Cyprus has slipped one place to 68th in the 2025 Global Peace Index, whilst its immediate neighbourhood—the Middle East and…
Police ramp up patrols for George Gavriel after explosives target his home
Investigators are scouring CCTV footage across Kokkinotrimithia to identify two suspects on a motorcycle who targeted the home of artist…
Anti-corruption watchdog seeks prosecution of ex-minister over Trimiklini fish farm scandal
A former agriculture minister exercised his authority “in an entirely arbitrary and abusive manner” when he approved contradictory water licences…
Police to merge drug squad and intelligence unit under new FBI-style department
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…