Cyprus News

The Republic of Cyprus was on Tuesday ordered to pay around €50,000 in damages to two asylum seekers for degrading treatment and pushback as they sought refuge in Cyprus from Lebanon, ...

The agriculture ministry intends to impose stricter penalties on those not conforming with halloumi specifications, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Tuesday. Panayiotou briefed the House agriculture committee on the ...

Solar radiation, which contributes to the production of electricity and heat, can play an important role in green transition and reducing Cyprus’ dependence on mineral fuel, the Cyprus Institute says ...

Corporations that failed to disclose their ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) within the prescribed deadline, and which got slapped with heavy fines as a result, will see these fines scrubbed and ...

DND Homes and its subsidiary DND Cyprus, based in Famagusta, currently advertising 622 luxury homes in the north, are being investigated for the usurpation of Greek Cypriot properties. Disy MP Nikos ...

Police arrested a third person on Tuesday, aged 22, in connection with an assault on two food delivery drivers on Saturday night in Limassol. The suspect appears to be one of ...

Not counting maternity leave in calculating pension rights is a violation of legislation on equality between women’s and men’s rights, ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides said on Tuesday. Lottides, ...

Larnaca Public Transport said on Tuesday it was willing to negotiate with trade unions to find a mutually acceptable agreement to the benefit of the public, ahead of a one-day ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the release of a 28-year-old Syrian man who filed a second habeas corpus application after being re-arrested immediately following a previous decision for his ...

Members of the House refugee committee on Tuesday highlighted the need for rationalising legislation concerning Turkish Cypriot properties, as discussions began a bill regarding their management. Laws regulating the management ...

The second day of ‘parliamentary’ deadlock in the north on Tuesday ended with no progress being made and its lame duck ‘speaker’ Zorlu Tore being taken to hospital. Tore was ...

A 27-year-old man from Syria, living in Paphos under subsidiary protection, was on Tuesday remanded in custody for seven days to facilitate investigations into the import and trafficking of drugs. ...

In an ambitious and groundbreaking initiative, Cypriot artist Michalis Pantelidis has combined his passions for art, fashion, and environmental activism to create Ocean of Threads, an exhibition unlike any other. ...

A total of 1,550 people, primarily from third countries, had left Lebanon via Cyprus by Tuesday since the start of assisted departures on September 27, foreign ministry spokesperson Theodoros Gotsis said. The ...

The finance ministry on Tuesday denied reports the government has proposed or intends to propose a salary increase for the President of the Republic and government ministers. In a statement, ...

The first West Nile virus case this year has been detected in Cyprus, after authorities confirmed on Tuesday that an elderly man from Mammari village had been infected and was ...

Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday rejected pre-trial objections put forth in the case of a German national held in connection with usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north. The woman ...

Police chief Themistos Arnaoutis has appointed a new investigator for the case of the escaped convict, to avoid possible issues over transparency, police said on Tuesday. According to the force’...

‘Larnaca 2030’ is spearheading a cultural festival as part of the organisation’s bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2030. The festival named ‘Mantomachalart’ will take place on October 11 ...

The Cyprus Mental Health Protection Association on Tuesday urged employers to consider hiring individuals with mental health challenges, stressing that everyone can be a productive member of society. The association’...

Glitz and glamour are coming to Limassol this week as a new cabaret show in English holds its world premiere. Set on a lavish ballroom stage at the City of ...

Two men were arrested in the Famagusta district on Monday in connection with theft and illegal possession of property, police said in a statement on Tuesday. The suspects, aged 29 and 31, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides reaffirmed his commitment to creating conditions for the resumption of talks on the Cyprus problem during a speech on Monday evening. The President made his remarks while ...

The weather on Tuesday is expected to be clear with rising temperatures across the island. Winds will blow from the southwest to northwest at moderate to strong speeds, reaching 4 to 5 ...