Cyprus News

The Larnaca District Court on Thursday issued a four-day remand order for three teenagers aged 15, 16, and 17, all residents of Larnaca, in connection with violent incidents that took place on Easter ...

A crew member aboard a commercial vessel sailing 65 nautical miles southwest of Cyprus was airlifted to safety late on Tuesday night, following the activation of the national rescue plan “Nearchos” ...

President pays tribute to workers on May Day President Nikos Christodoulides marked International Workers’ Day with a message of appreciation, honouring the struggles that laid the foundation for modern labour ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has hailed Cyprus’s accession to the European Union as the country’s most significant political and diplomatic achievement, marking the 21st anniversary of EU membership with ...

Cyprus and Qatar enjoy a close relationship and are both “very keen” to be peace facilitators around the world, which allows them to work together on the situation in Gaza ...

All members of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) except for Hungary will be present for a meeting of its council of elders which is set to take place in ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel and Turkish Cypriot teachers engaged in a war of words on Wednesday over the matter of Teknofest, Turkey’s aerospace and technology festival, ...

Cyprus was among the countries which Israel asked for help to combat wildfires raging near Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar confirmed. Sa’ar wrote in ...

The labour ministry’s inspection department has urged the public to remain cautious when using products for cleaning and disinfecting swimming pools ahead of the summer season. Products used for ...

Some private security guards are earning less than the minimum wage, MP Alexandra Attalides, who belongs to Volt, said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, she explained that some ...

A woman sought in connection with a series of sham marriages was transferred from the UK to Cyprus by the office for combating human trafficking on Wednesday. According to police, ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said that “historical problems” in Cyprus can be left behind with a two-state solution on the island. “We believe that we can leave ...

The government lacks the ability to implement plans for environmental protection, House environment committee chairman and Akel MP Nikos Kettiros said after the parliamentary debate on the Green Dot system ...

The customs department on Tuesday announced the seizure of over five tonnes of pesticides which originated in China after finding that they had falsely labelled as having been made in ...

The House environment committee on Wednesday issued a warning to caregivers, breeders and dog trainers following several reported cases of tapeworm (echinococcus) in Kampos tis Tsakistras, in the Nicosia district. “...

The trial of Yiannakis Yiannaki, former volunteer commissioner, continued on Wednesday in Nicosia with a key issue raised being the defence’s objection to two new witnesses and recent comments ...

Turkish opposition political party CHP leader Ozgur Ozel on Wednesday said his country’s government’s policy on Cyprus has “collapsed”. Speaking in a televised interview with Euronews, he reiterated ...

Americans are retiring abroad more than ever before – and Cyprus is quietly rising to the top of the relocation list! Recently, U.S. News ranked Cyprus the 25th Best Country ...

Staffing, infrastructure, day-long schooling and security at nursery schools were among issues raised by parents’ associations during Wednesday’s House education committee meeting, demands which they were pleased to say ...

The agriculture ministry is well aware of the problems caused by drought and water shortage, but says solving the problem would take hundreds of millions of euros and thus solutions ...

Written exams for the certificate of professional competence (CPC) for lorry and bus drivers will soon be available in English, the transport ministry announced on Wednesday. This change is aimed ...

Two undeclared luxury watches and one bag were found in the luggage of two passengers arriving from Basel, Switzerland by the customs department during inspections at Larnaca airport on April 27 ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said he wishes the north could change its name. He made the comments during an interview with Turkish researcher Hilmi Dasdemir which was ...

Strictly speaking, the definition of a restaurant is “a place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked on the premises”. This review is slightly different in ...