Cyprus News

The Democratic Rally (Disy) on Friday fixed the timetable under which it will nominate the person standing for the party in the 2028 presidential election. The party’s political bureau decided ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) this week ruled in favour of a Moroccan national, an asylum seeker who sued Cyprus for his prolonged detention on national security grounds. ...

The head of an NGO revealed on Friday that she has been questioned by police over a social media post she had made on the eve of the May parliamentary ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas met new United States ambassador to Cyprus John Breslow on Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation on defence and security. During the meeting, Palmas and Breslow reaffirmed ...

An animal welfare awareness programme is set to expand to more schools and pupils across Cyprus, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Friday during a visit to Aglandjia’s Fourth ...

Two days full of the tastiest sweet treats and fresh mountain air await at the Platres Chocolate Festival this weekend. On October 3 and 4, the entire village will host workshops, music, ...

In the trial concerning the suicide of Stylianos Constantinou, the defendants’ attorneys on Friday sought to discredit the testimony of a prosecution witness, describing as arbitrary her personal conclusion that ...

Social inclusion requires a society organised in such a way that no one is marginalised and everyone has the right to live and work in a safe and creative community, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman has described issues concerning children of mixed marriages, Maronite children and pupils at the Greek Cypriot school in Rizokarpaso as matters of human rights which ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Friday criticised the Republic’s strengthening of its military capabilities, describing it as a “great contradiction to talk about peace while at the ...

The Cyprus Fiscal Council on Friday called for a shift away from broad tax cuts as a response to inflation, arguing in a presentation covering developments through August 2026 that support ...

The trial proper in the ‘golden passports’ case is expected to proceed later this month, after the defence said on Friday that prosecutors had adequately explained some of the new ...

Bread, baby food, coffee, milk, meat and sugar will be subject to a zero VAT rate from October following the approval of a relevant decree by the Council of Ministers. ...

The European Commission on Thursday sent a reasoned opinion to Cyprus and six other EU member states over their failure to fully transpose the waste electrical and electronic equipment directive ...

Eurobank has unveiled the winning architectural proposal for a €2 million day centre for people at the most severe end of the autism spectrum, with the project set to move into ...

Police and the Larnaca district local government organisation (EOA) have confirmed serious and longstanding problems at a Larnaca apartment complex, including complaints over tampered water and electricity meters, illegal occupation ...

Cyprus recorded 1,013,843 guest nights in short-term rental accommodation booked through online platforms in the first quarter of 2026, according to Eurostat data covering stays arranged through platforms including Airbnb, Booking and ...

The Nicosia local government organisation (EOA) on Friday accused the government of “delays and misguided decisions”, saying they had contributed to Cyprus being referred to the EU’s Court of ...

Ten tonnes each of bulgur and flour were delivered to the archbishopric in Nicosia on Friday as part of the grain growers’ annual social contribution, to be distributed by local ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou pledged continued support for schools in remote areas on Friday, saying special arrangements were already in place to allow classes to operate with as few as ...

Students in the Mitsero area staged a walkout during the first two periods on Friday to protest plans to relocate an asphalt plant to the community, ahead of a community ...

A 60-year-old man in Paphos lost more than €65,000 after falling victim to an online investment scam and then a second fraud promising to recover his money, police said on Friday. ...

After a recent report in the Cyprus Mail found the cost of eating out has shot up by 26 per cent over the last three years, it feels like the right ...

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot teacher unions pointed out on Friday the need to secure the right of all children to quality education and to invest in public education with ...