Cyprus News

Police on Friday said they are investigating a shooting incident earlier in the day on the Nicosia to Limassol motorway when someone in a moving car shot at the car ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday said he would be happier if Turkish Cypriots were present at the celebrations for Cyprus’ 61st Independence anniversary and expressed the wish that in the ...

“World Maritime Day is a chance to show our appreciation to the unseen heroes who contribute to the ceaseless operation of world trade,” Cyprus Shipping Deputy Minister Vassilios Demetriades said ...

Central Bank of Cyprus governor Constantinos Herodotou has sent a letter to banks and credit acquisition companies regarding short term loan restructurings and fee transparency, calling on their CEOs to ...

Non-performing loans (NPLs) decreased by €142 million in June 2021, according to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus. This decrease reflects a 2.8 per cent aggregate drop compared to the previous ...

An autopsy was carried out on Thursday on the body of a six-year-old boy who had died a day earlier after undergoing heart surgery at a private clinic in Nicosia. ...

The European Commission on Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kormakitis Centre for Cooperation, the educational and cultural centre to be constructed at the Maronite village in the north. ...

Authorities on Thursday announced no new deaths from Covid-19 and 129 new positive cases of coronavirus, as the number of patients in hospitals declined slightly. The death toll remains at 552. Seventy-nine ...

The US Department of State has renewed for one more year the partial waiver on the arms embargo on Cyprus. In a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register, the ...

The European Commission on Thursday decided to open infringement proceedings by sending a letter of formal notice to Cyprus among other countries over failure to transpose in their national legislations ...

The heads of Greek and Cypriot mountainous communities have agreed to cooperate in various areas such as culture and the environment and exchange know-how and resources in promoting their regions, ...

A total of 22 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Music written, recorded and released by Cypriot artists will be featured on Season 2 of the popular Netflix series Love 101, premiering on Thursday. Eleni Era’s ‘Walk With Me’ and Freedom ...

The English School staff union (ESSA) staged an impromptu work stoppage on Thursday morning to protest the suspension of their union chair after she allegedly used the school system to ...

Interview with Nicolas Kyriakides, Founder and Head of the Steering Committee of the Cyprus Forum How was the first Cyprus Forum initially conceived, and what gave organisers the push to ...

The Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) launched the 30th awareness and fundraising campaign on Thursday that will last through October. The campaign, Together through Life, aims to collect €550,000, “...

Paphos mayor, Phedonas Phedonos, signed a new contract aimed at the further improvement and aesthetic upgrade of the old town market area on Thursday, a municipality spokesperson told the Cyprus ...

Cyprus special forces staff and US Navy seals held joint scheduled training exercise between September 20–30, which culminated in a joint exercise on September 28, the ministry of defence said on Thursday. ...

Starting Friday, the weather services of Cyprus, Greece, and Israel will start naming extreme weather systems affecting the eastern Mediterranean region between October 2021 and September 2022. The list of names selected ...

Reports suggested on Thursday that an Azeri man held on suspicion of being a hitman could be a mercenary working for Iran to target Israeli nationals, as Cypriot authorities treated ...

The Tylliria residents will not accept lessons in patriotism from anyone, the Kato Pyrgos community leader said on Thursday as he lashed out at the Elam MP who criticised residents ...

The fishery department is investigating the possible abuse of a shark caught in Larnaca on Tuesday. According to an announcement by the NGO Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, fishermen, who ...

Prominent lawyer Achilleas Demetriades announced on Thursday he would launch consultations with political parties and civil society groups to assess their views on the problems facing the country before he ...

Authorities have seized thousands of canisters suspected of containing laughing gas stored in a company warehouse in the district of Famagusta, it was announced on Thursday. Police said they seized 38,400 ...