Cyprus News

A proposal to exclude Turkey from participating in defence-related aspects of the European Union’s Horizon Europe 2028–2034 programme was approved on Tuesday by the European Parliament’s committee on defence ...

President Nikos Christodoulides assured on Tuesday that efforts are underway to restart talks on the Cyprus problem, while criticising the disclosure of discussions held at the national council. Speaking in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will address the public on Thursday with specific measures to tackle rising energy costs, as the government prepares further interventions to ease pressure on households and businesses. ...

British forces have deployed Stormer air defence vehicles to Cyprus to bolster reinforcement of the island’s airspace, the UK defence ministry confirmed on Tuesday. The Stormer high velocity missile ...

Israeli and Lebanese sources reported on Tuesday that an Iranian missile intercepted over northern Lebanon may have been aimed at the British bases in Cyprus, according to US military assessments. ...

Cyprus Post unveiled a commemorative stamp marking 200 years since the Exodus of Messolonghi on Tuesday. The stamp commemorates a key event in modern Greek history, symbolising freedom and sacrifice. Deputy ...

Workers at the Electricity Authority (EAC) on Tuesday threatened escalating strike action, demanding that independent authorities investigate a series of suspicious activities that they say point to an undermining of ...

Gesy beneficiaries will be able to use a barcode to collect prescriptions from pharmacies from Friday, removing the need to verbally provide personal details, the health insurance organisation (HIO) said ...

Members of the House education committee expressed strong reactions on Tuesday to a government bill revising student grants, with criticism focusing on the scale of financial support and whether commitments ...

Justice minister Costas Fitiris assured on Tuesday that the new central prison will be built on the outskirts of Mathiatis, citing its distance, its status as state land, and the ...

Bookings to Cyprus are falling sharply as travellers opt for western Mediterranean destinations amid uncertainty from the conflict in the Middle East, Jet2 CEO Steve Heapy said on Tuesday. Speaking ...

Cyprus musicians unite! In an effort to bring together the musicians, composers, lyricists and venue owners of the island, AMusEd organises the 1st Musicians Networking Brunch in Cyprus this spring. ...

The ongoing war in the Middle East and geopolitical uncertainty with the following significant increase in the price of oil, is expected to have a direct negative effect on the ...

The met office issued a yellow warning on Tuesday for storms, hail and strong winds, which will be in effect from 9.00 pm tonight until 6.00pm tomorrow. Authorities said conditions indicate ...

Consumers should brace for fuel price fluctuations, with the overall trend going up, the head of the petrol stations association said on Tuesday. As long as the war in the ...

A dead seal was discovered on Tuesday morning on the coast of Neo Chorio in Paphos, prompting an immediate response from the fisheries department following reports from members of the ...

Cyprus intelligence service chief Tasos Tzionis contacted Lebanese insurgent group Hezbollah to ask for reassurances that the British Akrotiri air force base would not be used as a target, according ...

The Limassol district court has issued its first sentence in a case relating to the creation and spreading of AI-generated child sexual abuse content, marking the first of its kind ...

The trial into the premeditated murder of Limassol businessman Stavros Demosthenous was postponed on Tuesday to April 29 after the emergence of testimonial material that has yet to be disclosed to ...

The House refugee committee on Tuesday called for an immediate halt to rent increase notices for artists and craftsmen operating in Turkish Cypriot properties at the Mesoyios artists’ park in ...

A new case of foot and mouth disease has been detected in a small sheep and goat unit in Dromolaxia, bringing the total number of affected livestock farms to 46, veterinary ...

Three Turkish F-16 fighter jets took off from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport on Tuesday afternoon. The sound of the jets’ engines firing up was audible across most of ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides wrapped up a tour of hospitals across the island on Tuesday with a visit to Polis Chrysochous hospital, where he said the state had a duty ...

The 42-metre-high Xyliatos dam located in Troodos’ pine forest has overflowed, with a waterfall now passing through the nearby picnic area, the forestry department said on Tuesday. “This overflow creates ...