Cyprus News

The ‘pre-election restrictions’ came into effect in the north on Sunday, officially marking the beginning of the process ahead of the upcoming ‘elections’, scheduled to take place on October 19. According ...

The subject of fast-track citizenship was in the news last week, following questions raised by independent MP Alexandra Attalides. There are three ways of obtaining Cyprus citizenship, two of which – ...

Cyprus’ political parties on Saturday expressed fury after a guest on a podcast hosted by member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou, expressed doubt over the commonly accepted version of ...

The government is engaged in “damage limitation” following reports of “serious safety issues” regarding the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal at Vasiliko, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on ...

A new proposal which is to be submitted by the United States to the European Union is to boost the chances of a new road being built to connect Paphos ...

Between the years of 1927 and 1931, more than 20 archaeological sites on the island were excavated by the Swedish Cyprus Expedition. In this way, Einar Gjerstad, John Lindros, Erik Sjöqvist and ...

Bursting with local flavour, several traditional festivals are coming up in early September, continuing to fill our weekends with exciting road trips. Alonia in Palodia village will come to life ...

While no date has yet been set, it is likely that a meeting between Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s special representative Gunes Onar and Greek Cypriot chief negotiator for ...

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and the country’s ambassador in Nicosia Ali Murat Basceri on Friday night attended a campaign stop for Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar organised by ...

Polis Chrysochous mayor Yiotis Papachristofi on Saturday promised that “major developments” worth at least €100 million will be carried out in the town next year. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

A 19-year-old was arrested after attempting to rob a shop in Limassol, the police said on Saturday. According to the police, they received a call regarding the incident shortly after ...

Two men were injured in a fight which broke out in a block of flights late on Friday night, the police said on Saturday. The police received a call about ...

The north’s ruling coalition late on Friday night naturalised 124 people as ‘TRNC’ citizens, thus making them eligible to vote in this October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, hours before ...

High heat will be the order of the day again on Saturday, with temperatures set to reach a maximum of 42 degrees Celsius inland. Meanwhile, temperatures on the south, east, and ...

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism has launched a tender for hotel rooms in Nicosia to accommodate thousands of delegates expected during Cyprus’ presidency of the Council of Europe from January ...

Concerns were raised on Friday regarding “unusual movements” undertaken by an American military transport aircraft in and around Cypriot airspace. The aircraft, a Boeing C-17 which belongs to the United ...

Foreign ministers from European countries – including Cyprus – Australia and Britain on Friday jointly condemned Israel’s plans to construct a settlement east of Jerusalem. Israel immediately dismissed the statement. The ...

The reunification of Cyprus is a “non-negotiable goal” for the government, Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said on Friday. She added that “the current unacceptable state of affairs in Cyprus ...

The forestry department warned the public on Friday to stay away from the ancient oak tree in Lania to avoid injury. It said branches were falling off the centuries-old “natural ...

The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for Saturday, when temperatures are expected to peak at 42C inland, 35C along the coast and 32C in the highest mountains. The ...

Areas of dense vegetation currently pose an increased risk of poisonous snakes, the civil defence warned on Friday, urging outdoor enthusiasts to be particularly cautious after a man was recently ...

Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker on Friday visited the Green Line which separates Cyprus’ two sides. He was accompanied on his visit by President Nikos Christodoulides and Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos, ...

Cyprus was third among EU member states for the number of tertiary students from abroad with almost one in four in the country’s universities being an international student, Eurostat ...

The strike called on by employees of the north’s Koop Bank and its subsidiaries last week was brought to an end on Friday as a deal was struck by ...