Cyprus News

Independent Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Jale Refik Rogers on Wednesday called for compulsory sex education to be introduced in schools in the north. She made reference to the revelation that more ...

The Cyprus problem “could be solved in three months” under the right negotiating framework, former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator Ozdil Nami said on Wednesday. Speaking to Kibris Postasi TV, he ...

The demolition of the Nicosia Teachers’ Savings Bank building on Makarios Avenue in Nicosia would be “a blow to the historical development of the city centre” the Cyprus Architects Association ...

The international isolation suffered by the Turkish Cypriot people since 1963 is a “crime against humanity”, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday. “Those who remain silent about this situation ...

Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras on Wednesday said he is “satisfied” with the government’s decisions regarding the future of the town’s port and marina, placing Greek state-owned asset management ...

The “pay as you throw” scheme, wherein people are forced to pay for special issue rubbish bags to have their rubbish collected, will cost each consumer between €150 and €250 per year, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said Cyprus’ trilateral cooperation with Egypt and Greece has as one of its main objectives “the promotion of peace and stability in the region”. Speaking ...

Yiannis Karousos has been confirmed as the new deputy leader of Disy without opposition, following the conclusion of the party’s nomination process. The submission period for nominations for the ...

Four police officers are to be suspended following the escape and subsequent capture of the Romanian who escaped while in custody at hospital. Police launched a manhunt on Tuesday afternoon ...

The forestry college, which is to take in its first higher diploma student cohort in September, will offer a certificate in forestry, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, told the House environment ...

Two teenagers, aged 16 and 15 years old, were remanded in custody for three days on Wednesday after having been arrested on suspicion of participating in the violent incidents which took place ...

A contract for the controversial roadworks in Akamas is in the process of being terminated on the grounds of violations of its terms, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou told the House ...

Swedish fugitive Hans Jonny Uven, 49, and the two suspects who hatched his escape plan, were re-remanded in court for six days on Wednesday in Larnaca. The ongoing case concerns Uven’...

Buenos diaaaass! And the energy for the day ahead has just changed. Rincon Latino is just that: a Latin Corner tucked away in central Nicosia, where Roberto Nicolas Aquino serves ...

Former volunteer commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki appeared in Nicosia District Court on Wednesday with a new lawyer, having failed to find one since Yiannis Polychronis walked out on November 28 following a ...

The House education committee on Wednesday discussed extending all-day schools and changing opening hours to reduce traffic congestion. It also called for the evaluation of analytical school programmes to promote ...

A police officer was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a case of stalking and physically harming a woman in Nicosia. The 48-year-old woman reported the officer was threatening her ...

Authorities temporarily closed two lanes on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway following a mechanical failure of a cement mixer. The incident occurred near the GSP Stadium, affecting traffic heading towards Nicosia. Traffic ...

Syria and energy issues were the focus of Wednesday’s meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, sources said. Christodoulides arrived in Cairo on Wednesday ...

The suspect in a murder case committed on July 3 in Peyia on his brother-in-law is to answer the charges at the Paphos Criminal Court on January 31. The 50-year-old, who had ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is making an extraordinary visit to Cyprus on Thursday. Citing sources, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported that Herzog’s visit is related to the “intergovernmental ...

The year 2025 marks 25 years since the Cyprus Classic Motorcycle Museum first opened its doors to visitors in the walled city of Nicosia, near Paphos Gate. During its quarter of a ...

Mayor of Larnaca Andreas Vyras on Wednesday called an emergency meeting to discuss the lack of safety felt by residents of Drosia. Residents said that since December they had been ...

Police on Wednesday are continuing their investigation into a brawl at a minors’ housing facility in Limassol which resulted in damages and two injuries. Police were interrogating eight young offenders ...