Cyprus News

Cyprus has recorded the third largest reduction in public debt in the European Union, with levels well below both the EU and Eurozone averages, President Nikos Christodoulides said in a ...

Unlike many other sites on the globe, Lord Shiva’s home of Mount Kailash is as remote as it is sacred. And not many people can say they have visited. ...

Paphos land developer Theodoros Aristodemou said on Tuesday that he has given a detailed statement to police accusing Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos of being “a rapist and a blackmailer”. Aristodemou ...

Two British women were remanded on Tuesday after customs officers at Paphos airport uncovered a large quantity of duty-free cigarettes inside their luggage. On Monday, following intelligence received from customs ...

The public should now be informed about the possible course of a serious criminal case, independent investigator Alexandra Lykourgou said on Tuesday, as the legal service confirmed it is in ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna and European Democracy Commissioner Michael McGrath on Tuesday discussed the planned “European democracy shield” – a set of measures the commission hopes will “empower, protect ...

The police remain in the dark over the whereabouts of 13.6kg of TNT that went missing from a firing range in Kalo Chorio last week, spokesman Christodoulos Konsolos said on ...

State-owned asset management company Kedipes owned more than €5 billion in assets at the end of last year, chairman of its board Lambros Papadopoulos said on Tuesday. He told a press ...

The trial of a 55-year-old man accused of attempted murder in the village of Amargeti began on Tuesday before the Paphos criminal court with the suspect pleading not guilty. The ...

Famagusta district self-government organisation (EOA) is awaiting answers from the government over the construction of two major water-related projects its president Yiannis Karousos told the Cyprus News Agency. The projects ...

Disy MP Charalambos Pazaros has formally withdrawn his complaint against social media figure Ioanna Fotiou, known online as Annie Alexui, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Pazaros said his decision follows his ...

Two people have been arrested in Limassol and Nicosia in connection with burglary and theft. The two suspects, aged 38 and 27, have been taken into police custody. One case concerned the ...

A spectacular extravaganza from Spain is coming to Cyprus for the first time. The renowned fairy tale of Cinderella is about to land on the island, in a production unlike ...

Larnaca municipality is calling for immediate clarity on timelines regarding the repeated delays of the marina. In its statement released on Tuesday, the development committee criticised the slow delivery of ...

Major construction projects at the University of Cyprus suffered prolonged delays and significant cost overruns, according to an audit office report released on Tuesday. The report examines the three largest ...

Developments are expected soon in the criminal investigation regarding football television rights and the alleged conflicts of interest of former football association president Giorgos Koumas, after the legal service confirmed ...

Seven people were arrested overnight as police stepped up preventive operations islandwide to curb crime. The targeted checks led to four arrests in Paphos in connection with two cases of  ...

An explosion caused damage to a restaurant in Nicosia in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of residents from the building. The blast occurred at around 3am and ...

Strong winds are expected to affect Cyprus on Tuesday, with coastal gusts reaching up to 60 kilometres per hour. The strongest conditions are forecast for Paphos and at times along Limassol ...

Nicosia municipality is pressing ahead with a €28 million regeneration programme aimed at transforming the old city, mayor Charalambos Prountzos said on Monday. A grant agreement signed in December covers additional ...

Pasydy union nurses have raised alarm over overcrowding in public hospitals, warning that increased winter admissions, mainly of patients with pulmonary problems and influenza, are placing patients and staff at ...

A man and a woman, both 36, have been arrested in connection with a burglary in the Paphos district on January 26, according to police. Police said jewellery, wristwatches and money were ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday suggested that a referendum on a four-point judicial reform package could be held in the first week of May. He made ...

A 41-year-old man has been remanded in connection with a kiosk robbery in the Famagusta district on Monday, police said. According to police, the incident occurred at around 10.40am when ...