Police are set to finalise the establishment of a new Anti-Organised Crime Directorate, modelled after the Greek ‘FBI’, with a…
Mainly fine Friday before clouds gather for weekend showers
The weather on Friday will be generally mainly fine, though locally increased cloud will be observed at intervals, especially in…
Explosives attack targets home of painter George Gavriel as art censorship row turns violent
The home of painter George Gavriel was the target of an explosive attack late Thursday afternoon, 18 December, following a…
Nazi gestures ‘have no place in society,’ DISY says after fascist salute incident
The conservative Democratic Rally (DISY) has issued a condemnation of Nazi gestures made by students at a secondary school in…
Iranian developer returns to occupied north after French court rejects RoC extradition
An Iranian national wanted by Cyprus for large-scale appropriation of Greek Cypriot land has returned to the occupied areas via…
Cyprus and Greece push to exclude Turkey from EU Ukraine defence funding
President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will raise a clause at Thursday’s European Council to exclude Turkey…
Serious crime reports in Cyprus hit 5,942 in 2024 as three-year rise continues
Cyprus’s serious crime index climbed for a third consecutive year in 2024, reaching 605 per 100,000 inhabitants from 588 in…
Overnight pharmacies on Thursday, 18 December 2025
The following pharmacies are on night duty on Thursday 18 December 2025: Nicosia Kramvis S. Kleanthis, Kallopoleos 12 C-D, next…
Pupils face penalties after posting Nazi salutes at Larnaca school
Pupils at Vergina Lyceum in Larnaca face penalties after the Ministry of Education launched an investigation into photos showing them…
Larnaca pupils distribute Nazi material, draw swastikas at school
Final-year pupils at Vergina Lyceum in Larnaca posted photographs of themselves performing Nazi salutes inside their school and drawing swastikas…