Cyprus News

We follow Togolese asylum seeker Jacqueline and her husband Madoubele on an ‘experiential walk’ to the places in old Nicosia which have meant most to them during their six years ...

An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale was recorded off the coast of Cyprus on Thursday morning. The earthquake struck at 4.32am and had its epicentre around 90 kilometres north of ...

Two people from India were assaulted in the early hours of Thursday in Limassol by four other Indian nationals. One of the victims was stabbed and hospitalised. Police said the ...

A 39-year-old man from Paphos was arrested Thursday morning after hitting another man with a metal chain after being involved in a road traffic collision. According to the police, the ...

Temperatures on Wednesday are set to rise to a maximum of 37 degrees Celsius inland, with summer having well and truly arrived. Elsewhere, temperatures will reach 28 degrees Celsius on the west ...

The International Monetary Fund warned Cyprus over its “inflated” public sector wage bill in its annual Article IV consultation – an economical health check – on the island. The report wrote that ...

A trilateral meeting between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt on Diaspora issues took place on Monday in Athens. The Republic of Cyprus was represented by the Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Theodora ...

A woman and her dog were rescued from a burning building in central Paphos on Wednesday afternoon after thick smoke spread through a three-storey apartment block. The fire broke out ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has reportedly raised the issue of legal action against Turkish Cypriots accused of seizing Greek Cypriot properties in the north during a key meeting with ...

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 ...