Cyprus News

The defendants in the ‘golden passports’ case requested a trial within a trial on Tuesday, arguing that a great deal of the evidence to be presented by state prosecutors was ...

The final price tag for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) remains an unknown, while the project is now estimated to come online a year later than initially forecast, the energy ...

European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday offered “solidarity” to both Greece and Cyprus after the Libyan parliament had earlier in the ...

Cypriot members of the European Parliament on Tuesday evening stressed the importance of building up the Mediterranean region’s energy sector as the Strasbourg plenary session discussed the parliament’s ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Friday declared the maritime boundary agreement signed by the governments of Turkey and Libya to be both “illegal” and “null and void” after it was ratified ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Michalis Hadjipantela on Tuesday presented the parliament’s budget committee (Budg)’s plans for the European Union’s general budget for next year, which ...

Disy MP George Pamboridis declared net assets of €3.37 million, the highest individual total among MPs in the latest asset declarations published by the House on Tuesday. The annual declarations (pothen ...

Larnaca municipality is using drones to enhance mosquito controls, enabling precise spraying in areas difficult to access with traditional methods, officials said on Tuesday. The public health service conducted a ...

A second arrest was made on Tuesday over the kidnapping and assault of a 24-year-old Turkish Cypriot man in Limassol, police said. The arrested man is 45, with the police already ...

Cyprus has ranked among the European Union’s two fastest-growing economies for three consecutive years, according to revised national accounts figures released on Tuesday, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...

Containing fuel prices rather than achieving major decreases is the government’s current policy, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Tuesday. Speaking to media on the sidelines of an event ...

Local communities need to identify and prioritise their infrastructure needs to accelerate development projects and make better use of available funding, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said in remarks released on ...

Disy vice-president Yiannis Karousos on Tuesday rejected a proposal by former president Nicos Anastasiades for a preliminary agreement between the party and President Nikos Christodoulides, calling it a “message of ...

Former deputy attorney general Loukis Loucaides pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to embezzlement charges concerning the appropriation of property worth €117,000. The hearing has been set for February 9, 2027. The case emerged ...

The House foreign affairs committee on Tuesday criticised the foreign and defence ministries for failing to send a representative to a scheduled discussion on Cyprus’ strategic relationship with the United ...

The deadline for submitting tax returns for 2025 has been extended to November 30, without added interest or penalties, chief tax officer Marios Michail said on Tuesday. By October 19, 253,000 taxpayers had processed ...

British Cypriot property developer John Christodoulou confirmed on Tuesday he is interested in running for president of Cyprus. He said Direct Democracy leader Fidias Panayiotou was not the only person ...

A National Guard armoured personnel carrier overturned on the Avgorou-Frenaros road near the industrial area, injuring one soldier, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. The VAB-type armoured personnel carrier, carrying ...

Mosquitoes may be small, but in Cyprus they are an almost constant nuisance, present throughout the year, although the species and level of activity change with the seasons. But why ...

The prospects of holding a broader meeting on the Cyprus problem would depend on two parallel diplomatic efforts, involving discussions under United Nations auspices and initiatives by the European Union, ...

Cyprus’ reliance on foreign workers grows as unemployment falls Cyprus’ unemployment rate fell to a historic low of 3.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, but demographic changes, housing costs ...

Consumers ordering from platforms such as Temu, Shein and AliExpress will from November 1 have to pay an additional €2 tariff on top of the €3 levy on goods ordered from China. The ...

Twenty people were arrested during a police operation at an apartment complex in central Limassol on Tuesday for staying illegally in Cyprus. The morning operation formed part of a large-scale ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades has urged Disy and President Nikos Christodoulides to agree that whichever fails to reach the second round of the 2028 presidential election will back the other against ...