Cyprus News

Five people aged 20, 22, 23, 27 and 28 were remanded for eight days on Thursday, following their arrest in connection with drug offences linked to the seizure of almost 21kg of dried opium poppy ...

Ten people were arrested during overnight operations conducted by the police, the force said on Thursday. The arrests involved offences including handling stolen goods, living in Cyprus without the requisite ...

Albanian Foreign Minister Ferit Hoxha on Thursday offered high praise for Cyprus’ performance during its six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, ...

Serious weaknesses in the way the tax department carries out value added tax audits have exposed the state to potential revenue losses, with years-long delays, inadequate investigations and millions of ...

Commerce Minister Michael Damianos on Thursday acclaimed the “strong and open” partnership between the European Union and the United States, as the Council of the EU approved two pieces of ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday blasted as “baseless” claims being made in the media regarding the direction and progress of discussions on the Cyprus problem, suggesting that they ...

A 54-year-old man has arrested been in Cyprus on the basis of a European arrest warrant, after having been convicted of fraud in Greece, the police said on Thursday. The ...

The United Nations security council will deliberate the next reports on the state of the UN’s peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) and its good offices on the island to ...

The Cypriot government has penned a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres complaining of more than 500 violations of the island’s airspace in the three months between the beginning ...

Thursday’s weather is expected to be mostly sunny across most of the island, with temperatures set to reach 37 degrees Celsius inland, 28 degrees Celsius on the west coast, 34 degrees Celsius ...

The Paphos regional board of tourism (Etap Paphos) has reported strong uptake of its smart signage initiative aimed at upgrading visitor information across the district. The board expressed satisfaction with ...

Relocation of Citizen Service Centre faces further delays Seven years after a preliminary decision was taken to relocate Limassol’s Citizen Service Centre (CSC) from the seafront to the city ...

Festivals Live music, party vibes, street food and beer fill the Linopetra High School Stadium this week and weekend as the 8th MEDFEST Limassol Beer Festival is on. Featuring over 35 ...

New discoveries at Fabrika Hill in Kato Paphos have provided fresh insight into how ancient Nea Paphos was defended and developed over centuries, following the completion of this year’s ...

The government has moved to strengthen support for Cypriots receiving medical treatment in France, as western Europe experiences an unprecedented heatwave. The cabinet has approved the creation of a dedicated ...

Greece has called for strict implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions on Cyprus. Speaking on Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York, Greece’s deputy permanent representative Ioannis Stamatekos ...

Cyprus is preparing to establish a new organisation modelled on the British Council to promote its universities abroad and attract higher numbers of international students The announcement was made by ...

Expectations surrounding renewed efforts on the Cyprus issue risk leading to disappointment if they are not grounded in realistic objectives, former Turkish Cypriot negotiator Kudret Ozersay said on Wednesday. In ...

A fire that broke out between the villages of Malia and Dora in the Limassol district was brought under control on Wednesday evening after a burning vehicle ignited surrounding dry ...

It is almost time for one of Cyprus’ biggest music festivals to make its annual and long-awaited return. This year, Fengaros Festival returns renewed at a new location and with ...

The Larnaca district government’s water supply and sewerage services announced on Wednesday €1.2 million in funding to replace and repair dozens of manholes in the city. Eighteen manholes will be ...

Alma has called for criminal investigators examining the findings of the Mafia State report to be selected by the independent anti-corruption authority rather than by the cabinet, arguing that the ...

UN Special Representative and UNFICYP chief, Khassim Diagne is reported to brief the Security Council in New York next month as diplomatic efforts to revive negotiations on the Cyprus issue ...

Seven foreign nationals were arrested in Nicosia on Wednesday during a immigration raid. The operation was carried out by officers from the aliens and immigration service (YAM) between 6am and ...