Cyprus News

The Nicosia criminal court has rescheduled the “trial within a trial” procedure of the German real estate agent accused of usurping Greek Cypriot properties in the north to May 2 after ...

A 46-year-old British tourist has been ordered to remain in custody for six days following a fatal collision in Oroklini that killed 57-year-old motorcyclist Petros Christodoulou, as Larnaca authorities continue ...

The government has taken a major leap forward in the fight against cancer with the approval of a new national cancer institute, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Wednesday. The ...

The cabinet approved an amended special incentive to produce affordable housing, either for sale or rent, on Wednesday. The changes will impact third-country workers in particular. The incentive is now ...

Halloumi producers are battling to safeguard its iconic cheese as US tariffs and strict EU regulations put its prized export at risk. The Cyprus dairy producers’ association warned on Wednesday ...

The forestry department has issued a warning targeting illegal cutting of trees for the traditional lambradjia bonfires ahead of the upcoming Easter holidays. Emphasising that the felling of trees without ...

Larnaka 2030 welcomes the junior team of the Paneleucinian Athletic Basketball Club. The athletes and their delegation, as well as colleagues from the team of Eleusis 2023, will spend four days in ...

A 55-year-old man was arrested in the Larnaca district for the illegal possession of undeclared animal products, police said on Wednesday. According to the statement, Larnaca police stopped a car ...

A team of US experts has wrapped up a critical assessment of Cyprus’ security systems, bringing the island nation a step closer to joining America’s Visa Waiver Programme. If ...

Nicosia’s iconic but ageing Makario stadium is set for a dramatic €40m overhaul, transforming it into a state-of-the-art sports complex under bold new plans by the Cyprus sports organisation (...

Festive seasons always awaken strong feelings of solidarity and an undeniable need to show love and support to those in need. That’s why, during this Easter period, Lidl Cyprus ...

A terrified shop employee was threatened at knifepoint during a late-night robbery at a kiosk in Nicosia, police announced on Wednesday. The incident happened just after midnight when a masked ...

Cyprus and India are set to strengthen their economic partnership, with high-level talks focusing on boosting tourism, hotel investments, and infrastructure development. The discussions took place on Tuesday between India’...

A spell of unseasonably warm, settled weather is sweeping across the region this Easter week, as a weak high-pressure system promises sun-drenched days and balmy temperatures well above seasonal norms. ...

Authorities are turning a blind eye to a Nicosia event venue that has been operating without an approval certificate, the Audit Office said on Tuesday, warning that public health and ...

Erkut Sahali was on Tuesday night elected as secretary-general of the north’s largest opposition party the CTP, unseating Asim Akansoy. At the first meeting of the party’s new ...

The YDP, one of the three political parties which make up the north’s ruling coalition, has changed its name following a meeting of its party congress. The party’s ...

Two teenagers were arrested on Tuesday over fires which broke out in five bins near a middle school in Larnaca. The fire started in the early hours of Sunday morning, ...

The inflation rate for a designated basket of basic consumer goods fell to 1.6 per cent in March, continuing the declining trend registered since December, according to government data released on ...

The north’s ruling coalition was described as “Ankara’s parrot” by one speaker as fires were lit outside ‘parliament’ for the second day in a row in protest against ...

Over 200 alien marine species have been recorded in the waters off Cyprus, fisheries department officer Katerina Georgiou said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, she said the two ...

A proposal outlining the structure and operation of the Cyprus National Cancer Institute (NCI) will be submitted to the Cabinet on Wednesday by Health Minister Michael Damianos. Speaking to the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar called on central Asian Turkic states to “be more careful”, amid a wave of anger in Turkey after five central Asian countries signed a joint ...

Athens is getting cold feet in relation to a planned subsea electricity cable linking Greece to Cyprus, Turkish media reported on Tuesday. Turkish daily Milliyet, which led with a story ...