Cyprus

The Larnaca district court on Thursday renewed the remand of two men, aged 44 and 27, for eight days in connection with the attempted murder of a security guard and the arson ...

The European Commission’s proposal to at least double support to Cyprus for protecting its external borders was a key topic discussed here on Thursday between Finance Minister Makis Keravnos ...

The Cyprus grain producers’ organisation has donated ten tonnes of bulgur wheat and ten tonnes of flour to the Church of Cyprus. The food was made from Cypriot durum wheat ...

A joint appeal has been made to the health ministry by the employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev), the Cyprus association of private hospitals (Pasin) and the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA), ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday offered his “deepest condolences” to Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and “the people of Portugal” following the death of 17 people after the derailment of a ...

The former contractor for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Vasiliko on Thursday laid the blame squarely on the Cypriot side, accusing it of incompetence and of often acting ...

The transport ministry has instructed the road transport department and the information technology services department to rectify matters after motorists were left without valid road tax certificates despite paying their ...

The government has approved the programmes of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, making it the first Greek university branch to operate in Cyprus. “This marks the foundation of ...

The government has stepped up efforts to revoke citizenships granted under the Cyprus investment scheme, with new cases identified this week. At a meeting on Wednesday, the cabinet approved the ...

The European chief public prosecutor’s office (EPPO) on Thursday confirmed that it had launched an investigation into the Great Sea Interconnector project, which has been planned to link the ...

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides on Thursday welcomed the introduction of financial literacy in primary and secondary schools, calling it an essential step for the country’s ...

Police on Thursday announced security measures to be implemented between September 4 and 5 to prevent juvenile delinquency and ensure public safety. With the start of the new academic year on Friday, ...

Murat Metin Hakki, the lawyer of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north, was released on bail on Thursday after having been arrested himself on Wednesday. He ...

School bus services will begin on Friday, the transport ministry announced. It added that during the first few weeks of the buses’ operation, the routes may change as new children ...

Nicosia is pressing ahead with two major projects, the future of the old state fair grounds and the Sopaz redevelopment. According to a report from Philenews, the municipality is treating ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday promised “further policies” to aid displaced persons and their descendants at a meeting with mukhtars-in-exile. “We will look at the issues which concern you and ...

The anti-corruption authority on Thursday corroborated attorney-general George Savvides’ position that he never received three “corruption cases” from it regarding alleged irregularities at the Vasiliko natural gas (LNG) import terminal. “...

Vladimiros Tziortzis achieved a significant points gain in the fourth round of Euronascar Pro 2025, which took place on August 30 and 31, at the Autodrom Most track, in front of 43,212 fans, a ...

Cyprus’ holding of the Council of the European Union’s presidency in the first half of next year will be “of crucial importance” for efforts to achieve unanimity among the ...

A 43-year-old man was arrested in connection with a string of thefts from hotel rooms in the Famagusta district, the police said on Thursday. The man was arrested on Wednesday, ...

The north’s ‘health ministry’ issued an official denial that there had been a chlorine gas leak at the Teknecik power station in Kyrenia after four people had been hospitalised ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested in Limassol in the early hours of Thursday morning after reportedly stabbing another man and leaving him with a collapsed lung. According to the police, ...

Cyprus Turkish bar association chairman Hasan Esendagli late on Wednesday night visited Murat Metin Hakki, the lawyer of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north, who was ...

Thursday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear after the lifting of the partial fog and low cloud to which most of the island woke up. However, rain will ...