Cyprus News

There are obvious similarities between Cyprus and Ireland, which are experiencing the painful ordeal of division, House president Annita Demetriou said on Monday, during an official visit to Ireland. During ...

Nicosia joins more than 1,000 cities around the world this June in a celebration of music. On June 21, the old historical centre of the capital will fill with local bands, musicians, ...

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled two laws passed by parliament aiming to reduce the impact of increasing fuel costs to consumers were unconstitutional, as they violate the separation of ...

A proposal by the justice ministry to convert the open prison to a closed one so as to tackle overcrowding in the current premises is set to head to Cabinet ...

Two British lawyers arrived in Cyprus on Monday to assist with ongoing investigations of the anti-corruption authority, one of the cases thought to relate to the ‘golden passports’ affair. The ...

After a barrage of allegations pointing to a coverup, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou on Monday announced a new team of police investigators are re-examining a 2012 road death. Over 10 years since ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met with the Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Theodoros II on Monday, when they discussed a Hellenic centre being built in Cairo and humanitarian missions in the rest ...

A second Turkish Cypriot halloumi producer landed a Protected Designation of Origin for its hellim/halloumi, it emerged on Monday. According to Turkish Cypriot press reports, the producer is called ...

The government on Monday received an €86,000 cheque collected out of donations for earthquake-stricken people in Turkey and Syria. Handed over by the Pancyprian volunteerism coordinative council, the campaign began on ...

Police on Monday were cross-referencing information and examining some CCTV footage of the Parekklisia area where a 39-year-old was murdered on Saturday night. According to Limassol police, the results of ...

At 11 points below the EU average, Cyprus is still struggling with gender equality. ALIX NORMAN reports on a production that challenges the status quo Cyprus scores a measly 57 out of 100 ...

An 82-year-old was remanded for five days on Monday by the Limassol court, while police investigate an alleged attempted murder against a 67-year-old man in the village of Alassa. According ...

The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) have declared this week “Male cancer awareness week”. It is part of the association’s campaign to raise awareness and early ...

Former Kiti Bishop Chrysostomos, who was found guilty of sexual assault, might be placed on a forced sabbatical by the Holy Synod, since filing an appeal against the ruling by ...

Around 54 per cent of Cypriot consumers are not sure whether the products they buy are genuine or not, according to a study carried out by the European Union Intellectual Property ...

The government is determined to file complaints with international university accreditation authorities against higher education institutions in the north, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. He said that this ...

Irregular doctor charges and long waiting times for appointments are not widespread, head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning programme, ...

Larnaca municipality’s environment department on Monday announced the start of its annual pruning of palm trees. Crews started in the old Turkish Cypriot area of the city and will ...

Τurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday made the north of Cyprus the destination of his first overseas visit following his reelection last month. He arrived on the island ...

Nearly two years after the catastrophic fires of July 2021, which left four dead and forced the evacuation of ten villages, a 69-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in jail ...

Sun, sea and food. Is there anything more to want from a summery event? Exactly this is the recipe for the Seaside Street Food Festival in Limassol at the end ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will discuss the multiple challenges facing the EU in his speech before the European Parliament on Tuesday, Government Spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis said. The president will travel to ...

In this episode, Limassol police have launched a murder inquiry after Christos Charilaou, aged 39, was killed outside his Parekklisia home in Limassol on Saturday night. Meanwhile, Sixteen kilos of cannabis ...

An elderly woman in Larnaca was scammed into handing over €70,000 of cash, which she had at home, to scammers. According to the police, on Sunday evening the 79-year-old filed a ...