Cyprus

A new inquest will be launched into the death of British Cypriot businessman Ramadan Guney following the conclusion of a court case regarding his death in the north. The court ...

Former Green party member Efi Xanthou has joined Volt Cyprus, she announced on Saturday. “It’s time to get back in the game,” she said in a post on her ...

A meeting is expected to take place this week between unions and employers over renewing collective agreements in the hotel industry, it emerged on Saturday. The labour ministry is undertaking ...

Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna has said that as Cyprus prepares to undertake its second Presidency of the Council of the EU in January 2026, the government aims to ...

The public has largely responded to calls for blood donations, meaning available reserves should be back to normal next week, head of the blood bank Androula Panayiotou said on Saturday. ...

The fisheries department hit back on Saturday against an audit office report suggesting it may have squandered public funds as a result of an “unacceptable” tender process. A report has ...

The fire in Pissouri which broke out on Friday night burned 3.5 donums of wild shrub and olive trees, the forestry department said on Saturday. It took around four and a ...

The first of five Instagram spots aimed at offering idyllic backgrounds for pictures has been rolled out at Fig Tree Bay in Protaras, the municipality announced on Saturday. With a ...

Turkey is undermining efforts to resume negotiations by seeking a two-state solution on the island, Permanent Representative of Cyprus at the United Nations Maria Michail said in a letter to ...

Every postcard, mug, ashtray or keyring that depicts a map of Cyprus is likely based on the work of one man: an artist who – though forced from the island time ...

A crusade on X has been launched to legalise the personal cultivation of cannabis in Cyprus. In recent weeks in Cyprus, the platform has been flooded with adverts from an ...

A 29-year-old man was remanded in Nicosia district court on Friday after he was found with more than 22kg of cannabis. Police said he was arrested on Thursday as he ...

Police on Friday announced strict measures were in place for the upcoming Apollon – Ael match slated for Sunday at 7pm at the Alphamega stadium. The force called on all fans ...

A fire was raging at the Pissouri community on Friday night, with firefighting trucks struggling to reach the source of the flames. The fire began at around 8pm close to ...

A total of 168 individuals found to be living in Cyprus illegally have been deported and repatriated to their countries of origin in the past week, police said on Friday. The ...

Pensioners are set to protest outside the finance ministry on October 3 as part of their efforts to get the government to scrap a 12 per cent reduction to those who retire ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos announced on Friday that cabinet approved kidney and lung transplant agreements set to be signed on September 19 with the Greek government. Speaking after the cabinet meeting, ...

Cabinet on Friday approved a planning-permit amnesty plan that is expected to allow thousands of ‘trapped buyers’ to obtain a title deed, after they were unable to do so due ...

The EU’s anti-fraud office (Olaf) is investigating Cyprus’ fisheries department over a tender which the audit office on Friday said contained “unacceptable” conditions and cost €1.5 million more that the ...

Cyprus needs to implement better health vulnerability checks on incoming migrants, resolve issues related to unaccompanied minors and clear its backlog of asylum claims, the EU’s migration ‘czar’ said ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday urged his ministers to adhere to a code of conduct and referred to the newly appointed Special Adviser on Ethics George Arestis for any questions. ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) terminated its contact with national men’s football team manager Timur Ketsbaia, an announcement said on Friday. The Georgian’s contract was due to expire ...

A seaside walking path in Kissonerga in Paphos cost the state more than ten times its original budget and took almost two decades to complete, an audit office report revealed. ...

The situation at Paphos airport is “unbearable”, Paphos district tourism development and promotion company (Etap) chairman Kyriacos Drousiotis said on Friday. “The situation is now unbearable at Paphos airport in ...