Cyprus News

There may be one airlift today and several tomorrow carrying Cypriot patients and their escorts from Israel to the island, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Monday. According to Damianos, ...

The courts “must make the final decision” over whether there exists criminal liability over the alleged coverup of the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, lawyer Thanasis ...

This month Cyprus will witness a confluence of fashion, art and philanthropy, as the Limassol Branch of the Cyprus Red Cross Society joins forces with acclaimed curator and fashion critic ...

Special constables have urged President Nikos Christodoulides to find a solution to the upcoming expiration of their contracts. “During this difficult period, with new waves of irregular immigrants to our ...

An easyJet flight from Paphos to Bristol on Sunday made an emergency landing in Turkey after passengers reported smelling smoke in the cabin. The flight was at an altitude of ...

A teen was arrested early on Monday morning in connection with a violent robbery that occurred on Tasos Mitsopoulos Avenue in Larnaca. Police said at around 1:30am on Monday morning, ...

Cyprus has been asked by Slovakia and Portugal to help remove its citizens from Israel and the region in general, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Monday. “So far, ...

Cyprus and India have vowed to deepen economic ties, with president Nikos Christodoulides describing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the island as “historic,” marking a turning point ...

A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle spent much of Monday morning circling in the skies above Cyprus, between Nicosia and Kyrenia. The drone had earlier been flying off ...

The United Kingdom has likely sent additional Royal Air Force aircraft to Cyprus amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East, though the British government is yet to confirm their ...

A fire which broke out in a classroom at the Ayios Vasilios middle school in the Nicosia suburb of Strovolos in the early hours of Monday morning caused “extensive damage”, ...

A 24-year-old British national who was holidaying in Ayia Napa is in a “serious condition” after falling around 10 metres from a hotel balcony on Sunday evening. The police said the ...

A cruise ship passenger was airlifted to the Limassol general hospital on Sunday night after falling ill aboard the ship, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said on Monday. Upon ...

Monday’s weather is set to be mostly clear, though increased cloud cover, isolated rain, and even the odd storm will be possible inland and in the east of the ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Sunday night said the seriousness of the situation in the Middle East “does not allow for frivolous statements”. Her words come after the Iranian government ...

Economics might not be considered the most inspiring subject for the theatre, but Cypriot economist Dimis Michaelides has defied convention with his English-language one-act, one-man play, Epic Economics, which he ...

Opioid addiction led to most of the 17 overdose deaths reported in Cyprus in 2023, according to according to the national findings presented by the Cypriot National Addictions Authority (NAAC). The increased ...

Iran’s foreign ministry’s spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Sunday denied that his country had asked Cyprus to convey a message to Israel. Baghaei was quoted by news agency Reuters ...

A Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ who had been in Iran when Israeli missile strikes on the country began has made it safely into Turkey after travelling over land into the country. ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Sunday said that while there are “certainly problems” with Gesy, it “will not collapse”. Speaking at an event in the Paphos district village of Panayia, ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, commencing a two-day official visit to the island. He was welcomed at Larnaca airport by President Nikos Christodoulides and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday told leaders of countries in the region of an “immediate need for de-escalation”, amid a deepening conflict between Iran and Israel. He had spoken about ...

There is “no room for complacency” in Cyprus, due to both the unresolved nature of the Cyprus problem and international developments, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Speaking at an ...

London-based UK-Cypriot Alex Tofalides is the sole representative of Cyprus at the European Fencing Championships, which begin on Monday, in Genoa, Italy. Tofalides, 32, will compete in the Foil category, which ...