Cyprus News

Investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis, whose trilogy of books stirred a wave of controversy after his writings described Cyprus as a mafia state embroiled in corruption, has lodged an appeal with ...

A news article referring to the strategic value of the proposed corridor linking India, the Middle East and Europe (Imec), as discussed between senior officials of Cyprus and Greece caught ...

A 77-year-old Nicosia resident was arrested on Monday in connection with the 14 mobile phones found last week inside a fridge in the central prisons. The phones, found alongside 12 charging cables, ...

Three people were arrested on Monday in Nicosia for robberies, torching a car and possession of drugs. The police said the residence of a 23-year-old was searched on Monday as ...

Cyprus woke up to low clouds and local mist on Tuesday, which will gradually clear, however clouds and isolated showers are expected in the afternoon, mainly in the mountains. Winds ...

Bone marrow transplant services that were set to be offered by a private Nicosia medical centre, are being hampered by state inefficiency, it emerged on Monday. The specialised unit at ...

A former board member of the English School in Nicosia, Sener Elcil, has strongly condemned his dismissal from the school’s board on Monday, calling for the institution to remain ...

Police have arrested a 60-year-old school bus driver in Larnaca on Monday under a court-issued warrant following allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards a 16-year-old student. According to sources, the driver ...

The government contract for leasing two firefighting helicopters for the 2025-2027 period has gone to a company which had been disqualified from the same tender last year, media reported on ...

Nearly 100 individuals who have worked in the state sector receive more than one pension or a pension plus a salary, MPs heard on Monday. The House finance committee continued discussion ...

Only 14.3 per cent of MPs in the Cypriot government are women, ranking Cyprus the lowest among all EU countries according to a recent Eurostat study. At 14.6 per cent, Hungary ranked ...

A nursery teacher in Nicosia has been suspended after a video surfaced in local media, allegedly showing her threatening to throw a child out of a window. The disturbing footage ...

Panayiota Costi from Larnaca marked her 102nd birthday on Monday and the occasion was celebrated over the weekend with her six children, 12 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Her granddaughter Anna says ...

Greece reaffirmed on Monday its commitment to building a subsea electric cable planned to link continental Europe to the East Mediterranean, following reports that the project was halted over financial ...

Cyprus may face power blackouts unless measures are taken to balance electricity production and consumption, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou warned on Monday. He said the government, alongside the Cyprus transmission ...

The north’s ‘parliament’ on Monday resolved to create a committee to examine a request filed by the north’s chief public prosecutor’s office to lift the immunity of ...

Free oral checkups will be conducted by private dentists on March 20, the Cyprus Dental Association announced on Monday. On the occasion of World Oral Health Day the free oral checkups ...

Cyprus is running out of people. This, says our government, is a crisis. It’s a threat to our economy, our pensions, our future. Something must be done! And so, ...

Cyprus is to push for “no different treatment of invaders” with regard to the European Union’s plans to boost its military defences, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday, ...

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu on Monday announced that he had been informed by the police that he is once again to be charged with failing to complete his ...

No office was found at the registered address in Limassol of an agency of the surrogacy clinic linked to surrogate births in the north, police spokeswoman Kyriaki Lambrianidou said on ...

More than 400 trees have been planted in Cape Greco in a bid to green barren fields. Local species of saplings and shrubs were planted by a group of volunteers, as ...

The number of animal abuse cases has increased notably within recent years, police spokesperson Nicoleta Tyrimou has announced on behalf of the animal police department. In 2024, 150 incidents of animal abuse ...

How often has this happened to you? You turn on Netflix, hoping for something to watch to pass the time, and you are instantly flooded with suggestions and content you ...