Syrian teenager who escaped police cells found in Limassol raid
A 19-year-old Syrian man who escaped from police custody and sparked a manhunt has been found, according to reports. Local…
Category: Cyprus
Cyprus has EU’s second-highest asylum application rate
Cyprus recorded the European Union’s second-highest rate of asylum applications relative to its population in the first half of 2026,…
Cyprus submits Athienou bread and loukoumi for EU geographic protection status
Cyprus’s Department of Agriculture forwarded two applications to the European Commission on September 25, 2026, seeking Protected Geographical Indication status…
Cyprus, Israel to continue talks in early October over shared gas field agreement
Talks between Cyprus and Israel aimed at reaching an agreement over a shared natural gas deposit between Cyprus’s “Aphrodite” field…
AKEL urges government to act on cost of living, cites €200 million in extra state revenue
Cyprus’s AKEL party is calling on the government to take immediate measures against rising living costs, accusing it of standing…
Man found dead after being spotted floating near breakwater rocks in Pyla
A man was found unconscious, floating among the rocks of a breakwater at a beach in the tourist area of…
Cyprus official calls for closer ties between tourism and farming at Ayia Napa festival
Cyprus’s agriculture minister has called for stronger links between the country’s tourism industry and local farmers, fishermen and livestock producers,…
Auditor finds waste and serious failings in Cypriot army’s catering system
Cyprus’s Audit Office has identified waste and significant weaknesses in the catering provided to National Guard conscripts, according to a…
Polis Chrysochous urges residents not to touch or kill snakes, points to reptile park
The municipality of Polis Chrysochous has appealed to residents not to attempt to touch, remove or kill snakes and other…
Cyprus to overhaul handling of prisoners’ medical and psychiatric care
The justice and health ministries have agreed a package of measures to address problems in the transfer and examination of…