Cyprus News

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 ...

The state funeral of former president George Vassiliou, who passed away on Tuesday night aged 94, will be held on Saturday in Strovolos. The service will take place at 1pm at ...

Cyprus could have a new central prison the earliest in four years, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Wednesday, clarifying that the new institution would be built outside urban areas. ...

Attorney-general George Savvides on Wednesday said he is “satisfied” with efforts made by MPs with the aim of bringing about a bill which will limit their own parliamentary immunity to ...

We were staying in Lefkara village and had deliberately decided not to set alarms or rush ourselves in the morning. No early breakfast, no hotel buffet, just a proper lie-in ...

The Holy Synod decided on Wednesday unanimously to rewrite the Church of Cyprus’ statute, after identifying ambiguities and difficulties in its implementation. Archimandrite Georgios Christodoulou – the Holy Synod’s chief ...

Limassol district court remanded two brothers, aged 30 and 23, in custody for six days in connection with the attempted murder of a 36-year-old man last year on December 20. The suspects were ...

Attorney-general, George Savvides, has assured that the investigation into a recently released controversial video alleging election funding improprieties will be swiftly completed. “From the very beginning, the leadership of the ...

The Legal Service has stressed that the appointment of an independent criminal investigator in relation to the controversial video alleging election funding improprieties does not undermine the role of the ...

Messages of condolence from outside Cyprus rolled in on Wednesday for late president George Vassiliou, with Greece and the United Kingdom the first to express their sadness at his passing. ...

Water supply in the Paphos district faces disruption after severe sea turbulence reduced output from desalination plants, compounding an already critical water situation across Cyprus, the water development department said ...

Former President George Vassiliou played a critical role in the modern political history of the island, Disy leader Annita Demetriou said on Wednesday as political parties expressed condolences over his ...

Persisting snow and frosty conditions on Wednesday have caused slippery roads, leading to many of them being partly closed or only accessible for vehicles with snow chains and four-wheel drive. ...

The foreign ministry late on Tuesday night warned all Cypriot citizens in Iran to leave the country immediately, with it widely reported that more than 2,000 people have been killed as ...

The front door of Dipa’s Limassol office was smashed by a group of people presenting themselves as anarchists, with a video of the incident emerging on social media on ...

A 25 year old woman has been arrested in connection with the robbery of a food delivery driver on Tuesday evening in the Limassol village of Erimi, police said on Wednesday. ...

United Nations special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne on Wednesday briefed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the latest situation regarding the Cyprus problem. The pair met in New York ahead of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday described former President George Vassiliou as a universal citizen, expressing his condolences to the family. Vassiliou died overnight on Tuesday his family said on Wedesday. “...

It may be months ahead, yet an exciting summer concert is coming to Cyprus in 2026. The world-renowned band The Gipsy Kings will perform live in Limassol this July, as part ...

A 37-year-old local man from Akrotiri was arrested in connection with a series of housebreakings, acts of malicious damage and thefts in Akrotiri last week, Bases police said on Wednesday. ...

On Wednesday, the weather will be mostly clear. Temperatures will reach 14 degrees Celsius inland, 16 degrees on the coast and 3 degrees in the higher mountains, where frost is likely to occur. ...