Cyprus News

Hellenic Bank on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the reference rate for all loans linked to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) base rate. Specifically, the interest rate has ...

World wetland day has been celebrated in Cyprus to mark the importance of its restoration and increase awareness of these ecologically sensitive areas. On Monday approximately 110 students from Larnaca, Paralimni ...

The administrative court has found that the Cypriot government was within its rights to deport a European Union citizen who had been convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a child ...

The pursuit of a solution to the Cyprus problem is not high in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s order of priorities, former UK special representative for Cyprus Lord David ...

The total number of arrests made over incidences of fan violence at a handball match in Limassol last week has now risen to four, the police said on Tuesday. They ...

Procedures are underway to open a new palliative care centre in the Paphos district village of Tala, the village’s mukhtar Yiannakis Kokkinos said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

Clouds will gather in the skies above Cyprus on Tuesday ahead of a cold snap which is set to hit the island on Wednesday and beyond. The skies will be ...

The government on Monday announced the launch of a fast-track process for the issuance of building licences for certain types of residential units, saying the step would also go some ...

Old gripes about the concession agreement at Limassol port came to the fore in parliament on Monday during a review of the budget of the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) for 2025. ...

Cyprus’ Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, has reaffirmed the government’s strong commitment to restarting meaningful negotiations on the Cyprus problem. He delivered this message in a meeting with United Nations ...

The introduction of foreign language programmes in Cyprus’ public higher education institutions was the focus of a heated discussion on Monday. The meeting, held at the headquarters of the democratic ...

The Holy Synod of the church of Cyprus has urged the Metropolitan of Paphos to take a clear stance on controversial publications linked to his Metropolis. The statement followed the ...

Nicosia criminal court on Monday agreed to hear by videoconference the testimony of a key prosecution witness in the ongoing trial relating to Cyprus’ now-defunct citizenship-by-investment programme. In the case ...

A 64-year-old man died following an industrial accident in Limassol on Monday morning. The victim, identified as Evanthis Nikolaou from Limassol, was at a factory in the Moni industrial area ...

Costas Cleanthous, through the Cleanthous Foundation, has pledged over €10 million to establish a paediatric oncology clinic adjacent to Makarios Hospital. This substantial investment, which was announced by president Nikos Christodoulides, ...

Two women are recovering in hospital after falling from a moving car in Limassol early on Monday morning. The women, aged 44 and 45, were sitting on the back of a convertible ...

Workers at Sagro Aquaculture in Cyprus have gone on an indefinite strike over unpaid wages. The strike began on Monday, with employees demanding urgent action from the ministry of labour. ...

Parliament on Monday continued reviewing legislation to regulate the matter of multiple pensions paid out to state officials, although no details of the discussion were later disclosed. The House finance ...

Two men were on Monday handed prison sentences of 45,376 and a half years each in Turkey for operating a ponzi scheme which funnelled part of its earnings through northern Cyprus. ...

For more than 40 years the Vouni Panayias winery has continually elevated winemaking in Panayia village, Paphos. The unforgettable landscape of undulating vineyards can be tasted in the wines. Vouni was ...

Unidentified individuals wrote slogans and drew symbols on a Eoka monument in Paphos it was reported on Monday. The Paphos municipality reported to the police the graffiti took place on ...

A policewoman sustained leg injuries during incidents after the AEK vs AEL football match in Larnaca on Sunday, when fans hurled rocks, Molotov cocktails and flares against police officers. The ...

Anti-fascist movement Antifa and far-right political party Elam are to stage simultaneous protests in Limassol on Friday. Antifa announced that their gathering would begin at 7pm on the Molos coastal ...

Beyond Protaras lies a tiny harbour, faded boats bobbing in the waves. The surrounding cape curls north. But if you slip into the water and swim out – where the seabed ...