Cyprus News

The policeman who was working in the passport control booth at the Dherynia crossing point who arrested Israeli property developer Simon Aykut when he attempted to cross from the north ...

The Limassol district government organisation and the environment department will operate Green Kiosks across Limassol, they announced on Monday, aiming to promote the reuse and recycling of materials. Sixteen Green ...

The current civil servant assessment system is not at all optimistic, as most ministries, departments and services not only continue to deviate from its provisions but blatantly violate it, public ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Monday pledged to “continue working and having hope to resume the talks” to solve the Cyprus problem. Speaking after a meeting with Turkish ...

The trial of ten people and companies, including former transport minister Marios Demetriades, in connection with the issuance of Cypriot passports to foreign nationals was adjourned for three months by ...

By Christina Michailidis Wellness-focused travel has been gaining real momentum, both globally and in Cyprus. Both visitors and locals are looking for ways to reconnect with nature and take a ...

A football match ban was issued against the 25-year-old who attacked a police officer before a match on Saturday, the Larnaca district court said on Monday. The court set October 9 ...

A trial within a trial before Nicosia criminal court involving German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel – who faces charges of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north – will be ...

Giving the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) to all private sector workers remains a red line for employers’ organisations Keve and OEV, they told Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Monday. ...

A total of six patients claimed medical negligence or misdiagnosis within two weeks in August, the patients’ association (Osak) said on Monday, urging people to take action. Osak and the ...

A 29-year-old Greek Cypriot was on Monday remanded for five days in connection with a case of arson and attempted murder in August in Pyla. He is the seventh person ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Monday called on her counterparts from the small states of Europe, meeting in Nicosia, to add their voices to calls for the immediate release of ...

September 20, 2025 from 8.30am City Friends Club is calling for volunteers to help clean Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos to celebrate World Cleanup Day. On September 20, Cyprus joins the world’s biggest ...

About 21,000 children up to the age of four will have their preschool fees and lunches paid by the state for the 2025–2026 school year, the finance ministry announced on Monday. The ...

A fire broke out overnight in two garden sheds in Ypsonas, Limassol, causing extensive damage to the buildings and their contents, which were mostly household equipment. Fire service spokesman Andreas ...

Seven motorcycles and ten cars were confiscated on Sunday in Limassol during traffic checks by the police Z squad. The police said on Monday that the checks were carried out ...

A 32-year-old man was arrested on Sunday afternoon after a police chase in Limassol. The police said on Monday that the suspect appeared to have pushed a police officer and ...

Cyprus will on Monday host a conference of parliament speakers of small European states. The conference will be the 18th of its kind, with House president Annita Demetriou set to ...

President of the European Council Antonio Costa will be in Cyprus on Monday, where he will meet President Nikos Christodoulides, as part of a tour of European capitals. The third ...

Three people were arrested on Sunday in the Morphou district for illegal residence and employment, in the framework of an operation to clamp down on illegal employment and undeclared work. ...

Two more people aged 26 and 25 were arrested late on Sunday night in connection with Friday’s shooting at a pharmacy in Yermasoyia, Limassol. A 57-year-old man had been arrested earlier ...

Mainly fine weather across the island can be expected on Monday with isolated showers and possibly a thunderstorm in the mountains. Temperatures will peak at 37C inland, 30C along the ...

Among many things, donkeys are one thing Cyprus is known for, but their wellbeing relies largely on the generosity of tourists, visitors and volunteers. Jo Welsby, is a regular visitor ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Sunday told Turkish Cypriots to “not embarrass” influential late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash when the Turkish Cypriot leadership election takes place next month. ...