Cyprus News

Disy on Tuesday warned that Cyprus’ housing crisis is worsening rather than easing, saying that much faster action is needed to increase the country’s housing stock. In a statement, ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Wednesday discussed the Cyprus problem when they met on the sidelines of the south-east European cooperation process summit ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris stressed on Wednesday that the construction of new prison facilities is a project of strategic importance for the state. In a meeting with a delegation from ...

The Council of Europe’s committee of ministers is to once again examine the Immovable Property Commission and the state of affairs regarding Greek Cypriots’ access to property and compensation ...

Around 20,000 Syrians currently remaining in Cyprus with asylum or subsidiary protection status are being targeted by a new voluntary return programme offering financial incentives and the option for one family ...

Former Paphos bishop Tychikos secured a significant legal vindication Wednesday after the Supreme Court granted him the right to pursue a challenge against the decision which ratified his removal from ...

Concerns over an alleged expansion of the state wage bill do not reflect reality, public servants’ union Pasydy said on Wednesday, responding to reports linking rising personnel costs to the ...

A complaint made by a pensioner to Larnaca police alleging years of threats, extortion and intimidation has led to the arrest of four people, including two businessmen, in a major ...

Mosquito-borne diseases, once seen as remote risks, are now a pressing public health issue in Europe, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambidessaid on Wednesday. At a conference in Nicosia, he highlighted that ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday lambasted the Greek Cypriot leadership for “boarding Israel’s ship of discord” and “undertaking the role of subcontractors for Zionism” as he addressed ...

A 3D light journey was projected onto the historic Venetian walls of Nicosia, in Eleftheria square on Tuesday evening and will be on display on weekend evenings all summer. “In ...

Counterfeit goods in Cyprus cause losses of up to €63 million per year, with the majority, €49 million, stemming from counterfeit clothing and footwear, according to new findings from the European Union ...

The rift between Tourism Deputy Minister Costas Koumis and his permanent secretary Neophytos Papadopoulos, which culminated in the former placing the latter on leave and will soon be deliberated in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is flying to Barcelona on Wednesday to attend the inauguration of one of the towers of the Sagrada Familia, a still unfinished Catholic church designed by Catalan ...

Melios zoo and its owner have filed a complaint with President Nikos Christodoulides regarding “long-standing, systematic and documented illegal behaviour” on behalf of state officers and services. The complaint by ...

The trial of the case concerning the financial part surrounding the scandal of the holy monastery of Saint Avakoum began before Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday with the amendment of ...

The court of appeal on Wednesday rejected suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos’ appeal against his suspension. He had been suspended from his duties by Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou in February ...

Consumers ordering food to be delivered to their door are at risk of poisoning due to poor cool box sanitation and Cyprus’ high temperatures encouraging pathogens, with proper packing during ...

The state is continuing “to find loopholes” to avoid compensation payments for foot and mouth (FMD) affected livestock units, the Voice for Livestock Breeders association claimed on Wednesday. “It’s ...

Four people were arrested in connection with the assault and stabbing of a man in Paphos, police said on Wednesday. A 19-year-old man was admitted to Paphos hospital shortly after 7...

Alma MP Irene Charalambides said on Wednesday that the party’s parliamentary election result fell below expectations, revealing she had anticipated far greater support rather than the 5.8 per cent ultimately ...

One of the individuals arrested in Cyprus in connection with an alleged Hamas cell has four children serving in the republic’s security forces, including a police officer and three ...

A march in Larnaca last Saturday by the Congolese community in memory of Christian Ndjondo, who died on May 27 after falling from a third-floor balcony during a police immigration raid.

St. Paul’s Cathedral in Nicosia becomes the venue to host a special live music concert this Saturday as award-winning Cypriot musician Della, returns to Cyprus a one-off show alongside ...