Cyprus News

The issue of whether former presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution is open to debate, two prominent lawyers told the Cyprus Mail on Monday, one day before former president Nicos Anastasiades ...

The public works department announced that part of the Pedoulas-Kykkos-Kambos road will be subject to temporary lane closures from Friday, June 26, until Monday, July 6. According to the department, one lane ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday evening that the National Council may need to convene again in early July, amid ongoing efforts aimed at restarting Cyprus talks. Speaking to reporters ...

Cyprus’ permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Maria Michael, highlighted the indispensable role of women in conflict prevention and resolution during an open debate of the UN Security Council ...

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered to demand the resignation of attorney-general George Savvides and his deputy Savvas Angelides outside the legal service’s office in Nicosia on Monday evening following the ...

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the recent cyberattack targeting the north’s work permit portal, the Turkish Cypriot authorities announced, insisting that no data was lost or ...

The forestry department on Monday urged the public to camp only in designated and organised campsites, warning that unauthorised camping in nature poses risks to sensitive ecosystems and increases the ...

A fire that broke out on Monday afternoon within the administrative boundaries of the Lympia municipal district was brought under full control before it could spread, the forestry department said. ...

The Mazotos community council has called on President Nikos Christodoulides to intervene and order the cancellation and review of plans for a mobile desalination unit in the area, citing environmental ...

The Turkish Cypriot authorities are to investigate reports that the personal data of more than 350,000 people was leaked after a file belonging to the Turkish Cypriot ‘health ministry’ was reportedly ...

The Turkish Cypriots’ will for a solution to the Cyprus problem is “clear”, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Monday, with reports of a “looser” solution to the Cyprus ...

Cases of domestic and gender-based violence increased in 2025, with incidents becoming more complex and severe, the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (Spavo) said on ...

Archbishop Georgios insisted on Monday that the church had no involvement in the state land exchanges examined by the anti-corruption authority’s probe into the findings of the book Mafia ...

European cooperation in combating crime is not merely a political objective, it also produces tangible results, Justice Minister Costas Fytiris said on Monday addressing a meeting of the Europol Management ...

Pharmaceutical supplies to address urgent needs in Burkina Faso were sent by the foreign ministry on Monday, reaffirminigits commitment to humanitarian assistance. The ministry said that this aid, which includes ...

The government is preparing structural changes to address the abuse of sick leave across the public sector after concerns were raised over employees remaining absent from work for years while ...

The cabinet on Monday recommended that former prisons director Anna Aristotelous be placed on suspension once again. The decision was taken during an extraordinary cabinet meeting, with ministers agreeing to ...

The Financial Wellbeing Institute on Monday released its Financial Wellbeing Index report for 2025, which showed a modest improvement in the financial health of the population while revealing that many households ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Monday said that the European Union can “act as a lever of pressure” on Turkey as efforts continue to bring about a resumption of negotiations ...

The forestry department called on the public on Monday to help protect Cyprus’ forests by camping only in approved and organised camping areas. The department said illegal camping tends to ...

A 22-year-old Bangladeshi man was remanded in custody for eight days on Monday after confessing to the murder of fellow Bangladeshi student Shahruar Ahmed Emon and staging his kidnapping to ...

Most people recognise the warning signs of heatstroke. But what about headaches that last for days, trouble sleeping, feeling foggy in the afternoon, or the tiredness that often comes with ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Monday stressed that the convening of an enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem must take place with a view to resuming negotiations in earnest to ...

A 35-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Monday after 10kg of opiate drugs were found at his home in Nicosia. The detention order was issued by ...