Cyprus

Μinister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Maria Panayiotou welcomed on Wendesday the awarding of 66 Blue Flags to 64 beaches and two marinas on the island, describing it as an important ...

Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna paid a working visit to Rome on Wednesday, in the context of preparations for Cyprus EU Presidency, in the first half of 2026. She ...

Six young adults have been arrested in Limassol on suspicion of using forged documents to secure residency and student permits in Cyprus, in what police are treating as a possible ...

A former senior interior ministry official told a Nicosia court on Wednesday that although he received repeated phone calls from former House president Demetris Syllouris and other MPs regarding citizenship ...

The deputy minister of culture on Wednesday called for the immediate withdrawal of a publication linked to the country’s participation in the ongoing 19th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, ...

From Thursday, motorists will face new rules when registering or transferring ownership of vehicles that are subject to a recall, the department of road transport announced on Wednesday. The changes ...

A man accused of stabbing two women at a pharmacy in Chlorakas was remanded in custody on Wednesday for two days as police continue their investigation into a case of ...

Police carried out an operation aimed at combating sexual exploitation in Ayia Napa on Tuesday evening which led to the detection of nine cases of illegal work. “Members of the ...

A fire that broke out in a single house between Arediou and Malounta villages in the Nicosia district on Wednesday has been brought under control, leaving five metal buildings destroyed. “...

A drop in unemployment figures, overall joblessness and youth unemployment was announced on Wednesday by President Nikos Christodoulides and Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou. “In absolute numbers, we had a decrease ...

A senior European commission official on Wednesday called on Cyprus to boost its involvement in wildfire prevention programmes, warning of growing risks as the Mediterranean braces for another scorching summer. ...

The Slovak Republic donated €10,000 to support the committee on missing persons (CMP), the United Nations Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) announced on Wednesday. The funds will support the CMP in its ...

Former transport minister Marios Demetriades on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges he faces in relation to “suspicious” naturalisations of new Cypriot citizens under Cyprus’ citizenship through investment scheme, commonly ...

Cyprus will develop a National Civil Protection Mechanism, while Civil Defence will be turned into a Civil Protection general administration, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said ...

The Limassol district government on Wednesday called on people living in the district to “demonstrate responsibility” in their water use over the Kataklysmos weekend. The Kataklysmos (flood festival) weekend, one ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou announced the reactivation of the housing plan for families enclaved in the north after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting. The plan provides for grants reaching €15,000 to build ...

Detailed discussions began at the House education committee on Wednesday over two government bills that would allow Cyprus’ public universities to offer undergraduate courses in languages other than Greek and ...

There are meals that fill your stomach and then there are meals that wrap around you like a nostalgic hug. Fish and chips, that deeply British institution, is one of ...

A 25-year-old Austrian national was arrested at Larnaca airport on Wednesday after 23kg of cannabis was found in his luggage. During a customs and police drug squad Ykan search, an ...

The House legal committee and Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou agreed on Wednesday to prepare a final bill that would address problems faced by around 8,000 trapped property buyers. Ioannou said provisions ...

Students sitting Pancyprian exams will be doing so in air-conditioned classrooms, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Speaking before a cabinet meeting, Christodoulides also referred to changes in the education ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Wednesday said she is “looking after every last taxpayer euro” following an audit office report revealed she had claimed almost €19,000 in expenses for a three-night ...

The criminal case against a policeman who was found to be leaking information to murdered gang member Demetris Andronikou was dropped on Wednesday, with the policeman returning to work. According ...

The three dogs that attacked a 25-year-old woman and two children, aged six and three, in the Moni industrial area on Sunday are to be euthanised, sources said on Wednesday — ...