Cyprus News

The trial into the premeditated murder of 49-year-old businessman Stavros Demosthenous begins on Tuesday at the Limassol criminal court. The accused had appeared before the Limassol district court on January 29 ...

Ten people were arrested overnight for theft, carrying a knife, possession of drugs, drink driving and illegal residence. The police pulled over 500 vehicles and checked 713 drivers and passengers. They also ...

An explosion occurred on Tuesday morning at the entrance of a building in Limassol. Police said the explosion happened at 5am in the area of the old Limassol port and ...

Tuesday starts off with isolated showers, mainly along the coast, with rainy weather spreading to the rest of the island in the afternoon. Thunderstorms with hailstones can be expected in ...

A total of €43 million has been set aside for community projects, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. Following a regional meeting in Kouklia, he said the funding would support ...

Two women on trial on charges of defrauding Greek Cypriots with properties in the north changed their plea to guilty on Monday, and now await their sentencing at Limassol criminal ...

Plans to allocate forest land in the Karpas peninsula to be used by Turkey’s Istanbul Technical University were passed through the Turkish Cypriot legislature on Monday, though the north’...

Now is not the time to impose ‘green taxes’ and further burden people’s pockets, the finance minister said on Monday while reiterating that the government will roll out relief ...

The United Kingdom’s Type 45 destroyer the HMS Dragon has arrived in the waters off Cyprus, British Defence Secretary John Healey said on Monday. He told the country’s parliament ...

The government on Monday held talks with stakeholders on the ‘second pillar’ of pension reform, which the administration is keen to roll out by next year. Labour Minister Marinos Moushiouttas ...

Observers from the United Nations Development Programme on Monday visited the Panayia Apsinthotissa monastery, located between the Kyrenia district villages of Sychari and Vouno, with renovation work ongoing. The UNDP ...

A Nicosia-based microbrewery has secured major international recognition after winning two top awards at a leading European beer competition. Golem Brewhouse was awarded a Diamond Medal for its Mosaic NEIPA ...

The new central prison announced on Monday can only be constructed on the outskirts of Mathiatis if the community agrees to it, community leader Theodoros Tsatsos told the Cyprus Mail. ...

A new case of foot and mouth disease has been identified in a sheep and goat unit within the infected zone in Geri, authorities said on Monday. According to the ...

Russia’s Cyprus ambassador Murat Zyazikov on Monday refuted the suggestion of Cyprus pursing further relations with NATO, describing the bloc as “a relic of a bygone era”. Speaking to ...

The strengthening of Cyprus’ defence capabilities, as well as the Republic’s adaptation to the current developments in the Middle East are among the key priorities for the future of ...

Teachers’ trade union Oelmek on Monday condemned an incident in which it said a parent of a pupil at a high school in Limassol entered the premises and attempted to ...

Austrian diplomat Johannes Hahn on Monday resigned from his post as the European Commission’s envoy for the Cyprus problem, commission spokesperson for cohesion Maciej Berestecki said. “Hahn has resigned ...

French soldiers completed an “amphibious exercise” in Cyprus over the weekend, with the French army saying the exercise had taken place as part of “technical training” involving sailors and soldiers ...

Prevention and preparedness are of critical importance in effectively dealing with fires, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Monday. He was speaking at a joint firefighting exercise at Larnaca Salt ...

Daily flights between Jordan and Cyprus will operate during the upcoming Passover period, as Israeli travel company ISSTA moves to address restricted air capacity and rising demand for outbound travel. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides informed the national council on Monday of his recent engagements in Brussels, addressing the Cyprus problem, regional tensions in the Middle East, and the economic implications for ...

Republican congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis on Monday called for the permanent removal of the United States arms embargo on Cyprus following Turkey’s deployment of F-16 fighter jets to the north. ...

A few years have passed since the sculptures at the MUSAN Underwater Museum were lowered onto the seabed near Ayia Napa, and now the first subtle signs of transformation are ...