Cyprus News

Cyprus has called on the European Commission to introduce stronger safeguards and impact assessments to protect the EU’s agricultural sector and food security. The request came during the EU ...

The British bases court in Dhekelia on Wednesday announced it had handed an eight-month prison sentence to a Greek Cypriot man who was arrested over the possession of cocaine and ...

A car parked outside a block of flats in Aglantzia went up in flames on Wednesday morning. The Fire Service received the call at 6.49am and sent two fire engines ...

Three cars crashed on Wednesday morning on the Limassol-Nicosia motorway, near the exit for Tseri. The police said one person was lightly injured and taken to Nicosia general hospital. The ...

A total of 17 flights are scheduled for Wednesday from Larnaca to airports in Israel and Jordan for the repatriation of stranded Israelis. Sources told the Cyprus News Agency that the ...

The water supply to Peyia, Paphos, will be interrupted on Wednesday due to works in view of the installation of a desalination plant in Potima area. The Water Development Department ...

Freedom Candlemaker and Nama Dama will be making a debut at this year’s Glastonbury Festival as the first ever Cypriot artists to take to the stages of the Green ...

Maximum inland temperatures on Wednesday are expected to reach 40C and the Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning, in effect from 1pm till 4 pm. Wednesday will be mainly clear ...

The French police were unable to confirm or deny on Tuesday whether they had requested assistance from the Cypriot authorities as part of their investigation into alleged large-scale money laundering ...

The issue of missing persons in Cyprus is a European issue and the EU could make resolving it a condition for continuing its financial support to Turkey, European Parliament rapporteur ...

As the inquiry commission appointed to investigate the history of vehicle recalls nears the completion of its findings, new reports that people had been injured by faulty Takata airbags have ...

The Federation of Environmental Organisations called on Tuesday for the termination of all technical works within the Akamas national forest park area until the completion of a full and independent ...

‘Smart purchases’ of fuel stocks by the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) should offset a potential coming hike in the basic electricity rate, the energy minister said on Tuesday. George ...

A British couple was declared ‘tourism ambassadors’ on Tuesday for their 25th visit to the resort. Mark James and Caroline Perryment received a commemorative plaque and the official emblem of ...

A fire on Tuesday afternoon in the area of Polemidia has burned a hectare of dry grass, wild vegetation and rubbish, the Fire Service said. Spokesman Andreas Kettis said the ...

Authorities had been tailing a man of Azeri background for some time before they arrested him last weekend on suspicion of espionage and terrorism-related activities, fresh reports said on Tuesday. ...

The Cyprus Association of Occupational Therapists said on Tuesday it had been asked to submit a proposal for the integration of occupational therapy in public schools, as part of reforms, ...

Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) has launched its first photovoltaic station for charging electric vehicles (EV) with embedded battery storage for commercial use. The project marks a national first and reflects ...

A large number of nicotine pouches was found in kiosks and other retail outlets and the Pharmaceutical Services have warned that these products, which are illegal, can cause a series ...

The discussion of the government bill on Cyprus’ plan to join the Schengen zone – a target set by the government for some time next year – kicked off at the House ...

A total of 101 French nationals arrived at Larnaca airport from Israel on Tuesday, having been evacuated from the Middle East as the conflict in the region continues, foreign ministry spokesman ...

A team of Cyprus-led scientists has made a breakthrough in understanding breast and ovarian cancer with a milestone study that distinguishes “innocent” and “dangerous” genetic errors, the Cyprus Institute of ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Tuesday said the EU must lead efforts to de-escalate the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Speaking ahead of the start of the ...

Blue light drenched the room. Suspended tree branches hung from the ceiling on either end of the stage, while in the centre, a DJ station rested in a nest of ...