Prison wardens staged a 24-hour strike and rallied outside the Justice Ministry on Friday, threatening to shut down Cyprus’s prison…
Limassol-Nicosia highway lane closed after collision
A two-vehicle collision on the Limassol-Nicosia highway has closed the right lane of the Nicosia-bound carriageway near Moni on Friday…
Court blocks solar farm on Latsia-Geri boundary over environmental damage fears
An Administrative Court has permanently blocked construction of a 3.7MW solar farm on the boundary of Latsia-Geri municipality, finding that…
Larnaca street sealed off after derelict house cave-in prompts survivor search
Emergency services deployed sniffer dogs and rescue teams to a collapsed derelict building on Thursday evening following reports that homeless…
Cyprus population nears one million as Eurostat data shows island among EU’s fastest-growing
Cyprus recorded a population of 982,966 on January 1, 2025, up from 966,365 in 2024, placing it among the European…
Overnight pharmacies on Thursday, May 21
These are the pharmacies that will operate during the night across Cyprus on Thursday, May 21: NICOSIA Fryni Ioannidou, 3A Psaron. Opposite Hippocration Hospital,…
Activists call Limassol protest in solidarity with Gaza flotilla
Around 430 activists detained after the Israeli navy intercepted their humanitarian flotilla in international waters will be deported to Turkey…
Syphilis cases in Cyprus rise sharply as new ECDC data shows record STI levels across Europe
Cyprus recorded 93 syphilis cases in 2024, a significant increase on previous years, as new European Centre for Disease Prevention…
Farmers block road to prevent foot-and-mouth cull at Pachna farm
Members of the “Voice of Farmers” organisation set up a roadblock on the Pachna–Prasteio road on Thursday morning in an…
Cyprus unveils marine pollution action plan with seven measures ahead of summer
The government has unveiled a marine pollution action plan containing seven short-term measures to be implemented before this summer and…