Cyprus News

Ten years ago almost to the day, international lenders made Cyprus an offer it couldn’t refuse – close your second largest commercial bank and seize almost half of uninsured deposits ...

The national guard has just completed a military exercise with the US armed forces that began on February 20, it was announced on Sunday. The exercise, ‘Proteas’ included the army and ...

Cyprus and Israel have signed a bilateral defence cooperation programme between the national guard and the armed forces of Israel (IDF) in Tel Aviv, as well as a corresponding tripartite ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari has said the new government’s highest priority is the strengthening of the national health system Gesy, which has been dogged by negative publicity over the ...

Bikers converged on Ayia Napa Sunday morning as part of the 23rd annual ‘Ride of Love’ for children with cancer and the organisation ‘A Dream A Wish’. Ayia Napa deputy ...

A struggling local animal welfare organisation is selling books to pay for vet services and says its financial situation is as “tragic” as in 2013 economic crisis. Protecting Animals Without Shelter (...

A woman aged 33 was arrested at Larnaca airport on Saturday night after police said they found almost 17 kilos of cannabis in her luggage, they said. Police did not provide information ...

Here’s a summary of the top business news stories from the week starting March 13. Kedipes, the state-owned asset management company, has reported record inflows of €439 million for 2022, according to ...

The weather on Sunday is slated to be unsettled, predicting isolated showers and possible hail in some areas with a yellow weather warning in place from 11am to 5pm, the ...

Cyprus’ music scene keeps on getting richer. As April rolls in, one more musician from the international music stage will travel to the island for a series of shows which ...

A 27-year-old man was remanded for five days by Paphos district court on Saturday over allegations that he robbed a church, stealing €200 and a cross. The suspect appears to have ...

The attempt to misrepresent historical memory is a continuing policy on the part of Turkey, and it takes a collective effort to restore historic truth and protect monuments, House president ...

The met office issued another yellow warning as storms are likely on Sunday from 11am through to 5pm It warned that rain intensity is set to exceed 35mm per hour ...

Edek vowed that it will not kneel before the political underworld as it condemned an attack by arsonists on its office building in Tsiakkilero, Larnaca. “Behind the cowardly act, there ...

The state of certain refugee housing units is so desperate that some apartments will have to be demolished as they are beyond repair, head of the House refugee committee Nicos ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Saturday said that the next steps in the ongoing CoLA dispute is to hold a meeting with all relevant stakeholders. Speaking to CyBC radio, Panayiotou ...

A 23-year-old has been referred straight to Paphos criminal court for a trial to begin on April 11 over charges of robbing a kiosk twice within a week. Paphos police chief ...

Open calls to up-and-coming artists, science teams and educators are now up and running at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, which is planning a series of actions regarding the ...

The Kurdish Cultural Centre on Saturday called on the public to join a gathering outside the justice ministry on Monday at 11am to demonstrate against Germany’s extradition request of ...

Despite the rain, the OPAP Limassol Marathon got underway on Saturday with President Nikos Christodoulides saying “I congratulate the organisers, we need more events such as this” as he started ...

Short power cuts took place on Saturday morning as the Cyprus transmission system operator overestimated the amount of energy which was to be produced through photovoltaics. The winter weather caught ...

Winter has returned and gripped the island as the met office issued a yellow alert in effect until 5pm Saturday, with snow on the mountains and police urging caution on ...

Two men were remanded on Saturday after a mob of 40 people armed with bats and iron bars in Yermasogeia attacked two others while they were in their car last Friday. ...

Scammers tricked a 79-year-old mother into paying €9,000 for an operation she was told her daughter desperately needed. The lady in Nicosia received a phone call at the home line and ...