Cyprus Mail

30/11/2025

An eight-day remand order was re-issued against a 58-year-old man on Sunday after the stabbing of a 26-year-old man in Konia ten days ago. At 6.15pm on November 19, outside a kiosk on the main road in Konia, a confrontation, possibly premeditated, broke out between the two men. Earlier that…

30/11/2025

Shortly before midnight on Saturday, police received information about shots being fired at a building in Nicosia. Police officers went to the area to conduct examinations found holes in the entrance to the building. The scene was cordoned off. Investigations continue including use of CCTV footage from the area.

30/11/2025

Some storms could be strong featuring hail and high winds.

The Pachyammos Kato Pyrgos road has been branded dangerous by the police after heavy rainfall overnight made slippery. Police said the heavy rainfall had made driving conditions dangerous, and called on those using the road to do so with caution. After heavy rainfall was seen in many parts of the&he...

30/11/2025

On Saturday morning police arrested a 21-year-old in connection with the incident.

Increased security measures for a football match between Limassol teams AEL and Apollon were announced by the police on Sunday. On Saturday a meeting was held between the boards of the fan clubs of both teams and the deputy chief of police. All three called for both sides to tone…

30/11/2025

The country does not recognise same-s*x marriages or civil unions Poland is a devoutly Catholic country and its laws on same s*x marriage are less tolerant of homos*xuality than other EU states that recognise such marriages and civil unions that give gay couples the same benefits as heteros*xual married couples.…

30/11/2025

A PROVISIONAL agreement for settling the issue of supplementing the provident funds of bank employees, whose deposits were reduced as a result of the 2013 haircut was reached at an agreement at the presidential palace on Thursday, reported Cyprus’ Tass news agency. The meeting with the Prez was attended by…

30/11/2025

“The common counters for Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots and foreign nationals at the crossing points began operating in recent months.”

Turkish Cypriots entering or leaving the Republic can now present their identification documents at the same counters as all other travellers, after the Greek Cypriot side seemingly abolished the long-standing, Turkish-Cypriot-only document-check windows at crossing points. “The common counters fo...

30/11/2025

There is no doubt that the strengthening of relations between Cyprus and Lebanon through the signing of the agreement on the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between the two countries was a positive development. Any deal that puts relations with a neigbouring country on a sounder basis and…

30/11/2025

An apparent contradiction has emerged in recent weeks, on the subject of migrants and asylum seekers. On the one hand, the government’s refrain for most of the past year has been how much the situation has improved – and indeed, the numbers show a sharp diminution of what was previously…

29/11/2025

It is not very often that there is a live music night in Pedoulas, so it is particularly exciting when one is coming up. The lyceum of Pedoulas will welcome nine musicians next Saturday for the I Am Woman concert, part of the deputy culture ministry’s Decentralisation programme. The nine…

29/11/2025

Two wildfires near the villages of Kivides and Dora, in Limassol, have been brought under control as of Saturday afternoon. No livestock structures were at risk in either incident. The first fire was in Kivides that broke out in the Ayios Akindynos area. Six fire engines from Limassol city and…

29/11/2025

The majority of Cypriots, 69.4 per cent, live in homes they own, while only 30 per cent are tenants, according to Eurostat data

The majority of Cypriots, 69.4 per cent, live in homes they own, while only 30 per cent are tenants, according to Eurostat data released on Thursday. This places Cyprus slightly above the EU average home-ownership rate of 68.4 per cent. Home ownership remains high across Europe, with Romania leading...