Cyprus

Just a couple of hours before Cyprus officially assumes the EU presidency on Wednesday, Nikos Christodoulides hosted a meeting at the presidential palace with the participation of the presidents of ...

A patient was airlifted from a merchant vessel on Wednesday by the rescue coordination centre in Larnaca. The operation was launched at 11.45am when the vessel was sailing around 90 nautical ...

United Nations special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne has arrived in New York and is set to brief the security council regarding the state of affairs on the island, according ...

With the winter weather bringing colder temperatures, our craving for warm, hearty dishes increases. Nothing says winter food more than a traditional roast dinner. It has been ages since we ...

The budget of the United Nations’ good offices in Cyprus is to be cut by more than a third this year, with the proposed budget for next year $1.2 million (€1m) ...

Vehicle road tax renewals have officially opened, with the final deadline set for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at midnight. Licences can be renewed for three, six, nine, or twelve months. The Road ...

A complaint of assault filed against Disy MP Nikos Sykas by his own wife has allegedly been withdrawn local media reported on Wednesday. The complaint had been filed on January 4 ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday promised to bring the European Union “closer to Egypt” during Cyprus’ six-month term as the holder of the Council of the EU’s rotating presidency. “...

Working from home in the public sector will begin on a limited basis this year, with civil servants allowed to work away from the office for up to 20 days in 2026, ...

The trial of German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel – who faces charges of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north – continued on Wednesday in Nicosia, with objections being raised ...

Hundreds of below-market price homes are on the way across Cyprus, with construction already under way on part of the 439-unit affordable housing programme by the Cyprus Land Development Organisation (...

Nicosia For Art, in collaboration with National Theatre Live, presents the film adaptation of the theatrical production The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde on Thursday, January 8. To be ...

The decision by former Bishop Tychikos to appeal to the civil courts over his removal from the Paphos bishopric constitutes an act of disobedience to the church, the archdiocese said ...

A 45-year-old man was charged and released on Wednesday for stealing the Holy Cross during Tuesday’s blessing of the waters at Limassol’s old port. Police arrested the suspect ...

Police reminded motorists on Wednesday that extensive road closures and parking restrictions will be in force in central Nicosia in the afternoon for the opening ceremony of Cyprus’ presidency of ...

A 17-year-old boy who shot two people at a car dealership in northern Nicosia was on Wednesday remanded in custody for two days. The shooting occurred on Tuesday morning at ...

French cable manufacturer Nexans on Tuesday formally acknowledged that the delivery schedule for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) linking Greece and Cyprus’ power supplies is being renegotiated with its client, ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday morning touched down in Cyprus, marking his first visit to the island since his country was invaded by Russia almost four years ago. He ...

One of William Shakespeare’s greatest and most exuberant comedies, Twelfth Night, returns to the Cyprus Theatre Organisation’s (THOC) Main Stage 31 years after its first presentation in a provocative ...

Railway industry group the European rail supply industry association (Unife) on Wednesday called for trains to return to Cyprus for the first time in over seven decades, citing the island’...

Traditional Greek Cypriot epiphany celebrations were held in the Karpas peninsula village of Ayia Triada on Tuesday, with a holy cross thrown into the sea next to the Ayios Thyrsos ...

Wednesday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy across most of the island, with temperatures continuing to rise. The mercury will reach a high of 20 degrees Celsius inland, 21 degrees ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended that the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) be renewed for a further 12 months, until January 31, 2027, while expressing concern over ...

After concerts in Finland, Estonia and Eastern Europe, the acclaimed symphonic orchestra The Lords of the Sounds arrives in Cyprus for a series of concerts. This January, audiences around Cyprus ...