Cyprus News

The ‘government’ in the north on Tuesday officially repealed a decree to tax people’s salaries to provide earthquake relief to Turkey. According Yeni Duzen, the official decision of the ‘...

A company has had its health and safety violations fine increased from €750 to €7,500 after the attorney general appealed the penalty. The legal services said on Tuesday the attorney general appealed ...

Legislators on Tuesday vetoed the outgoing administration’s proposal to appoint three members to the Gaming & Casino Supervision Commission – the public body exercising oversight over the casinos – leaving the ...

Current Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Tuesday bowed out of the race for the next party leader on Tuesday, in what has narrowed down to a face-off between House President ...

Turkish lawyers are seemingly being blocked from accessing records on the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, the hotel that collapsed during an earthquake earlier this month killing 35 Turkish Cypriots, reports from ...

The Briton accused of killing his terminally ill wife, David Hunter had a “poor showing” in court remembering events that were convenient for him and his case, the state prosecutor ...

A 51-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday in Limassol for allegedly transferring around €1.5 million from her company’s account to another account without authorisation. According to the police, a 47-year-old ...

Newly appointed US ambassador to Cyprus Julie Fisher on Tuesday presented her credentials to outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades at the Presidential Palace. Anastasiades and Fisher exchanged views on the bilateral ...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Tuesday that a two-state solution is not up for discussion. His comments on the Cyprus problem were made to UN Special Representative and Unficyp chief ...

Around 1,000 people severely affected by the earthquake that devastated entire cities in Turkey and Syria on February 6 are currently seeking refuge in the north, Turkish Cypriot ‘welfare minister’ Hassan Tatsoi ...

The police on Tuesday warned the public of possible scams via SMS that appear to have been sent by the Cyprus Post. The particular scam concerns fake SMS messages requesting ...

A Norwegian court has acquitted for the second time a man who abducted his four-year-old daughter outside a Nicosia kindergarten in 2017 on the grounds that his former partner had lied ...

For ten years a stand-up comedian has questioned even the smallest aspects of life. PAUL LAMBIS meets a woman bringing the highlights of her career to the Cyprus stage Skilled ...

Three women specialists from different fields come together to facilitate and lead a workshop this month addressed to French-speaking women living in Cyprus. Presented by the Yasemin Collective on February 28 ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou offered a positive review of her time in the post on Tuesday ahead of president-elect Nikos Christodoulides’ incoming government. Dracou, appointed in June 2021 after the resignation ...

Former Strovolos mayor Savvas Eliofotou has strongly criticised police inaction amid claims that youths are “terrorising” elderly Klirou residents. Eliofotou has alleged that a group of youths regularly harass elderly ...

Police on Tuesday are investigating the latest case in a spate of online fraud. According to the police, on February 10 the 48-year-old victim replied to an online ad for a ...

New fixed as well as mobile traffic cameras are set to be installed in Nicosia, the traffic department announced on Tuesday. Following a meeting last week two more fixed cameras ...

Public outcry over a patient who was allegedly left naked on a bed in Limassol general hospital continued on Tuesday, with various officials taking a stand. Speaking on CyBC, Head ...

With International Women’s Day arriving soon on March 8, three Cyprus-based organisations are putting together an empowering march on Sunday March 5 titled Reclaiming Our Bodies. Organised by the Queer Collective ...

In today’s episode, an earthquake was felt in Cyprus and in southern Turkey, Syria and Lebanon about 7pm on Monday. In other news, House President Annita Demetriou is poised ...

Police on Tuesday are searching for two suspects wanted for car theft in Chloraka. According to the police spokesman and head of Paphos CID, Michalis Nikolaou, a permanent resident of ...

Police in Paphos on Monday arrested two suspects for a case of aluminium theft under investigation. The crime was brought to the attention of the police on February 13 when a ...

On Tuesday will be partly cloudy, with light showers expected mainly in the mountains. Winds will be variable, gradually turning south-westerly to north-westerly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort. The ...