Cyprus News

Before the year ends, there is a plethora of exhibitions to enjoy all around the island. Group showcases, Christmas-centered and solo exhibitions are ongoing in the last two weeks of ...

In today’s episode, after weeks of intensive discussions and preparations, Israel has given the green light for a humanitarian aid corridor to open between Cyprus and Gaza. Meanwhile, the ...

The Paphos village of Kissonerga has been awarded as the “Green community of Cyprus” in two separate categories for 2023 by the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (Cycere). Specifically, ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 36-year-old man in the early hours of Tuesday morning for driving while five times over the legal alcohol limit and carrying a knife and a ...

Tuesday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear, with temperatures expected to rise as high as 20 degrees Celsius inland and on the coasts and 10 degrees Celsius in the mountains. ...

The Construction Materials Price Index in Cyprus has experienced a marginal increase of 0.08 per cent in November 2023, when compared to the same period last year, with significant hikes in mineral ...

The transport ministry announced on Monday 40 Intercity buses will undergo technical inspections, after revelations that problematic buses were repeatedly put on the road. Head of the public transport unit Andreas ...

The Cypriot shipping industry is “stronger than ever”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. Christodoulides was speaking at a gala dinner held by the Shipping deputy ministry in honour of ...

Ersin Tatar’s policy of demanding a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem is tantamount to a “love of loneliness”, Turkish Cypriot opposition politician Fikri Toros said on Monday evening. ...

Human trafficking and child labour both featured on the agenda during continued discussions regarding the north’s 2024 ‘state’ budget on Monday. The matters were raised during the debate on the ‘...

President Nikos Christodoulides hailed the opening of the Sports ethics committee’s new offices on Monday, saying he believes the committee can make a “decisive contribution” to the fight against ...

By Elias Hazou and Tom Cleaver The 2024 state budget looks set to pass the house on Wednesday after Annita Demetriou, leader of the House’s largest party Disy, threw her ...

Following the great success of her sold-out shows in Athens, Nefeli Megg is coming to Cyprus for the first time. Collaborating with Motion Comedy, she will present two comic monologues ...

The village of Kazivera, near Lefka, is “on the way to becoming Trikomo” amid a construction boom, local residents have warned. Trikomo has grabbed headlines in recent months and years ...

Representatives of the service industry called on the government to relax rules regarding the employment of third country nationals, citing a “massive problem” in the lack of human resources. The ...

The cabinet on Monday green-lit amendments to the 2024 state budget bill to include the agreement struck recently concerning salary advancements for public sector workers on the lower pay brackets. Cabinet’...

Cyprus has signed a deal purchasing helicopters for its national guard, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Monday. Speaking to the state broadcaster, Giorgallas said the defence helicopters would be ...

A trade union representing employees at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) warned on Monday of potential strikes unless they are invited to a meeting scheduled for later this week. ...

The Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) on Monday hit the Transmission System Operator (TSOC) with a €100,000 fine. The fine was levied regarding “problems which arose, or still exist, in the ...

By Richard Boxall The quarter finals of the Autumn T20 Cup produced some impressive performances, most notably Royal’s 7-wicket win over Limassol Qalandars in which they successfully chased down ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou has called an emergency meeting on Wednesday with authorities dealing with delinquency in schools, following the arrest of a group of teens that set fire to ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Monday denied reports that President Nikos Christodoulides had been invited to Turkey by the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Tatar made the comments ...

A special police team has been set up to investigate reports of a babysitter abusing three infants in Nicosia in the span of a year, it emerged on Monday. Parents ...

‘On this island, maybe the old methods are the best’. ALIX NORMAN discovers a project that’s tackling a modern problem with an ancient approach This is one of Cyprus’ ...