Cyprus

Turkey has for the second time in the space of six months sacked its ‘ambassador’ in the north, according to reports on Tuesday. Multiple news outlets reported that Yasin Ekrem ...

Two individuals in Limassol have reported losing nearly $3 million in cryptocurrency following a fraud incident, police said on Tuesday. They alleged they were targeted by a scam, and a 32-year-old ...

More than 1,500 cancer-related deaths and 4,000 new cases of the disease are reported in Cyprus every year, the Pancyprian Association of Nurses said on Tuesday, World Cancer Day. In Cyprus, around ...

The road transport department on Tuesday apologised after sending text messages to the families of people who had died in traffic accidents, informing them that their cars are subject to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he is “absolutely satisfied” with the European Council’s resolution the previous day to spend more on defence. At Monday’s European Council retreat ...

The delay in paying a small number of low-income pensioners their pension was due to a technical problem on the Welfare Benefits Management Service (YDEP) website, the deputy welfare ministry ...

By Michele Kambas Researchers in Cyprus have discovered a hidden portrait that lay undetected for centuries beneath a 1570 oil painting by Renaissance master Titian, a rendering of which is now ...

The veterinary service said on Tuesday that no complaints had been received over pigs dumped in the Nicosia village of Meniko last week. On Saturday, the Green Party claimed it ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Tuesday moved to reassure motorists that despite Monday’s mass recall, the risk of people driving cars with dangerous airbags is “very low”. “Implementing the ...

Hellenic Bank on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the reference rate for all loans linked to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) base rate. Specifically, the interest rate has ...

World wetland day has been celebrated in Cyprus to mark the importance of its restoration and increase awareness of these ecologically sensitive areas. On Monday approximately 110 students from Larnaca, Paralimni ...

The administrative court has found that the Cypriot government was within its rights to deport a European Union citizen who had been convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a child ...

The pursuit of a solution to the Cyprus problem is not high in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s order of priorities, former UK special representative for Cyprus Lord David ...

The total number of arrests made over incidences of fan violence at a handball match in Limassol last week has now risen to four, the police said on Tuesday. They ...

Procedures are underway to open a new palliative care centre in the Paphos district village of Tala, the village’s mukhtar Yiannakis Kokkinos said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

Clouds will gather in the skies above Cyprus on Tuesday ahead of a cold snap which is set to hit the island on Wednesday and beyond. The skies will be ...

The government on Monday announced the launch of a fast-track process for the issuance of building licences for certain types of residential units, saying the step would also go some ...

Old gripes about the concession agreement at Limassol port came to the fore in parliament on Monday during a review of the budget of the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) for 2025. ...

Cyprus’ Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, has reaffirmed the government’s strong commitment to restarting meaningful negotiations on the Cyprus problem. He delivered this message in a meeting with United Nations ...

The introduction of foreign language programmes in Cyprus’ public higher education institutions was the focus of a heated discussion on Monday. The meeting, held at the headquarters of the democratic ...

The Holy Synod of the church of Cyprus has urged the Metropolitan of Paphos to take a clear stance on controversial publications linked to his Metropolis. The statement followed the ...

Nicosia criminal court on Monday agreed to hear by videoconference the testimony of a key prosecution witness in the ongoing trial relating to Cyprus’ now-defunct citizenship-by-investment programme. In the case ...

A 64-year-old man died following an industrial accident in Limassol on Monday morning. The victim, identified as Evanthis Nikolaou from Limassol, was at a factory in the Moni industrial area ...

Costas Cleanthous, through the Cleanthous Foundation, has pledged over €10 million to establish a paediatric oncology clinic adjacent to Makarios Hospital. This substantial investment, which was announced by president Nikos Christodoulides, ...