Cyprus News

The father accused of negligence leading to the deaths of his two young children was on Thursday ordered to remain in police custody by a British Bases court which ruled ...

The court of appeal has increased a prison sentence from seven years to ten years on each of 48 charges involving the sexual abuse of a minor, authorities said on Thursday. ...

While featuring as a pundit during televised coverage of Wednesday evening’s World Cup last 32 tie between DR Congo and England, President Nikos Christodoulides suggested that Cyprus could one day ...

MPs were riled on Thursday on hearing from the government that installing countdown timers is incompatible with envisaged upgrades to the traffic cameras system. The matter was discussed at the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday stressed his support for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ efforts to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest on the Cyprus problem, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides’ decision to postpone this week’s cabinet meeting by a day so as to hold a meeting with Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Wednesday “should not cause ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday said that only Turkey must demonstrate that it intends to be constructive with regard to the next steps to be taken on the Cyprus ...

Licensed sewage and septic tank operators from Limassol staged a protest outside the presidential palace on Thursday, urging the government to designate a legal disposal site for wastewater and warning ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou told MPs on Thursday that they should begin immediately discussing three priority bills on dangerous buildings, jointly owned buildings and restructuring civil protection. Ioannou, who had ...

The government on Thursday named the team of five criminal investigators it is to appoint to examine the findings reached by the anti-corruption authority during its own probe into the ...

The first test flight at the renovated helipad at the presidential palace was conducted on Thursday morning. A police helicopter landed at and took off from the helipad, conducting a ...

A combine harvester parked in a field in Sia, in the Nicosia district, caught fire ten minutes after midnight on Thursday. The fire in Sia’s ‘Petrokolymbia’ area was brought ...

Drinking water supply has been interrupted in Larnaca’s tourist area, from the port to the CTO beach, due to planned network improvement works, authorities said on Thursday. The Larnaca ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday expressed his condolences following the death of prominent Cypriot businessman Nicos Shacolas, describing him as a pioneering and distinguished figure in Cyprus’ business community. In ...

A 46-year-old man suspected of carrying out 11 burglaries and thefts in the Famagusta district between March and July 1 has now been arrested, police said on Thursday. The suspect was initially ...

Cypriot business magnate Nicos Shacolas, one of the country’s most prominent entrepreneurs and philanthropists, has died at the age of 98 after facing health problems in recent months. “With profound ...

The 46-year-old woman who was shot by her husband on June 30 remains in a critical condition at a private hospital, according to a police spokesperson. The police officer shot his ...

The vice-president of the Cyprus Psychologists’ Association, Stella Katsari, has called for the introduction of a formal framework for the continuous assessment of police officers, particularly regarding the possession and ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Wednesday marked the party’s 50th anniversary by paying tribute to its founding principles, thanking supporters for the party’s recent parliamentary election result and ...

Police arrested three people during preventive operations carried out across Cyprus overnight, authorities said on Thursday. According to a police statement, the arrests concerned offences including possession of burglary tools, ...

Sunny and seasonably warm weather is expected across Cyprus on Thursday, with temperatures climbing to 37C inland under the influence of seasonal low pressure affecting the region. Winds will initially ...

The government’s long-awaited pension reform bill will be submitted to the House of Representatives on September 20 regardless of whether an agreement is reached with social partners, Labour and Social ...

Police anti-drug officers seized around two kilograms of cannabis during an operation in the Zygi area on Wednesday and arrested a 63-year-old man in connection with the case. On Thursday, ...

The Palestinian technocratic committee expected to assume a role in the post-war administration of Gaza announced late on Wednesday that it had completed its two-day meetings in Cyprus, which focused ...