A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
By Anastasia Korae
The Paris Olympic Games are approaching with world records expected to be broken by elite athletes. A number of other positive records are also expected to be ...
The lone remaining pupil in the village of Kambos and her teacher have earned the distinction of the “smallest school in Cyprus” it was reported on Tuesday.
Nine-year-old Demetra Panayiotou, ...
Cyprus’ government demonstrated “serious and sustained efforts” aimed at combating human trafficking, the US State Department revealed on Tuesday, though it urged for tougher prosecutions and jail time.
Its 2024 Trafficking ...
No human trafficker in the north was investigated or prosecuted in 2023, nor was any victim offered any shelter, a US State Department report published on Tuesday revealed.
It identified a ...
Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus Colin Stewart on Tuesday welcomed members of the diplomatic community for a briefing on the UN’s activities and current state-of-play on ...
The UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy Maria Angela Holguin is slated to meet with President Nikos Christodoulides in Brussels he confirmed on Tuesday.
“I will have a meeting with ...
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he would not engage in a public debate with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan over allegations Cyprus is an “operation centre” for Israel’...
The met office issued a warning that extreme temperatures would hit on Wednesday.
In a yellow weather warning alert, it said the warning would be in place between 11am to 5...
Cyprus’ three media outlets hit by a ban from Russia’s foreign ministry pledged on Tuesday they would continue to do their job unhindered by the developments.
Russia’s foreign ...
As we gear up for festival season – with July hosting the majority of them – it is time to get into a party mood. After all, the summer season has plenty ...
There are ‘weaknesses and mistakes’ in the finance ministry over the way it handles payments and grants, the audit office said in a report on Tuesday.
According to the findings ...
The energy minister on Tuesday sounded favourably disposed towards the state investing directly in a mooted subsea electricity cable linking Cyprus to Greece, but MPs pushed back citing the political ...
Health Minister Michalis Damianos was on Tuesday taken to hospital in Nicosia after feeling unwell following a trip.
He is currently receiving care at Apollonio hospital and will be kept ...
Global companies such as Tesla and Samsung have shown interest in participating in Cyprus’ battery-based electricity storage system, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday.
In a presentation on the ...
The government’s contract with Opap Cyprus, providing for €447 million income over 15 years, is satisfactory and to the benefit of the republic, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, while the ...
Police on Tuesday arrested a third suspect in connection with the discovery of what authorities have described as the largest weapons cache found on the island.
The 42-year-old man, is ...
Employees at the Limassol state hospital pharmacy on Tuesday announced a work stoppage this week to protest severe understaffing which has left the pharmacy unable to function effectively.
Pharmacists from ...
Three Cypriot newspapers, including the Cyprus Mail, featured on a list of EU media outlets that Russia’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said it was banning access to inside the ...
Cyprus is a hotspot for real estate growth, which is the focus of this weekend’s Cyprus 4.0 supplement, free with the Sunday Mail.
With a booming economy, favourable investment climate, ...
A man found dead on a beach in Ayia Napa on Monday died from drowning, an autopsy showed on Tuesday.
Georgios Senekkis, 57, from Dasaki Achnas died while harpoon fishing in ...
Press emphasising safety concerns for tourists after Hezbollah threats last week are “a bolt from the blue” and the only way out is to defuse the situation, the Hotel Professionals ...
The government has plans to improve the infrastructure at Pournara migrant reception centre, where “excellent work” is being done, Deputy Immigration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Tuesday.
Speaking after his ...
Huge differences have been found in petrol retail prices around the island, some exceeding 14 cents per litre, the Cyprus consumer’s association said on Tuesday.
The association published a report ...
In an era where technology and art are increasingly intertwined, visionary artist Michalis Charalambous explores the boundaries of human experience through innovative mediums.
His latest collaberation, Love, Death, and Meta, ...