Cyprus News

The Greek government has set a target of July 1 next year for Cyprus to join Europe’s border-free Schengen zone, President Nikos Christodoulides has said, with efforts ongoing for the ...

The European Union is “ready” to discuss the updating of its customs union with Turkey in exchange for “cooperation” on the Cyprus problem, the Cyprus Mail understands. Sources close to ...

Athienou municipal council on Wednesday issued a statement expressing its disappointment that the Athienou to Pyroi crossing point did not materialise after Monday’s negotiations. The statement repeats the benefits ...

Former negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis has said he will only stand in the 2028 presidential election if he believes he can win. Speaking to Sigma, Mavroyiannis commented that “If I run for ...

President Nikos Christodoulides leads all five hypothetical first-round scenarios for the 2028 presidential election, securing between 26 and 30 per cent, according to a new RAI Consultants poll presented on Alpha on Wednesday. ...

A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with an alleged attempted murder of a 74-year-old man in Paphos, bringing the number of arrests in the case to three. The teenager ...

The EU plans to put an end to rampant online phenomena such as “only two seats left at this price” and other misleading advertising tricks that often prompt consumers to ...

Thousands of calves have been illegally transported from government-controlled areas to the occupied north, Cyprus Institute president Stavros Malas claimed on Wednesday, linking the trade to the foot-and-mouth disease crisis ...

British Cypriot billionaire John Christodoulou has said he believes he would win the 2028 presidential election should he decides to stand, claiming he could help resolve the Cyprus problem and improve ...

Former European Commissioner and former Disy deputy Stella Kyriakidou publicly backed Giorgos Pamboridis in the contest to become Disy’s candidate for the 2028 presidential elections. In a statement addressed to ...

Three days into COP31 in Antalya, the atmosphere is subdued. Implementation, electrification and finance dominate discussions, but the absence of major world leaders and weakening financial commitments raise questions about ...

More than six in ten public and broader public sector employees in Cyprus reported experiencing workplace bullying over the past five years, according to a nationwide survey presented on Wednesday. ...

A second pelican, named Chris, has taken up residence alongside Kokos, the bird that has become a landmark of Paphos harbour, according to a video posted on social media on ...

A 32-year-old man has been brought before the Larnaca criminal court on drug trafficking charges after police seized more than one kilogramme of cocaine, cannabis and €21,100 in cash, police reported ...

Police failed to find the knife used to kill a 51-year-old British man in Peyia after a search of the Akamas peninsula on Wednesday, and the hunt will resume on ...

Police relayed to the Nicosia district court on Wednesday that an alleged €800,000 contract to assassinate former convict Giorgos Xiourouppas in his car in Limassol was financed from the United Arab ...

A Cypriot delegation led by Diko president Nicholas Papadopoulos and US Ambassador John Breslow visited Auschwitz on Wednesday as part of the European Jewish Association’s annual trip marking the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides used his speech at the United Nations’ Cop31 climate summit in the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya to stress that “the Republic of Cyprus is a sovereign, ...

An estimated 1,500 Israeli basketball fans are expected to travel to Limassol for Thursday’s EuroLeague clash between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv. According to Israeli media reports, the ...

The Greek Cypriot members of the technical committee on crossing points are expected to meet this week to begin preparations for the opening of two new crossings agreed by the ...

Cyprus and Israel are moving towards a bilateral agreement on environmental cooperation, covering climate change, water management and marine pollution, following talks between their environment ministers on Wednesday. Agriculture, Rural ...

A school in the Paphos district was evacuated at around noon on Wednesday following a bomb threat that police believe was a hoax. “It appears to have been a malicious ...

A 35-year-old woman suspected of involvement in the murder of a 51-year-old British man who was stabbed to death in Peyia on Monday was remanded in custody for seven days ...

Far-right party Elam on Wednesday called for the immediate resignation of children’s rights commissioner Elena Perikleous following a dispute over an alleged bullying incident at a Nicosia school. “Instead ...