Cyprus News

The government announced on Friday it had audited a total of 1,000 lease contracts for Turkish Cypriot properties being used for commercial purposes during the month of November. The audits carried ...

Relations between the government and the audit service are not in crisis, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday. Letymbiotis’ comments come after a report by the service on Thursday ...

British Cypriot author Alex Michaelides was named as Cyprus’ “Man of the Year” on Thursday night. He was presented with his award by President Nikos Christodoulides, who said “men who ...

The north’s ‘deputy prime minister’ Fikri Ataoglu was the latest high-profile politician to weigh in on the matter of property sales in the north on Friday, saying “we do ...

Recipients of the monthly mobility allowance on Friday received a €120 one-off payment from the Social integration department. The payment was announced by the Social welfare deputy ministry, with the money ...

In today’s episode, Greece and Turkey agreed to reboot their relations, establishing a roadmap designed to usher in a new era of closer ties. Meanwhile, buses will be running ...

Ready to celebrate the Christmas spirit? Nicosia Municipality certainly is and this weekend it is organising three days full of holiday cheer, music, dance and shows for the whole family. ...

Russian criminal Viktor Panyushin, who is wanted in his native country for crimes including kidnapping, severe beating, and illegal organisation of gambling activities, was declared as a persona non grata ...

Izlem Gurcag Altugra on Thursday night became second backbench ‘MP’ from the largest party in the north’s ruling coalition, the UBP, to offer harsh criticism for ‘prime minister’ Unal ...

The European Commission announced on Thursday night that it had approved the addition of Cypriot Halitzia Tillirias cheese to its Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) register. The cheese, which is known ...

Friday’s weather is expected to be mostly cloudy across the island, with isolated storms. The storms will occur initially in the west and north, progressing over the rest of ...

PwC Foundation’s “Volunteering Days” are underway, marking a week dedicated to community engagement and societal contribution, according to an announcement released by the company this week. With 220 PwC volunteers ...

Scientists at the Cyprus Institute (CyI) have introduced an early warning system to evaluate the potential threat posed by tiger mosquitoes which can cause dengue fever. This system, featured on ...

Cyprus is mulling becoming a direct investor in the EuroAsia Interconnector – a mooted subsea electricity cable linking the island with Greece and Israel – but any final decisions will come by ...

A draft bill on creating a deputy ministry of migration and asylum in Cyprus will likely be sent for a vote in the plenum after the Christmas holidays, as decided ...

Members of the sports’ ethics committee convened on Wednesday to review the current situation following the disclosure of red notice findings regarding match fixing. An announcement released by the committee ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday made it clear he would veto two government bills on foreclosures coming up for a vote in the plenum on Friday should the parties go ...

MPs at the House health committee on Thursday expressed their satisfaction over the government’s U-turn to greenlight the creation of National Cancer Institute. After weeks of wrangling, deputies heralded ...

After their very successful summer concerts at Curium Ancient Theatre in Limassol and Skali Aglantzias in Nicosia, The Italian Tenors return to the island for a festive programme. Their concert ...

The Mediterranean Flight Safety Foundation (FSF-MED) on Thursday celebrated “International Civil Aviation Day”, which is celebrated worldwide on December 7, by highlighting Cyprus’ reliance on the aviation sector for its tourism-driven ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said the UN envoy set to come to Cyprus will not have terms and conditions, responding to comments from ‘officials’ in the north that the ...

A man was allegedly locked in a hospital cupboard in Nicosia by a nurse this week for seven hours, reports said on Thursday, with the state health services organisation (Okypy) ...

Recent weeks have witnessed a surge in Covid-19 cases across Cyprus, according to head of the epidemiological surveillance and control of infectious diseases unit, Christos Charalambous. Charalambous reported that 995 new ...

Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides announced on Thursday he was running for the same post again in the upcoming elections. Nicolaides said he was running as an independent, as part of ...