Cyprus

Cypriot economist Rasit Pertev has been awarded the National order of Chad, the central African nation’s highest honour, at the end of a five-year term as the World Bank’...

A Norwegian man woke up to find a huge Cyprus-registered container ship mere metres away from his home, international media reported on Friday.  The Cyprus-flagged cargo ship, the NCL Salten, ...

Protecting civilians in times of war is a moral imperative, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said, while representing Cyprus at a United Nations security council working debate on the matter. He ...

Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) council of elders chairman and former Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim on Thursday insisted there is no “new development” in relations between central Asian states ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested at Paphos airport after a quantity of gold, for which he could not provide an adequate explanation, was found in his hand luggage, the police ...

Friday will be be mainly clear with temperatures rising to 37C inland, 31C on the coast, and 26C in the higher mountains. Winds will be mainly south-to north-westerly, light to ...

The psychiatric clinic at Nicosia general hospital needs more staff as well as better segregation of patients according to the type of treatment they receive, the ombudswoman has recommended in ...

Nicosia district court on Thursday ordered the release of two men earlier arrested in connection with violence occurring at the Omonia fan club premises in Lakatamia last weekend. Police requested ...

Authorities on Thursday arrested five persons – four prison wardens and a female police cadet – in connection with an ongoing investigation into documents found in the residence of a prison warden ...

The voting age was lowered to 17 years on Thursday by an act of parliament, with the first application of this to take place in the 2028 presidential elections. The House plenum ...

Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party DP ‘MP’ Serhat Akpinar on Thursday called for the north’s authorities to close the island’s crossing points over the recent arrests and court ...

A memorandum of cooperation was signed on Thursday in Limassol between the cities of Limassol and Marseille, aiming to strengthen commercial and technical ties between their respective port authorities. “Carrying ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb praised the “remarkable momentum” of Finnish tourism in Cyprus during the former’s visit to Helsinki on Thursday. The visit marked ...

The British bases declared Lady’s Mile beach safe for swimming on Thursday evening, a day after issuing a warning advising the public to stay out of the water due ...

Officers aboard a police boat off the coast of Cape Greco discharged their weapons on Thursday after being rammed by a boat, the police said on Thursday. The incident reportedly ...

The trial of Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut, who stands accused of having developed and sold €43 million worth of property on Greek Cypriot land in the north, continued on ...

In 2023, 45.1 per cent of people aged 50 to 74 across the EU were receiving a pension. In Cyprus, the rate was significantly lower at 37.8 per cent, the fifth-lowest in the bloc. Only ...

Cyprus’ defence industry “has made significant progress in recent years”, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Thursday. Addressing a conference at the Cyprus chamber of commerce and industry (Keve), he ...

The Cypriot government spent €500 million on the management of immigration over the space of four years between 2021 and 2024, Auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Thursday. Addressing the House audit committee, he ...

It is the time of the year when our taste buds prepare to welcome the hot summer months. Lots of aromatic whites, light reds and plenty of bubbly. And while ...

The Green party and Dipa on Thursday issued statements calling on Cyprus’ government to take decisive action in light of a new military offensive having been launched by the State ...

A vibrant evening of culture, art and community is coming up in Nicosia this Saturday as Generation for Change CY and Visual Voices host the Diversity Day Art Festival. Music, ...

The Turkish Cypriots’ non-invite to this week’s summit of the Organisation of Turkic States “does not overshadow” the north’s role within the Turkic world, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Thursday that he had made evidenced statements to the police backing up his claim that President Nikos Christodoulides had been aware since July last ...