Cyprus News

Kiosk owners have warned the finance ministry that proposed increases in EU tobacco taxes could dramatically raise cigarette prices in Cyprus and boost smuggling from the north. In a meeting ...

One month after Charalambos Charalambous stepped down as President Nikos Christodoulides’ chief of staff, the government has yet to name a successor, with senior officials temporarily assuming responsibility for the ...

The cabinet approved legislation on Friday allowing the monitoring of telephone conversations, under strict oversight, to enable the police and intelligence services to employ phone tapping in their arsenal against ...

Social media personality Ioanna Photiou, better known by her alias ‘Annie Alexui’, on Friday threatened to take the Cypriot government to a European court, arguing that her human rights are ...

Members of Cyprus’ Iranian community will hold a public gathering outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia on Saturday afternoon, organisers have announced. The event, scheduled to take place between 3pm ...

Private hospitals warned on Friday they will “take action” unless the government acts immediately to address a critical shortage of nurses. Speaking on CyBC radio, private hospitals association (Pasin) chairman, ...

The Cyprus national rugby team AKA the ‘Mighty Mouflons’ will host Andorra on Saturday 14 March at Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, in a key Rugby Europe Men’s Conference 2025/26 fixture. This home ...

Children of mothers who are registered as displaced persons will be allowed to vote for the local representatives-in-exile of the places where their mothers are registered at the next local ...

Trikomo’s Greek Cypriot mukhtar-in-exile Iacovos Hadjivarnavas on Friday expressed fury at the planned transfer of Israeli prisoner Simon Aykut to the country of which he holds citizenship to serve ...

A second suspect has been arrested in Limassol in connection with the alleged extortion and assault of a food delivery driver, police confirmed. The Limassol district court has approved a ...

The day is here again, and whether you love it or you hate it, Valentine’s Day brings a plethora of events and reasons to go out. Whether you are ...

Two men have been arrested on the British Dhekelia base after being caught stealing around €10,000 worth of parts from decommissioned buses, the British bases’ police said on Friday. The men ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman has said that he has rejected President Nikos Christodoulides’ plan for a new list of convergences found between the island’s two sides to be ...

Across much of the Western world, any 13th day of the month that falls on a Friday carries unease for the superstitious. Hotels skip the number. Airlines often avoid the ...

Snow may fall on the Troodos mountains on Friday afternoon, with rain and clouds expected in lower ground. Additionally, the occasional storm is expected in some parts of the island, ...

A new ATM was installed in the Paphos district village of Panayia, Diko MP Chrysanthos Savvides said on Thursday. “It is with great joy and satisfaction that we announce that ...

Leftist party Akel on Thursday lambasted Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos for “sucking up” to US President Donald Trump and his policies, warning that this “subservient” stance poses risks to Cyprus. “...

Furloughed Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has lost his bid to reverse the interior minister’s decision suspending him from his duties. Following the publication of the suspension in the government ...

Parliament was informed on Thursday that final decisions on the future of the state fair exposition and the Sopaz area in Nicosia are underway, with plans converging on the former ...

A strategic cooperation agreement linking the Cypriot and Greek space technology ecosystems was signed on Thursday in Nicosia, marking a significant step towards closer collaboration in space research, innovation and ...

Cypriot halloumi producers could face increased competition from Latin America due to insufficient safeguards for protected designation of origin (PDO) products in the EU–Mercosur trade agreement, the environmental movement ...

The employers’ union OEV has been authorised to take all necessary measures, including postponing the operation of private hospitals, pending developments in their understaffing, the organisation said on Thursday. In ...

Famagusta’s Eastern Mediterranean University on Thursday confirmed that Yusuf Alemdar, the Turkish mayor who claims to have studied at it, never did. “In recent days, various news reports and ...

By Johanna Pauls A woman who is 35 weeks pregnant was transferred to Israel on Wednesday to ensure the safe delivery of her baby, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on ...