Cyprus

August arrives with a plethora of festivals, so if you are wondering how to beat the heat while enjoying the season’s events, here is our selection of what not ...

More than 10,000 student grant applications remain unexamined, the progressive student movement has warned, calling the delay “a breaking point” for students who depend on state support to continue their studies. ...

Former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator Kudret Ozersay on Wednesday night announced that he will not stand in this October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election. Ozersay had stood in both the 2015 ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he and his Kazakh counterpart Kassym Jomart-Tokayev had “discussed respecting the equal and inherent rights of the Turkish Cypriots”. Speaking following a bilateral ...

The diplomatic corps have been rattled by information that the cabinet had secretly decided to pay for a costly campaign in New York to get the foreign ministry’s permanent ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday backed, in principle, the new laws passed by parliament to regulate multiple pensions for state officials. However, following advice from the legal service, he has ...

The Department of Road Transport (TOM) has issued an urgent recall of specific Citroen vehicles in Cyprus due to serious safety concerns related to defective Takata passenger airbags. According to ...

Τhe two former MPs facing criminal charges over a report by Al Jazeera into the alleged illegal naturalisations of people as citizens of the Republic of Cyprus, commonly known as ...

The electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) will restart its large-scale installation of smart meters across the island on August 1. The move is part of a long-term plan to modernise electricity ...

Authorities have seized approximately 4,000 counterfeit clothing and accessory items in a coordinate operation targeting tourist shops in Ayia Napa and Protaras, the Customs Department announced on Wednesday. The raid, carried ...

Vehicle owners in Cyprus who have yet to respond to the recall notice for defective Takata airbags have until October 3, 2025 to replace the faulty components, the Department of Road Transport (...

Rugby is back in Paphos as Paphos Tigers RFC officially launched their 2025/26 season, which gets underway from the beginning of September. The club is opening its doors to new and ...

The government aims to restore electricity to 80 per cent of areas which were impacted by the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district last week by the weekend, Energy Minister ...

All residences and businesses impacted by last week’s fire will be subsidised by up to €500 in their last issued electricity bill, the EAC announced on Wednesday. To receive the ...

The government of Ireland has donated €25,000 to the Committee of Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP), bringing its total contribution since 2006 to €500,000. The donation, handed over on Wednesday, will support the ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Wednesday announced a “financial support plan” worth €1.3 million to help people who have been left unable to work if their workplaces or means of work ...

“Alas if in such crucial moments our first thought was whether to keep our position or not,” was the answer given by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, commenting on the criticism ...

Transport ministry on Wednesday confirmed that the third and final phase of the grant scheme for motorcyclists’ protective gear has officially come to a close. The scheme, launched in 2022 and ...

The Larnaca criminal court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 12 years in prison after his arrest over the illegal importation of 19 kgs of cannabis on June 4, police said on Wednesday. ...

Brunch plans always seem easier in theory. My partner, my dad and I decided we were overdue a proper one, something with eggs, bacon, coffee; the works. Bread and Spread, ...

The 112 emergency alert system is moving forward on schedule and could be awarded by September if no appeals are filed, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou confirmed on Wednesday. Speaking after a ...

British Forces Cyprus (BFC) played a vital role in supporting the Republic of Cyprus’ emergency services last week, the British government said on Wednesday. Amid soaring temperatures and strong winds, ...

The cabinet decided on Wednesday on the amount of aid for victims of last week’s wildfire that swept through Limassol villages, leaving hundreds of people homeless and wrecking businesses. ...

Bus drivers and other staff of Larnaca Public Transport staff started a 48-hour strike at 5.30am on Wednesday. The 120 employees gathered at the Larnaca bus station, claiming the company had ...