recorded at the entrance to Nicosia during the morning rush hour – 7am to 8 am – in October, according to the department of public ...

Police on Friday are continuing investigations into the mystifying incident of a child who showed up at school with an alleged amount of €15,000 in cash and began distributing it to ...

The formal inauguration of Phase A of the Nicosia ring road – due to ease massive traffic congestion – was marked on Wednesday, in a ceremony attended by officials from Cyprus, Greece ...

The Christmas village at Laiki Yitonia in Nicosia’s old city is reopening this year after a successful run last year. The Christmas village at Laiki Yitonia is open from ...

Police officers on Friday discovered an improvised package containing a mobile phone and a small quantity of drugs during routine checks conducted at the Nicosia central prison on people seeking ...

Nicosia police on Sunday arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with two cases of burglary, committed in the district. Officers located the suspect at 11pm in the evening in Latsia, ...

Police in Nicosia arrested a 32-year-old man for an investigated case of car theft on Friday. According to the police, the stolen vehicle was located on Wednesday in ​​Nicosia and ...

Traffic management measures are set to come into effect in Nicosia on Thursday and Friday, following decisions by the municipalities of Strovolos and Nicosia. On Thursday, temporary traffic measures will ...

Increased traffic in Nicosia along with a reported event to be attended by President Nikos Christodoulides caused tailbacks in the centre of the capital on Wednesday morning. A police spokesman ...

Police on Monday remanded three teenagers in connection with a series of burglaries and thefts in Nicosia in recent weeks for eight days. According to a police statement, the suspects, ...

A small crowd of pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in Nicosia’s central Eleftheria square on Monday evening. The group had gathered to mark the first anniversary of October 7, when insurgent group ...

Nicosia has a “special symbolism” for Cyprus’ forthcoming presidency of the European Council, European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna said on Friday. Speaking after a meeting with Nicosia mayor Charalambos ...

Police on Wednesday are investigating a motorcycle theft involving two men who were arrested overnight and are being held in custody. According to the police, officers on patrol in Nicosia ...

The remodelling of Nicosia’s city centre is a multifaceted initiative, not just an economic venture, aiming at the rebirth of the city while maintaining its historical identity, Interior Minister ...