Cyprus News

The trial of seven people who stand accused of forming an alleged criminal syndicate which engaged in drug trafficking, running a protection racket, and illegal gambling will begin at the ...

Due to the ongoing high temperatures, the municipality of Limassol has announced that it will make available air-conditioned spaces for public use to help citizens cope with the heat. According ...

As part of a two-day visit, Agriculture and Environment Minister Maria Panayiotou on Friday attended the final meeting of the EU’s environment council in Aalborg, Denmark, where key issues ...

Hermes airports on Friday evening announced that departing passengers at Larnaca airport could soon again pass their waiting time before boarding by painting canvases of well-known art pieces. “At the ...

Nicosia municipality and the visual artists and art theorists association Cyprus, known as ‘Phytorio’, have clashed over access to a historic arts venue in the municipal garden. The dispute centres ...

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Friday denied reports that Turkey had filed an extradition request against veteran Cypriot journalist Sener Levent. Turkish Cypriot news agency Tak reported that ‘ministry’ ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday said he has been working for four and a half years to open a new crossing point in Nicosia’s eastern suburb of ...

The accident and emergency department (A&E) of Paphos general hospital will be temporarily relocated on Monday, July 14, 2025, the state health services organisation (Okypy) announced on Friday. As part ...

By Tom Cleaver Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Friday expressed his country’s “unwavering support” for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem during a visit to the north. “...

Parliament has voted to make washing walls, windows and private boats with a hose a criminal offence, as part of new measures to save water. MPs passed the bill on ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday hailed the changes to the laws surrounding the use of Turkish Cypriot-owned property in the Republic, which were passed by parliament on Thursday night. ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Friday visited the new facilities of the Apostolos Loukas special school in Limassol to address ongoing concerns raised by staff and parents. Her visit coincided ...

Parliament on Thursday evening passed the long-discussed legislation on offering foreign language study programmes at public universities, allowing the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) to ...

A public air-conditioned space will be available from next Monday, July 14, the municipality of Strovolos announced on Friday. The space will be located on the ground floor of the municipal ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday hailed the planned creation of a national sanctions implementation unit, after parliament had given the plans the green light on Thursday night. “The unit’...

A special riot police unit will begin patrolling Larnaca’s popular Finikoudes beachfront from Friday night, President Nikos Christodoulides announced, following a visit to the Larnaca police headquarters. Starting at 8...

Veteran Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent on Friday promised to “never surrender” after announcing that he had been summoned to present himself to the Ankara chief public prosecutor’s office ...

A forest fire caused by an Electricity Authority (EAC) transmitter that broke out in Galata in the Kakopetria area on Friday has been brought under full control. According to the ...

The report documenting the findings of the committee formed to investigate the history of faulty airbags in Cyprus and their import into the country recommended that criminal charges be brought ...

A silk scarf put Cyprus cultural heritage on display at Paris Haute Couture Week, which ran from Monday to Thursday.  Model Adam Lega wore the scarf, called Glass Panther, the ...

Charges against two suspects in the murder of gang member Demetris Andronikou were dropped on Friday after it was found that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. Antonis Demetriou, the ...

A yellow weather warning for extreme maximum temperatures was issued by the Met Office on Friday. According to the warning, maximum temperatures will rise to around 40C inland and around 32...

A €3,070 was issued against a 65-year-old man caught with a net in the Paphos area, police said on Friday. The man was arrested in a Turkish Cypriot village in Paphos ...

Cyprus emerged as one of the EU’s most active countries for online cultural engagement in 2024, with 94 per cent of internet users watching TV or videos online.   This placed the ...