Cyprus

The island’s political leadership received an in-depth analysis on Friday of the sticky situation into which Cyprus has slipped, with the deadlock set fast and UN reports chastising the ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou visited the Larnaca district self-governance organisation (Eoa) on Friday to assess any current issues. According to an announcement, Ioannou was given a tour of the premises ...

A 45-year-old man appeared before the Dhekelia British Bases court on Friday on charges of premeditated murder for the killing of 52-year-old Charalambos Konstantinides. The incident occurred on June 25 at ...

EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides announced on Friday that she will be stepping down from her role and returning to Cyprus in the coming months. Kyriakides stated that as her ...

Other countries are “expected” to recognise the north, Turkish presidential foreign policy advisory board member Aygun Attar said on Friday. Attar was speaking to the Turkish Anadolu Agency ahead of ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday he expects a resolution to the current drug shortages by early next week, adding that the health ministry is in constant talks with ...

A 69-year-old Greek Cypriot man was sentenced to four months in jail in the north on Thursday after having been convicted of sexually assaulting a hitchhiker he had picked up ...

Social media influencer and newly elected member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou is to hold an online poll to decide which European parliament group he will join. In a ...

The price of ice cream and other summer related items went up in June, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Friday. Other items that increased in price included domestic package ...

By Robert Morgan The Larnaca Salt Lake Wetland Protection Group on Friday denounced illegal construction in the nearby Natura 2000-protected Pattichio Park, calling on the forestry department to “enforce the ...

Dipa MP Michalis Yiakoumi on Thursday called for legislation to impose life sentences without parole or early release for child rapists and judges to be given the authority to order ...

Cow breeders on Friday called for a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides to discuss outstanding problems over halloumi production. In a letter addressed to Christodoulides, the cow breeders highlighted the ...

Two British Cypriots, both members of the Labour Party, were elected as members of the country’s parliament on Thursday night. Bambos Charalambous, first elected in 2017, successfully defended his seat ...

This month the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama returns for its new edition. Four productions will be presented in July and August at outdoor theatre venues around the island, ...

A wildfire which broke out in the Paphos district village of Pelathousa was caused by broken glass, assistant operations director of Paphos police Michalis Nikolaou said on Friday. Speaking to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to convene the National Council on Friday, in light of the submission of reports on the state of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) ...

Police on Friday announced a second arrest in conjunction with three robberies carried out by hooded men who sprayed fire extinguishers at their victims. The arrestee is an 18-year-old male, ...

Friday’s weather is set to see temperatures remain high but with possible isolated rains in the mountains, and increased cloud cover elsewhere. Temperatures will reach a high of 35 degrees ...

Larnaca is currently experiencing a surge in thefts from beachgoers at its organised beaches, particularly on popular Finikoudes Beach. According to the police, thieves are taking advantage of people leaving ...

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s warning to Cyprus not to get involved in a possible all-out war between the Shiite organisation and Israel may not have been idle bluster, but ...

Additional sanctions have been announced by the US on flagged entities in Cyprus, it emerged on Thursday. According to Ambassador of the United States in Cyprus Julie Fischer, “we continue ...

The government on Thursday tabled to parliament a bill relating to Cyprus joining the United States’ visa waiver programme. On June 17 the governments of Cyprus and the United States signed ...

The House on Thursday postponed for a week a scheduled vote on a bill regulating the submission of capital statements, or wealth declarations by state officials, politically exposed persons and ...

Vaping is particularly harmful to young people and may be responsible for reduced IQs, the House health committee heard on Thursday, prompting MPs to pledge immediate action to curb the “...