Cyprus News

The week starts off overcast with 17cm of snow on Troodos’ peak. Temperatures on Monday are expected to reach 17C inland, 19C along the coast and 10C in the highest ...

Cyprus has long been a safe haven for international businesses, benefitting from one of Europe’s lowest corporate tax rates which has only recently risen to 15 per cent. The relatively ...

EU regulation for controlling olive oil quality including Cyprus contains serious weaknesses that risk undermining consumer confidence, according to a report by the European Court of Auditors released last week. ...

Before the carnival madness that is about to take over Limassol, the heart of the city is also getting ready to host a series of cultural evenings as a variety ...

A new study called Media Coverage of Gaza: The Case of Cyprus has been released by Universitas Publications and the Institute for Mass Media, and will be presented at an ...

Cyprus’ Paralympic Committee on Sunday reacted with fury after member of the European Parliament and social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou labelled Paralympians with intellectual disabilities as “loonies” during a podcast ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday praised the “wise and visionary leadership” of the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, saying that the monarch “has established the Kingdom of ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Sunday defended the four stipulations which he says must be met for negotiations on the Cyprus problem to recommence in earnest, with United Nations ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said that a recent string of shootings in the north is the fault of the Greek Cypriots. “There are attempts to portray the TRNC ...

In her speech at the opening of the Myths and Tales of Cyprus Exhibition at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to mark the start of Cyprus’ presidency of the EU ...

The European Commission will provide “strong political and technical support” for the Great Sea Interconnector, European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on Sunday. “I am personally very actively involved and ...

Sunday’s weather is expected to be mostly cloudy across most of the island, with isolated rain not ruled out, and most likely to fall in mountainous areas. Temperatures will ...

Nicosia this week walked back its initial enthusiasm at having been invited to US President Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace, perhaps coming to realise it was not the ...

A 32-year-old man was admitted to Larnaca general hospital in critical condition after being injured with a sharp object in an attack, police said on Saturday. Police were alerted around 5.15...

A protest was held on Saturday in Mazotos by local residents against plans to install a mobile desalination plant in the area. Mazotos community leader Georgios Demetriou Paphitis said he ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Saturday discussed Cyprus’ role in stabilising Gaza during talks in Abu Dhabi with Nickolay Mladenov, High Representative for Gaza on the US President’s Board ...

The EU has a unique opportunity as it implements the Migration and Asylum Pact to show that cooperation leads to better results than isolation, International Organization for Migration (IOM) director-general ...

Akel is a strong and effective opposition force, party leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Saturday, unveiling the party’s candidates for May’s parliamentary elections. “The stronger Akel is in ...

A fire in a room of a two-story apartment building on Saturday caused extensive damage and saw eight people being taken to Larnaca general hospital with respiratory problems from smoke ...

The Church of Cyprus expects to elect a new Bishop of Paphos within three to four months, Archbishop Georgios announced on Saturday, saying updated bylaws will simplify the vote process. “...

Potato farmers are asking the state for a subsidy to cover damages they suffered in 2025 from heatwaves, frost and drought, while also requesting additional water to irrigate their crops at ...

Which Cyprus is the real one – the one that boasts the cleanest bathing waters in Europe, the regular receipient of the Blue Flag beach award, or the other, so full ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will pay an official visit to Bahrain on Sunday and Monday following an invitation from the country’s king, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Saturday. The ...

A runaway ostrich was spotted wandering the streets of Nikokleia, Paphos on Saturday, prompting concerns for its safety amid passing traffic. A woman driving in the area at around 10am ...