Cyprus

Electricity tariffs will rise by three per cent from the next two-month billing period, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou confirmed on Saturday. Speaking before the the electricity authority’s scientific staff’...

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Saturday said he has “low expectations” for the forthcoming enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set to begin in New York on Wednesday. “...

There is more to a cup of Cyprus coffee than its strong, bitter taste. In a new book on the matter, Aspasia Papadima unfolds the secrets of the island’s ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has written a letter to the European Union’s leadership expressing “strong concern” after it was reported that veteran Cypriot journalist Sener Levent had been summoned to ...

The foreign ministry on Saturday said it “welcomes” the latest six-monthly reports penned by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus and the UN’s ...

Four people were arrested after getting into a fight with one another in Limassol, while one of the four required hospital treatment, the police announced on Saturday. The fight broke ...

A 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two burglaries which were committed almost seven years ago in 2018. Evidence was found linking him to the burglaries, and he was ...

A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of “attempted arson”, the police announced on Saturday. The incident occurred on July 3 in the Larnaca district, with a 70-year-old man reporting ...

Saturday’s weather is expected to be warm and sunny again, with blue skies the order of the day after the morning’s early fog lifts. Temperatures will rise to ...

The trial of seven people who stand accused of forming an alleged criminal syndicate which engaged in drug trafficking, running a protection racket, and illegal gambling will begin at the ...

Due to the ongoing high temperatures, the municipality of Limassol has announced that it will make available air-conditioned spaces for public use to help citizens cope with the heat. According ...

As part of a two-day visit, Agriculture and Environment Minister Maria Panayiotou on Friday attended the final meeting of the EU’s environment council in Aalborg, Denmark, where key issues ...

Hermes airports on Friday evening announced that departing passengers at Larnaca airport could soon again pass their waiting time before boarding by painting canvases of well-known art pieces. “At the ...

Nicosia municipality and the visual artists and art theorists association Cyprus, known as ‘Phytorio’, have clashed over access to a historic arts venue in the municipal garden. The dispute centres ...

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Friday denied reports that Turkey had filed an extradition request against veteran Cypriot journalist Sener Levent. Turkish Cypriot news agency Tak reported that ‘ministry’ ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday said he has been working for four and a half years to open a new crossing point in Nicosia’s eastern suburb of ...

The accident and emergency department (A&E) of Paphos general hospital will be temporarily relocated on Monday, July 14, 2025, the state health services organisation (Okypy) announced on Friday. As part ...

By Tom Cleaver Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Friday expressed his country’s “unwavering support” for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem during a visit to the north. “...

Parliament has voted to make washing walls, windows and private boats with a hose a criminal offence, as part of new measures to save water. MPs passed the bill on ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday hailed the changes to the laws surrounding the use of Turkish Cypriot-owned property in the Republic, which were passed by parliament on Thursday night. ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Friday visited the new facilities of the Apostolos Loukas special school in Limassol to address ongoing concerns raised by staff and parents. Her visit coincided ...

Parliament on Thursday evening passed the long-discussed legislation on offering foreign language study programmes at public universities, allowing the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) to ...

A public air-conditioned space will be available from next Monday, July 14, the municipality of Strovolos announced on Friday. The space will be located on the ground floor of the municipal ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday hailed the planned creation of a national sanctions implementation unit, after parliament had given the plans the green light on Thursday night. “The unit’...