Cyprus News

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP) has strengthened the public’s rights and reinforced accountability in the handling of personal data, data protection commissioner Maria Christofidou said on Monday. The ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides inaugurated the Nicosia Occupational Rehabilitation Unit on Monday, describing it as an important step in mental health reform. As part of the same policy, vocational rehabilitation ...

Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis will visit the occupied villages of Rizokarpasso and Ayia Triada on Wednesday to meet the residents there. The visit aims to provide practical state support and ...

Veterinary services and livestock farmers continued consultations on Monday over the foot and mouth disease outbreak during a meeting lasting more than two hours, veterinary services director Christodoulos Pipis said. ...

The Nicosia permanent criminal court on Monday unanimously ruled that Giorgos Christodoulou, also known as Zavrantonas, will remain in custody pending the retrial of the high-profile case concerning the importation ...

A drug trafficking sentence for possession of 12.9kg cannabis was increased from nine to 12 years on Monday by the court of appeal. During his initial trial, the defendant admitted possession ...

I arrive at Limassol’s Four Seasons days after the Eurovision grand final to meet Antigoni between school visits, interviews and appearances. She greets me the Cypriot way, kisses on ...

Four men accused of participating in a criminal organisation on Monday saw their trial adjourned until September 16, with proceedings set to continue before the Larnaca Permanent Criminal Court. Three of ...

Nominations for the vacant position of Paphos bishop closed on Monday lunchtime, with four clerics now standing in the race for the post. The post has remained vacant since May 22, 2025, ...

Rainfall recorded across Cyprus so far in May has reached 220 per cent of the monthly average, data released on Monday showed. Between May 1 and Monday, average rainfall was 43.2 millimetres, significantly ...

A by-election will be called for the position of deputy mayor of the Nicosia suburb of Aglandjia after the position’s previous holder was elected as a member of parliament ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday telephoned both Disy leader Annita Demetriou and Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou to congratulate them on their results in Sunday’s parliamentary election. Erhurman’...

The defence ministry announced on Monday that applications for the recruitment of contract soldiers (Syop) in the National Guard are now open and will remain available until July 13. Interested applicants ...

Newly elected Maronite Cypriot non-voting representative in parliament Petros Nacouzi said that it is both a “great honour” and a “great responsibility” to represent the island’s Maronite community in ...

Social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou is to forego the seat in parliament which he won at Sunday’s election, instead choosing to serve out the remainder of his term as ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday congratulated Disy and its leader Annita Demetriou for finishing in first place in Sunday’s parliamentary election, describing the result as a “victory” ...

Forest firefighters on Monday called a 48-hour strike and then cancelled it a little over an hour later. Trade unions Oekdy-Sek, Pasykek-Peo, and Dee-Kdoko-Deok had complained that “violations” of the ...

Two people were arrested overnight during coordinated operations carried out in urban areas, the police said on Monday. One of the arrests involved offences including assaulting a police officer. The ...

Turkish Cypriots of most political colours reacted with indignation and horror over the weekend after an Ankara court annulled the results of Turkey’s largest opposition political party the CHP’...

Euripides’ ancient Greek play Ion is to be presented by the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (Thoc) this summer, directed by Thomas Moschopoulos, as part of this year’s Athens Epidaurus Festival. ...

The National Guard on Monday said that for the next month, it will carry out work in a minefield between the Larnaca suburb of Aradippou and the village of Troulloi. ...

While social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou’s Direct Democracy Cyprus achieved a respectable if unspectacular sixth place nationwide at Sunday’s parliamentary election, his party topped the polls in Meniko, ...

Monday is set to begin with mostly clear skies across most of the island, though clouds are expected to gather as the day goes on, with rain and even the ...

The Fire Service determined there will be no repeat of recent fire tragedies As Cyprus heads towards another long, dry summer, authorities say preparations for the 2026 fire season are ready, ...