Cyprus News

Cyprus is marking the 86th anniversary of October 28, 1940, on Wednesday with church services and parades across the island, as political leaders and parties pay tribute to those who fought against ...

Eight people were arrested during overnight police operations for car arson, illegal residence, drink driving, illegal possession of property and circulation of false documents. The police pulled over vehicles and ...

A 22-year-old was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the fire in a vehicle on October 23 in Frenaros. The police said the man was taken before the Famagusta district court, ...

The police warned motorists on Wednesday morning that heavy rainfall in the area of Kofinou is affecting visibility. In a press release, the police urged drivers to be particularly careful, ...

Low barometric pressure centred in the Aegean is moving southeast and affecting Cyprus, bringing local showers and isolated thunderstorms with hail across the island on Wednesday. The meteorological service issued ...

Environmentalists have called on the cabinet to refuse a planning permit for a monastery built without permission in the Cape Greco protected area. The ecologists urged the government to reject ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek on Tuesday withdrew the resignation he had tendered on Sunday, declaring that despite previously announcing the opposite, he will, in fact, stand as a ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Tuesday said that she will not be accepting the resignation of former finance minister Harris Georgiades from the Glafcos Clerides Institute, saying that issues that ...

The Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved €11.5 million in student allowances for the 2025-2026 academic year, alongside additional measures aimed at easing the financial burden on families. Speaking after the ...

The Holy Synod on Tuesday confirmed the previously reported existence of a letter circulated to priests urging them to abandon the Church of Cyprus and found a new church. Archimandrite ...

Trade between China and Cyprus grew to $1.44 billion (€1.29 billion) during 2025, while the future holds even greater prospects for economic cooperation, attendees at a forum heard on Tuesday. Speaking at a ...

Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear power station, which is located on the southern coast of the country’s Mersin province, 90 kilometres from Cyprus, will be operational next year, Turkish Energy Minister ...

The cross-examination of the complainant in the trial of suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos concluded on Tuesday after three days before the Paphos criminal court. The cross-examination followed the complainant’...

MPs and patients’ associations on Tuesday decried the fact that parents with children suffering from serious ailments have largely been left to their own devices, with some even losing their ...

Four public access defibrillators were delivered to the municipalities of Nicosia, Strovolos and Latsia-Yeri by the Rotary Club, as the HeartSafe Cyprus initiative was officially launched on Tuesday. Rotary Club ...

The met department issued a yellow weather warning for severe storms on Tuesday night. The warning will be in effect from 2am until 6pm on Wednesday, with storms initially expected ...

Cyprus has the second smallest video game market among 36 European countries, with only Malta spending less, according to a report published on Tuesday by the European audiovisual observatory. Consumer spending ...

The government will retain income criteria for child benefits for families with three or more children, despite calls from MPs and social organisations for their abolition, the House labour committee ...

The Old Philharmonic of Corfu will take part in the 28 Oxi Day parade in Nicosia on Wednesday. According to the parade programme, the band will gather on Heilonos street before ...

Road deaths in Cyprus rose by 10 per cent in 2025, with 45 fatalities recorded, according to figures published on Tuesday by the European Commission’s transport directorate. The island’s road fatality ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s longtime close personal associate Fatma Unal was on Tuesday sentenced to five years in prison, after having been found guilty on 16 counts of ...

Why is Motherwitch – opening this Thursday in local cinemas – quite a special kind of movie? Let us count the ways. “It’s special because it’s Cyprus’ first folk-horror feature ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said that both he and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman have agreed to make “no further statements” on matters of substance related to the Cyprus ...

The captivating score of The Jungle Book comes to life on Larnaca’s and Nicosia’s stages as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra presents family concerts. Under the baton of the ...