Cyprus News

Twenty-eight private schools across Cyprus have applied to expand or develop their facilities under a new urban planning incentive scheme introduced by the interior ministry. Ten applications have been approved, ...

Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut has formally requested to be transferred to Israel to serve the remainder of his five-year prison sentence imposed by a Cypriot court, with Israeli ...

Two vehicles went up in flames at around 4.10am on Thursday in Episkopi, Limassol. According to the police, the private vehicles were parked in an open space near the owner’...

The housing crisis is “no longer a marginal issue”, but one with a “profound impact” and as such demands a European response, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday evening. ...

Three individuals were arrested overnight on Wednesday during police operations to crack down on serious crime and maintain public order. The police said the operation focused on key points in ...

The British bases police carried out operation Dasher over the holidays in a bid to keep local communities safe, resulting in the arrest of 34 people. Operation Dasher is “a targeted ...

Cyprus’ EU presidency is a “national mission” and President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday evening he intended for small Cyprus to make a difference during its six-month term at the ...

A 38-year-old has been arrested for the attempted murder of a 35-year-old in Kiti, Larnaca, on Wednesday night. The police said they were notified at 8pm about blood found on ...

Skies on Thursday will be clear, with temperatures reaching 15C inland, 17C along the coast and 6C in the highest mountains, where snow has reached 30cm. Winds will be a ...

What does this weekend behold? Winter swimming, cabaret shows, carboot sales, live music, children’s theatre, cinema nights that place the spotlight on Cypriot films, exhibitions and events that ditch ...

Attorney-General George Savvides on Wednesday questioned whether the Supreme Court should be assigned the responsibility of reviewing decisions taken by future attorneys-general, as has been provided for in a bill ...

The west Paphos community complex decided on Wednesday to appoint two investigating officers to conduct a disciplinary investigation into the incident with the dead turtle on Chloraka beach. The police ...

The foreign ministry expressed its disappointment on Wednesday over “the tendency of the UN to maintain an equal distance approach, resulting in the inaccurate and selective depiction of the realities ...

The average precipitation in the first fortnight of January has reached 47 per cent of the seasonal level, the meteorological department said on Wednesday. Citing preliminary data, the department said precipitation ...

The Supreme Court increased compensation awarded to a soldier who suffered personal injuries in the July 11, 2011, explosion at Evangelos Florakis naval base in Mari, it was made known on Wednesday. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and former Turkish Cypriot leaders Ersin Tatar and Mustafa Akinci on Wednesday offered their condolences following the death of George Vassiliou, who served as president ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the College of Commissioners will be on the island for a two-day visit, described by Cyprus’ EU presidency as one of the ...

In light of international developments, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is in contact with his EU and US counterparts, identifying the need to intensify the dialogue between the two, albeit in “...

Investments into digital competitiveness, innovation, research and space are crucial to ensure Europe’s preparedness in an “increasingly unstable international environment” Research Minister Nicodemos Damianou said on Wednesday. “As Cyprus ...

The EU-Mercosur agreement was scrutinised on Wednesday at the House agriculture committee, focusing on the impact it will have on the rural economy, with minister Maria Panayiotou assuring that the ...

Nicosia’s beloved and acclaimed Cyprus Museum has cancelled a planned day of celebrations for its antiquity collections and on the occasion of Cyprus assuming the Presidency of the Council ...

The minaret at a mosque in Cyprus which was built with funding from the Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi will not be demolished, the north’s religious affairs directorate said ...

The body of a man of unknown identity was discovered on Wednesday afternoon in the coastal area of Avdimou, prompting an immediate response from the police, who could not yet ...

President Nikos Christodoulides’ monthly salary is €14,401 per month as of January, the treasury announced on Wednesday. After tax, he earns €9,145 a month, and while his gross salary is the highest ...