Cyprus News

The long-running effort to create a national ambulance agency took a big step forward last month, with the House health committee debating a bill aimed at establishing it. The bill, ...

A 35-year-old man was arrested on Saturday afternoon after allegedly attacking a police officer and setting a car on fire outside a house in Nicosia. According to the police, officers ...

Four people were arrested during nationwide policing operations carried out on Saturday night, the police said. Arrests were made for offences including illegal stay in the Republic and illegal employment. ...

Donations totalling €890,000 collected from businesses and members of the public following the devastating wildfires that struck the Limassol district in July 2025 will be distributed directly to affected communities for projects ...

On Sunday, the weather will be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, with local showers and isolated thunderstorms expected. Hail may fall during thunderstorms, while snow or sleet is possible on ...

Staffing crisis exposes deeper problems in Cyprus’ public transport system A persistent shortage of bus drivers has forced the suspension of Nicosia’s park-and-ride Pame Express service, exposing deeper structural ...

New Eurobarometer findings published on Saturday showed that 90 per cent of people in Cyprus believe the European Union should play a greater role in protecting the public from global crises, ...

The United States’ state department on Saturday stressed that it did not “abandon” its people after it was confirmed that several of its officials left Iraq on a British military ...

Veterinary services spokeswoman Sotiria Gregoriadou urged livestock farmers on Saturday to comply with protocol against foot-and-mouth disease and focus on the broader effort to eliminate the virus from the island. ...

The children’s health observatory, Children First, released findings showing that most children in Cyprus aged six and seven spend more time on screens than recommended. The World Health Organisation (...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman proposed the creation of a bicommunal technical committee on halloumi on Saturday, stating that the Turkish Cypriot side is ready to cooperate with the republic ...

Several flights were cancelled on Saturday at both Larnaca and Paphos airports as disruptions to regional air travel continued to affect routes linked mainly to the Middle East. Airport scheduling ...

A Noverna Analytics poll conducted on behalf of the newspaper Politis on Saturday revealed that Greek Cypriot attitudes towards the new Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman remain largely negative. Overall, 41 ...

The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDHR) as well as the Cyprus Democratic Lawyers Association (CDLA) condemned the continued existence of the British bases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia. ...

Restoration work on the historic windmill in Limnia has been completed, the United Nations development programme confirmed on Saturday. Ali Tuncay, co chairman of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, ...

A masked armed group forced their way into a house in Limassol on Friday night, prompting a police investigation that led to the arrest of a 19-year-old on Saturday. Police ...

Livestock farmers will expect answers from the government by Tuesday to a series of questions they will send, as decided at a meeting held with the participation of livestock farmers, ...

Police arrested 33 drivers for drink-driving during overnight operations carried out nationwide on Friday night, as part of coordinated checks targeting traffic offences and public safety. According to a police statement ...

A yellow weather warning has been issued as heavy rain, isolated storms and strong winds are expected from Saturday morning. The met office said the warning will be in effect ...

The supreme court has ordered the release of an asylum seeker who had been held in custody for six months, stating that the Cypriot authorities had not undertaken due diligence ...

Enosis Neon Paralimni FC celebrated its 90th anniversary with an event in Ayia Napa on Friday evening, during which President Nikos Christodoulides made the club a donation of €30,000 to mark ...

A 26-year-old man was sentenced to prison on Friday after the Paphos district court found him guilty of a hit-and-run fatal accident in November 2023, in which Goga Partsvania, 33, from Georgia ...

A five-day motorcycle ride across Cyprus in support of children with cancer continued on Friday, with the day’s start given by the Cyprus sports organisation (KOA). The annual “Route ...

The government will support all those affected by the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, President Nikos Christodoulides reaffirmed on Friday evening, while pointing out that violating EU protocols would cut off Cyprus’ ...