Cyprus News

Cyprus’ tertiary education’s rapid growth has caught the attention of international university ranking organisations, which evaluate, compare and rank the world’s top universities. Prospective students from around the ...

In today’s episode, members of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) have been placed on alert after reports appeared late on Monday of a contingent of Turkish ...

Fishermen in Paphos are “in despair” and “considering going on strike” after inclement weather on Monday saw their boats sustain minor damage. The cause of the damage, Paphos coastal fisheries ...

A 38-year-old man suspected of committing car theft and arson was arrested at Paphos airport in the early hours of Tuesday morning while trying to leave the country. The man ...

Tuesday’s weather will be calm with temporarily increased cloud cover in some areas. Temperatures will rise to 19 degrees Celsius inland, 20 degrees Celsius on the eastern and southeastern coasts, 18 degrees ...

The Data Protection Commissioner said on Monday she has slapped a €45,000 fine on the Open University of Cyprus for negligent cyber security in relation to the hacking of its servers ...

The conditions of the two women hospitalised with dengue fever at the Nicosia general hospital are stable, according to State Health Services (Okypy) spokesperson Charalmabos Charilaou. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

During a House finance committee meeting on Monday, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis revealed projections of record-breaking revenue close to €3 billion from tourism in 2023, while presenting the deputy ministry’s ...

A study released by the EU’s statistical service Eurostat on Monday revealed that social protection expenditures related to illness and healthcare in Cyprus accounted for 6 per cent of the ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview released on Monday that the north’s official population is 410,000. Tatar was speaking to website My Kibris during his trip to ...

Members of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) have been placed on alert after reports appeared late on Monday of a contingent of Turkish Cypriot soldiers who gathered ...

Cyprus has been revealed as the leading country in antibiotic consumption in Europe during a scientific event organised by the Cyprus Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CSCMID) that ...

The need to develop a comprehensive national strategy for those grappling with mental health conditions emerged during Monday’s House human rights committee meeting. The discussion revolved around severe deficiencies ...

The public is being urged to buy real Christmas trees this year, as the forestry department on Monday launched a campaign to sell potted pines as a more ecological method ...

Several rulings by the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) remain in limbo and may even be invalidated due to legal complications, the head of the agency told MPs ...

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Ahepa) announced on Monday plans to open a new university hospital in Nicosia. Once completed, the hospital will fall under the umbrella of Gesy. ...

The government has given energy giant Chevron until Friday to put its position in writing concerning the commercial development of the offshore Aphrodite gas field, the energy minister revealed on ...

Cypriot MEP Demetris Papadakis on Monday introduced his new political party, named “Aichmi” – the Democratic Movement for Change, during a public gathering he organised. The former Edek MP Papadakis highlighted ...

Four suspects in the murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos will remain in custody for another three days the Limassol District Court decided on Monday, despite objections from the defence lawyers. The ...

Residents of the village of Mora reacted angrily to news that the north’s ‘government’ is planning to open a new detention centre for migrants in the village. The ‘government’ ...

The trade union representing food delivery drivers has demanded a ban on such activities during bad weather conditions in winter, similar to the prohibition in place for heatwaves in summertime. ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday that “as a respected state, the United Kingdom should not support such a genocide,” referring to reports of the British bases being ...

From the butterfly that shouldn’t be here to the island’s newest arrival, Cyprus’ winged wonders are surprising people around the world finds ALIX NORMAN In 2013, a gorgeous, vivid ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed for the third time on Monday. The ...