Cyprus News

Ergun Olgun, the Turkish Cypriot negotiator, has resigned, saying that he wanted to spend more time with his family. “I start work early in the morning and work until late. ...

Reports on Tuesday that the businessman who aims to rent out hotels in occupied Varosha by 2025 – with dubious chances of success, at best – got even stranger: reservations can be made ...

The European Parliament on Tuesday urged Brussels and Ankara to break the current deadlock and find a “parallel and realistic framework” for EU-Turkey relations. In a report adopted on the ...

The interior ministry is looking to rationalise the rental practices of Turkish Cypriot properties on Mackenzie beach in Larnaca, where holders have been paying very low rent for years. The ...

The recent appraisal well drilled at the Aphrodite reservoir appears to confirm previous estimates on the amount of recoverable gas there, the government said on Tuesday. “The data looks positive. ...

An agreement signed between Turkey and the north for the construction of a new two-way undersea electric cable was signed by Turkish vice president Cevdet Yilmaz and the north’s ‘...

SBA police prevented a potential tragedy by rescuing a father and his two sons from the sea at Ormidhia after a boating incident. The bases said the SBA police marine ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday that a tentative yes was received from the Turkish Cypriot side for a joint meeting at the anthropological lab of the committee of missing ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Tuesday confirmed reports that the EuroAsia Interconnector has run into trouble due to financing issues, but sought to downplay speculation that the project could be ...

The European Commission has sent a “reasoned opinion” to Cyprus, criticising the government for failing to meet EU standards on accessibility for disabled people. Cyprus was one of five member- ...

The unnamed businessman who claims to have purchased hotels in Varosha has stated that from Tuesday he would be accepting bookings for the 2025 season. The businessman additionally claimed that he ...

While the prices of basic consumer goods have generally sharply increased in the past year, some have started to decrease in the past month, according to the latest report by ...

The Committee of Missing Persons (CMP) operations are not under threat, the organisation announced on Tuesday, a week after reports came out that funding from one of their donor countries ...

Fitch Ratings on Monday released a new report stating that the stable quality of Cypriot banks’ assets in the second half of 2023 will be supported by positive prospects for the ...

The public health service wing of the health ministry has again urged the public to do whatever they can to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds. Acting head of the public health ...

A growing number of citizens groups have pressed for a reinstatement of electricity subsidies in the midst of the ongoing heatwave but the official line, that state finances permit only ...

A dead man was found floating in the sea on Tuesday morning off the coast of Limassol. He was identified as a 29-year-old man from India, who had been residing ...

A traffic warden was injured at Kato Paphos harbour on Monday following an altercation with a member of the public. According to the police, at 6.30pm reports were received from ...

Two men were arrested on Monday for breaking into a rented villa in Peyia. According to the police, the incident was reported on Saturday to the local police station by ...

In today’s episode, air quality had reverted back to normal levels on Monday afternoon in Geri, after a recycling plant in the area burned to the ground. Meanwhile, hospitals ...

The Greens said on Tuesday that the state is obliged to relocate heavy industry away from residential areas, but others argue that the issue has been exacerbated by people building ...

Paphos police booked over one hundred people in a coordinated effort to combat noise pollution since June, it was announced on Tuesday. Ninety-eight of the charges were for out-of-court fines ...

Police on Monday arrested a 27-year-old skipper following the arrival of yet another boat in Famagusta transporting irregular migrants. The coast guard intercepted the latest boat, spotted around 4pm at 12 ...

Leaders and representatives from Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties have expressed their “unwavering support” for the continuation of the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP). Under ...