Cyprus News

Fifteen Turkish Cypriots remain in Sudan amidst calls for their repatriation, media in the north reported on Wednesday. The group of Turkish Cypriots are working in a Turkish company in ...

Officials should monitor and report any retailers not meeting consumer expectations regarding zero VAT on certain goods, consumer association head Marios Drousiotis said on Wednesday, following the previous day’s ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Wednesday discussed ways to further strengthening cooperation between Cyprus and Finland during a meeting Finnish Ambassador to Cyprus Harri Mäki-Reinikka. According to a statement ...

Tachographs play a key role in improving road safety by reducing fatigue and stress levels of professional drivers of heavy vehicles, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Wednesday. The implementation ...

Investing in midwives will lead to healthier families, more productive communities and a stronger health system, the Pancyprian association of nurses and midwives said on Wednesday. In a statement published ...

MPs, organised groups, and members of the public were furious on Wednesday over a bill aimed at criminalising threatening text messages and online posts, decrying it as a tightening noose ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said Cyprus can count of France’s support in the efforts to find a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem and in the field ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou and MP Nicos Tornaritis met the president of Dipa Marios Garoyian on Wednesday to discuss current issues and specifically the developing situation in Varosha. The three ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has signed off on the contentious fuel tax law rather than send it back to parliament, so as to protect consumers from skyrocketing prices, the government announced ...

A nationwide campaign to tackle indoor smoking is underway police said on Wednesday. Offenders will be fined up to €85 with Friday and Saturday nights set to be heavy with inspections. ...

A report filed four years ago by a tech company warned the government of the risk of water leaks at the finance ministry’s basement, where servers are located. News ...

AstroBank on Wednesday released its annual results for 2022, reporting strong profitability for the year, with net income reaching €12.2 million, and consequently increasing common shareholders’ equity to €203.7 million. According to ...

All relevant bodies should act to prevent and deal with issues of violence in schools, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday. She was speaking after a discussion on security ...

With a range of roles on TV, in film and theatre under her belt, PAUL LAMBIS speaks to a familiar face If Lucy Christofi had to define her childhood in ...

National investment promotion agency Invest Cyprus on Wednesday released a statement summarising its activities at the Delphi Economic Forum, where a number of actions and initiatives helped to showcase investment ...

BE OPEN Art, an online art gallery set up by BE OPEN think tank, a humanitarian initiative founded by international businessperson and philanthropist Elena Baturina, is running a new competition ...

Police are appealing for information to help locate UK national Edward Francis Hunter, aged 43, in connection with an investigation into a case of residential burglary and interference with legal proceedings, ...

Paphos CID chief Lefteris Kyriakou on Wednesday confirmed that suspected murder victim Angelos Perikleous had been shot and buried in an unknown place. Speaking on Sigma news, Kyriakou said the ...

Cyprus’ ranking in world press freedom jumped 10 spots this year to 55th out of 180 countries across the world. The figures published on Wednesday, however, reveal concerns about self-censorship linked to ...

Sexual harassment within the police force and the fire service will now be considered a disciplinary offence, the Council of Ministers decided on Tuesday, approving a proposal tabled by the ...

The Cypriot ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Martha Mavrommati, presented her credentials to President Xi Jinping during a joint ceremony with other ambassadors on Wednesday. During the ...

No sales transaction was made for the three hotels in Varosha through the immovable property commission, its ‘chairman’, Novber Ferit Vehci was reported as having stated on Wednesday. As reported ...

In the head of the jury of Cyprus Film Days THEO PANAYIDES meets a dynamic woman who grew up surrounded by art and sees herself as free, despite it being ...

It cannot be a proper summer on the island without back-to-back concerts and this year too, musicians from the Greek and Cypriot music scene are planning evenings of live music. ...