Cyprus

Cow farmers on tractors and milk tankers will take their grievances to the presidential palace and the EU house in Nicosia on October 3, they announced on Wednesday. During the protest, ...

Limassol mayor Yiannis Armeftis’ proposal for a park and ride service to be opened in his city is “illegal”, Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) employees’ trade union Sap-Tepak said on ...

The presidential palace on Wednesday hit back against allegations that President Nikos Christodoulides was behind efforts to have Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides fired. In a fiery statement outside the Supreme Court ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Tuesday backed a previous court decision that threw out mass appeals by affected property owners along the planned route of the Paphos-Polis road after the ...

Dismissed Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides said on Wednesday the system has “successfully beheaded me”. Speaking after the Supreme Constitutional Court’s decision to relieve him of his duties was handed down, ...

Diko MP Panicos Leonidou is to visit the Vatican City on Wednesday over plans for Easter to be celebrated on the same day by all denominations of Christianity. Leonidou is ...

Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos signed contracts on Tuesday for the restoration of a house to create a care centre for children with disabilities with the CEO of AKI Constructions Ltd ...

Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides was fired on Wednesday following a Supreme Constitutional Court decision, as he called the outcome a “black day for Cyprus.” In a unanimous ruling, a panel of ...

A protest took place on Wednesday morning outside the venue of the ‘Doing Business with Israel’ conference, organised by the national investment promotion agency Invest Cyprus in Nicosia. The demonstration ...

Two-time silver Olympic medalist Pavlos Kontides has announced his intention to compete at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The announcement was made during an event in his honour at ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court was “unanimous” in its decision over whether or not Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides will be fired, it was heard in court on Wednesday. Proceedings in Nicosia began ...

A 26-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after having unsuccessfully attempted to burgle a house in Limassol. The house’s 37-year-old owner said he had heard his doorbell ring twice ...

The Ayia Napa municipality on Tuesday bestowed eight frequent travellers to the area with the honour of being “tourism ambassador”. The eight – four couples – were presented with the honour by ...

Greek basketball club Panathinaikos on Tuesday night issued a message of unity following a furore over a banner unfurled at their fixture with Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv in Cyprus. ...

Police in Paphos are investigating two incidents of fires being started in the village of Prodromi, one in a car and one in a shed, Paphos police’s assistant operations ...

A 29-year-old man from Paphos was arrested after being found to be in possession of a “small amount” of methamphetamine and a “small amount” of cannabis, Paphos police’s deputy ...

Three further arrests were made on on Wednesday in connection with violent episodes which broke out at the abandoned Limassol derby between Ael and Apollon on Sunday. The first two, ...

Two people, one from Armenia and one from Nepal, were arrested in Paphos on Tuesday after police determined that they were both living in Cyprus illegally. The pair, aged 50 and 35 ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of having stolen two lorries, the police announced on Wednesday. He was arrested on Tuesday after investigations into the theft and “malicious damage” ...

The now-infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) in Morphou was paying invoices to a student recruitment agency for students who did not exist, according to witness testimony in ...

Wednesday’s weather is set to be mostly clear across most of the island, with locally increased cloud cover at times. Temperatures will rise to a warm but not scorching 32 ...

The big decision over the fate of Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides’ job is expected to be announced today at the Supreme Constitutional Court. Inevitably a high-stakes case, the hearing is ...

By Anastasia Korae Cities worldwide are increasingly adopting pedestrian-friendly and bicycle-friendly policies, amid growing concerns over the climate crisis and the need to reduce air and noise pollution. These efforts ...

Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart met on Tuesday with Nicosia’s mayors from both sides of the divide. This was the first meeting between Nicosia ...