Cyprus News

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns in his latest report on Unficyp that the situation in Cyprus’ buffer zone remains fragile, with particular concern over the Pyla plateau, military activity ...

Relatives, friends and politicians gathered for the funeral of businessman Nikos Shacolas in Strovolos on Monday.  Among the attendees were President Nikos Christodoulides, House president Annita Demetriou and Archbishop Georgios, ...

Defence attorneys on Monday grilled a nursery schoolteacher who had supervised the class of Stylianos Constantinou, the boy who took his own life at the age of 14. The case before ...

Opposition party Akel on Monday criticised the government for the appointment of independent investigators to probe the anti-corruption authority’s findings in their Mafia State report. “The government either does ...

The electricity authority (EAC) and the defence ministry on Monday signed an agreement for 4,400 LED light bulbs to be installed in national guard camps across the island. The measure constitutes ...

A total of 4,655 complaints about human rights violations were received in 2024 by human rights commissioner Maria Stylianou-Lottides, she said on Monday handing her annual report over to President Nikos Christodoulides. ...

An 18-year-old man was arrested on Monday as investigations continue into the attack of a 47-year-old Turkish Cypriot man in Ayia Napa on Sunday. He was arrested shortly after 2pm ...

Doubt was cast on the legitimacy of police actions when documenting and cataloguing evidentiary items during the ongoing Avakoum monastery trial in the Nicosia criminal court on Monday. On trial ...

The report, witness testimonies and evidence of the investigation into the Mafia State book should not have been handed over to the cabinet and the police, lawyer representing Makarios Drousiotis, ...

Cyprus police participated in the global operation against human trafficking called Global Chain during which a total of 1,024 arrests were made across five continents, it announced on Monday. In Cyprus, 17 ...

United Nations medals were given to 107 peacekeepers on Monday, honouring their service in Cyprus, the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) said. The peacekeepers come from Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Ghana, ...

Cyprus’ EU presidency served as an opportunity for unity around a common vision, Deputy European Affairs Minister Marilena Raouna said on Monday, honouring the sponsors who contributed to making it ...

A new digital service for the renewal of residence permits for third-country nationals is now operational, the deputy ministry of migration and the deputy ministry of innovation announced on Monday. ...

A total of 18,409 cases of violence against women and domestic violence were reported from 2021 till June 2026, chief of police Themistos Arnaoutis said on Monday. He was addressing the House human ...

How did a musician go from strapping wheels onto his piano and rolling it to parks in the Alps to being signed to Sony Classical and touring the world? Pianist ...

Cyprus’ energy transition must be properly planned to respect the environment and follow EU guidelines for the protection of ecosystems, the federation of environmental organisations (Opok) said on Monday. Opok ...

A reported shift in France’s position on the possible sale of advanced SAMP/T air defence systems to Turkey is likely to attract close attention in Cyprus, amid deepening ...

The department of electronic communications announced on Monday it was in regular contact with Hellas Sat to resolve TV reception issues following Cyprus’ transition to the DVB-T2 digital broadcasting system.  ...

European Commission representatives toured many of the sites being funded under the Thalia 2021-2027 programme last week during an annual review, as some of the projects near completion or are ...

A 73-year-old jewellery shop owner was injured on Monday morning after resisting an attempted armed robbery in central Larnaca, police said. According to Larnaca police criminal investigation head George Charalambous, ...

The criminal court in Larnaca on Monday rejected as premature an application by a 48-year-old defendant to dismiss the Pyla torture case on the grounds of abuse of process. The ...

The meteorology department has issued a yellow warning for isolated heavy thunderstorms on Monday. The thunderstorms are expected in mountainous areas, inland and the northern parts of Cyprus between 12pm ...

Travellers should avoid bringing plants, seeds and plant products into Cyprus, as they could introduce harmful pests and diseases that threaten the island’s environment and agriculture, the agriculture department ...

More than 5,200 students from 160 schools across Cyprus explored the unique ecosystems of the Akrotiri peninsula this school year through hands-on environmental education programmes at the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre (AEEC). ...