Cyprus News

National investment promotion agency Invest Cyprus on Friday expressed satisfaction with the meeting held on February 8 at the Presidential Palace, which aimed to provide support to foreign investors in Cyprus, ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) has issued a call for expressions of interest from legal or natural persons who own buildings for rent in the centre of Limassol. According ...

Cyprus has seen municipal waste production increase, while its recycling efforts continue to lag behind other countries, according to the latest data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday attended an event at the Presidential Palace celebrating “World Greek Language Day”, which coincided with the anniversary of the death of Greece’s national poet ...

Government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Friday stated that nearly 2,000 companies had registered with the Company Facilitation Unit since 2022, employing 19,000 skilled workers. Letymbiotis, who was speaking at a press conference, added ...

The Cyprus Cup football game between Apollon and AEL will take place without the presence of fans, sports judge Aristotelis Vryonides deliberated on Friday. The derby, initially scheduled for January 24 ...

Ioannis Kapnoullas resigned as prison director on Friday, with the justice ministry saying he had submitted his resignation for “personal reasons”. In his place, the ministry has appointed police chief ...

The health ministry on Friday announced protection measures against Strep A, including good hygiene and avoiding overcrowding in closed spaced. It also recommended that children who show respiratory symptoms stay ...

An average of 42 cancer diagnoses every year are detected in people under 19 in Cyprus, according to the director of the paediatric oncology-haematology clinic of Makarios hospital in Nicosia Loizos Loizou. “...

A pro-Palestine protest is set to take place in Nicosia on Saturday, with this weekend set to be the 18th consecutive weekend of pro-Palestine protests in Cyprus. The protest is ...

Two boats carrying a total of 41 irregular migrants arrived in Cyprus on Thursday evening. The boats were spotted on the police’s radar around 12 nautical miles southeast of Cape Greco ...

In today’s episode, farmers protested in Nicosia and Paphos, following similar action from many of their European counterparts. Meanwhile, parliament will very soon hold hearings on what some have ...

When was the last time you sent a love letter, handwritten on paper and dropped in a mailbox? That is exactly the premise of a new project by Larnaka 2030 as ...

A 39-year-old man from the hillside village of Arakapas was arrested on Thursday night after being found to be in possession of a parlour gun. The arrest was made after ...

Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat was released pending a trial on Friday, with his trial set to begin on February 29. In a hearing at the Nicosia District court, he was ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou is to hold weekly meetings with farmers’ unions with the aim of putting together a common policy document to submit to President Nikos Christodoulides by the ...

Friday’s weather will see intermittent clouds punctuated by isolated rain and even the possible odd storm, particularly in the western half of the island. Rain and storms could progress ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday updated foreign investors on the progress of Cyprus’ Strategy for Attracting Investment and Talent, in effect since 2022. Speaking at an event at the Presidential Palace ...

The administration of a Nicosia primary school was gearing up to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the institution, only to uncover that the school had actually opened its doors in ...

Authorities on Thursday evening escorted ashore two boats with irregular migrants on board, according to reports. The Sigma news outlet said the two boats – with an as yet undisclosed number ...

The Department of Forests on Thursday announced the start of the consultation period for new legislation amending current laws, which would see more severe sanctions for starting wildfires. The consultation ...

UN Envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara on Thursday. Her arrival in Ankara came subsequent to meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides, Turkish ...

The commencement of the third electric vehicle subsidy scheme boasting a budget of €36.5 million, was announced on Thursday by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades who emphasised that electric mobility is the ‘...

Parliament will very soon hold hearings on what some have dubbed a “mega scandal” – the dropping of disciplinary proceedings against contractors previously implicated in corruption and bribery – an MP said ...