Cyprus News

While the beaches of north Cyprus have the second worst microplastic pollution in the world, Alix Norman meets a marine mentor who’s penning tales to save our seas Worryingly, ...

Cyprus’ wholesale trade sector experienced a modest increase in 2023, rising by only 0.9 per cent, according to a report released on Friday by the state’s statistical service. In addition, the ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis this week said that “a sustainable destination is one that respects both its visitors and its own resources, both natural and human”. Koumis’ comment ...

The number of landlines decreased last year by 27,474 over 2022, close to 10 per cent, while the number of mobiles increased by 4.4 per cent during the same period, according to data released ...

Disy has no other choice but to win in the upcoming elections, party leader Annita Demetriou said on Friday, stressing Disy was facing an “unprecedented and merciless war”. She charged ...

The Cyprus Bar Association on Friday slammed the government’s approach on creating an oversight authority, accusing it of lacking any ounce of seriousness. The damning statement came after a ...

The infamous Osiou Avakoum monastery applied for a €3 million fundraiser to the interior ministry in 2020. However, it never submitted any of the necessary financial statements afterwards, it emerged on Friday. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides expressed hope for developments over the Cyprus problem during the upcoming talks on EU-Turkey relations slated for April. His remarks were aired during an interview with Euronews ...

Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides on Friday slammed the finance minister’s stance as “unacceptable” saying he would refer the case of secretarial allowances to the anti-corruption authority if overpayments continue. The ...

The attorney-general’s (AG) decision surrounding the investigation of Andreas Loizou’s death has made a mockery of justice, Loizou’s family said in a damning statement on Thursday. The ...

Former state officials in hot water with the audit office over allegedly pocketing secretarial allowances do not have to give back the thousands of euros that the law allows them, ...

In line with the annual global awareness campaign, Global Money Week 2024, coordinated by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), the CBC has taken the initiative to create educational videos aimed ...

The interior ministry on Friday announced a new set of criteria for people who wish to be naturalised as citizens of the Republic of Cyprus. Those wishing to be naturalised ...

Two suspended monks embroiled in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandals will make statements to the Holy Synod’s investigative committee next week, it emerged on Friday. The statements are the ...

The Hierokipion Free University in Paphos will next Friday host a lecture focusing on Cypriot satirical newspapers during British colonial rule in the early part of the 20th century, the ...

By Vivien Lewis How many of us recall having to calculate our body-mass index (BMI) as children at school, prompting comparisons of our weight with that of our peers? Or ...

An event in celebration of “Earth Hour” will be held at Faneromeni Square in Nicosia this year on March 23rd at 8 pm, it was announced on Friday. Cyprus’ Earth Hour ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday slightly revised its forecast for the country’s economic growth in 2024, estimating it to be at a rate of 2.8 per cent. This ...

Despite some freakishly adverse weather in February, rainfall for the month was only 48 per cent of the average for the time of year, while temperatures had clocked in at 2.1 degrees ...

The annual growth rate of the Composite Leading Economic Index (CPI) of Cyprus continued to slow in February 2024, remaining marginally positive. This trend, according to the Economics Research Centre (CypERC) ...

The north’s Famagusta police chief Baris Sel said his arrest in connection with the ongoing “fake diploma scandal” is a conspiracy against him on Friday. Sel was appearing in ...

Demolition work began at the Yialousa high school on Friday. The school was declared unsafe during inspections carried out following the deadly earthquakes last year, with students educated in temporary ...

The two men arrested on suspicion of money laundering in Limassol last week denied all charges in their second court hearing on Friday. The pair, aged 41 and 34 years old respectively, ...

By Liana Liu Ioannides One programme in Cyprus brings together Greek and Turkish Cypriots to build a peaceful future together The Cyprus Friendship Programme, also known as Creating Friendships for ...