Cyprus News

Legal fees and healthcare costs for those affected by the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia last month will be waived by the Turkish Cypriot authorities, ‘...

A 19-year-old male from Paphos was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after making “dangerous manoeuvres” while driving, with the police later finding equipment which could be used ...

Cyprus is an “emerging player in the European space ecosystem”, Research Deputy Minister Nicodemos Damianou said on Sunday, reflecting on his visit to Paris for the International Space Summit. He ...

A child was arrested by bicycle-mounted police after having reportedly stolen a vehicle from a car wash in Larnaca, the police said on Sunday. The police said that a 43-year-old ...

The Turkish Cypriot authorities on Saturday evening announced plans to build a new football stadium in Nicosia, which they say will adhere to European football governing body Uefa’s “Category 4” ...

There is something wonderfully personal about the way Sam Ashby talks about films. For him, cinema is not simply about watching a movie and moving on. It is about digging ...

Sunday will begin with clear skies across most of the island, though clouds are expected to gather as the day continues, and rain may be possible in the mountains during ...

Israel sees Cyprus as an increasingly important defence partner and believes there is clear potential for the two countries to deepen cooperation between their defence industries, including through joint projects ...

The Animal Party on Saturday excoriated ornithological non-governmental organisation BirdLife Cyprus for not attending a protest organised against Elam’s decision to table a discussion on “environmental activists and the ...

A bicommunal football match was held in Nicosia on Saturday morning, involving amateur players from Turkish Cypriot club Yenikent Percinci and Greek Cypriot club Apollon Yeri, both of which are ...

The United Nations on Saturday warned hunters in Cyprus against hunting in the island’s buffer zone, stressing that it is “strictly prohibited”. “Any aggressive or endangering behaviour by hunters ...

The fire service were called upon to pump water from the basements of two properties on Friday after heavy rain hit parts of the island, its spokesman Andreas Kettis said ...

A pocket-sized hardback with a cover like a vision of Atlantis, all sea-blue and filigreed gold. The Magic We Create reads the title – then, in smaller letters, The Book of ...

Dozens of people joined a bicommunal cleanup operation in and around Nicosia’s old town on Saturday morning, with volunteers picking litter from both sides of the island’s divided ...

A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Larnaca after having been found to have been driving while almost seven times over the legal limit, the police said on Saturday. The ...

S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Cyprus’ long-term credit rating to A, while maintaining a positive outlook for the country’s sovereign debt. The upgrade was welcomed by President ...

A 26-year-old man was arrested on Friday evening after driving his car at 161 kilometres per hour (100 miles per hour) on the motorway between Limassol and Paphos and then failing to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday departed Athens for New York ahead of the United Nations’ “high-level week”, where he and representatives of every other UN member state will address the ...

A fifteenth body has been recovered from the wreckage of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia last month, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Saturday. ...

Greece is aiming for the next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem “to be a success”, the country’s President Constantine Tassoulas said, as he welcomed his Cypriot counterpart Nikos ...

A 15-year-old girl is injured but said to be “out of danger” after having fallen from the window of a third-floor flat onto a wooden pergola in the Limassol suburb ...

A funeral service was held on Friday evening for 15 missing persons, including nine children, whose remains had been recovered by the Committee on Missing Persons, at the Turkish Cypriot cemetery ...

A one-of-a-kind event is coming up, dedicated not only to furry four-legged friends but especially to Cyprus’ long-stay shelter dogs, who have patiently been waiting to find their forever home. ...

Saturday will begin with mostly clear skies across most of the island, though the weather may turn inland and in the mountains as the day goes on, with isolated rain ...