Cyprus News

A fine of €156,000 was imposed on 24 employers for illegally employing migrants, following an investigation by the Aliens and Immigration Service (YAM) conducted between April 25 and May 2. “A total of 20 cases ...

A vehicle was completely destroyed in the Larnaca area at around 3am on Saturday by a fire that appears to have been started maliciously. “From the initial examinations carried out ...

A site-specific exhibition opens in Platres this May as Maria Loizidou presents her newest artistic work. Newcomers invites viewers into a place where the conventional perception of time is replaced ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to arrive in the north at 1pm on Saturday to formally inaugurate the new ‘presidential’ complex by Ayios Dhometios in northern Nicosia. After ...

A 21-year-old was allegedly robbed of his phone and wallet by motorcyclists in Larnaca in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to police, the young man was walking in ...

Two 14-year-olds were arrested after attacking police officers with stones in Limassol on Friday.Police arrived around 9pm in the Yermasoyia area, responding to reports of teenagers setting fire to ...

A yellow weather warning is in place with storms expected to affect the island on Saturday afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue mainly in the south, southeast and north, ...

The Organisations of Turkic States’ (OTS) council of elders held a meeting in Kyrenia on Friday – the council’s 17th since its establishment in 2010. It was attended by council chairman ...

Press freedom in Cyprus has sharply declined over the past year, with the country now ranked 77th out of 180 in the 2025 Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ...

A new archaeological discovery in the region of Akamas is changing the early prehistory of Cyprus, the Department of Antiquities announced on Friday. “A very special find, discovered in situ, ...

Frederick University in Cyprus has awarded Columbia University professor of economics Jeffrey Sachs an honorary doctorate on Friday evening “for his significant contributions to global sustainable development and his effective ...

For the third time since April 8, thousands of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets to protest against the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs ...

Proceedings at the Nicosia criminal court in the usurpation case against a German real estate agent continued on Friday with the examination and cross-examination of the investigating officer, who presented ...

Dozens of people gathered outside the presidential palace in Nicosia on Friday evening to protest against the president’s upcoming trip to Israel and his scheduled meeting with Israeli Prime ...

Two 16-year-olds were arrested on Friday in connection with the damage of a police patrol car on April 17, when a group of young people hurled rocks at it. In the ...

Cyprus’ higher education institutions have announced the creation of a joint framework to promote diversity, equality, and inclusion, marking an unprecedented level of collaboration in the country’s academic sector. ...

It is important to do everything possible to create the conditions leading to a solution of the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday evening, commenting on a visit ...

Cyprus and Greece are deepening cooperation in the field of education, focusing on the transition from rote learning to skills-based instruction, the exchange of educational materials, and the organisation of ...

A passenger causing a disturbance on a flight from Gatwick to Larnaca was arrested by the police on Thursday. The Easy Jet flight crew called in the incident and the ...

Two suspects were placed in custody on Friday after appearing before the Limassol court in connection with the theft of a pickup truck. The case involves a 25-year-old man and ...

Police helicopter Akritas returned to base at Larnaca airport at 5.30pm on Friday, having successfully accomplished its mission alongside firefighters battling Israel’s wildfires. Akritas had taken off on Thursday ...

Relations between the Middle East, the Gulf states, and the European Union will be a top priority for Cyprus during its EU presidency in 2026, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. ...

An eight-year study conducted by the Child Health Research and Education Institute has analysed the eating habits and physical health of Cypriots, with findings published on Friday revealing that adults ...

The government on Friday vowed to press ahead with a “holistic and coordinated” overhaul of Cyprus’ civil protection framework, following an emergency wildfire summit chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides. “The ...