Police on Sunday night arrested a third person wanted in connection with the kidnapping of a 48-year-old woman who was allegedly held against her will in a hotel and forced into prostitution....
From 2-7 August 2025, Cyprus’s school team, representing The Grammar School, Limassol, competed at the FIDE World Schools Team Chess Championship, hosted at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia....
A brewing dispute within Cyprus’ government over the Cyprus-Crete electricity interconnection project is turning into a serious political headache just as €25 million is due for disbursement to Greece’s ADMIE, the project operator....
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides is under growing pressure as criticism mounts over his government’s handling of last month’s deadly fire and the political fallout it has unleashed.
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The Meteorological Department has graciously renewed its two-part weather warning for those of us who dared to think summer might take a break. Spoiler: it won’t....
Police in the Famagusta district are investigating an attempted murder after a 61-year-old man was critically injured Friday afternoon in a village in the district’s free area....
BirdLife Cyprus and Terra Cypria have issued a warning that Natura 2000 sites, the country’s most valuable areas for biodiversity, remain largely unprotected due to delays in legal protections....
Authorities have advised the public to avoid swimming at Agia Varvara (Santa Barbara) beach in the coastal town of Agios Tychonas after water tests detected high levels of bacteria....
The Meteorological Department issued two consecutive heat warnings on Saturday afternoon, emphasizing unusually high temperatures expected overnight and throughout Sunday....
Last week, visitors to Lara Beach witnessed a captivating natural spectacle as baby turtles emerged from their nests and began their perilous trek toward the Mediterranean Sea....
For another year, students scored poorly in the Modern Greek Pancyprian exam, averaging 10.77 out of 20, renewing debate over language skills in schools....
The funeral of Lena Samara, daughter of former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, will be held Monday, August 11, at the Church of Saints Theodoros at the First Cemetery of Athens, the family announced. She passed away unexpectedly Thursday evening at the age of 34....
A large group of motorcyclists gathered at the Agios Dometios checkpoint early this week, symbolically blocking the road leading to the occupied areas of Cyprus. The peaceful protest aimed to draw attention to ongoing tensions surrounding the island’s divided status....
Hotels in Cyprus are among more than 10,000 across Europe taking part in a class-action lawsuit accusing Booking.com of abusing its market power for two decades. ...
Another massive jackpot rolled over in last night’s Joker draw, with no winners in the top prize category. At least €23.5 million will be up for grabs in the next draw on Sunday, August 10....
Police seized 18 personal mobility devices and issued as many fines Friday morning in a citywide campaign targeting illegal use of e-scooters and similar vehicles....
Two days before the devastating wildfires, the Auditor General sent a letter asking why helicopters, hired through a no-bid process, were sitting idle in Paphos instead of helping fight fires....
Israel’s security cabinet has signed off on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan for the military to take control of Gaza City and strip Hamas of its weapons, his office announced early Friday....
A team of elite American fire investigators has begun work at the site where last month’s devastating Limassol mountain blaze first erupted, aiming to determine what sparked the disaster and how it spread....
Convoys of small buses began crossing from the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus into Kokkina early Thursday morning for an annual commemoration marking the anniversary of the 1964 bombing of Tylliria by the Turkish air force....
