Cyprus News

My faithful dining companion and I decided to indulge in pub grub, partly because Lent is approaching with many options set to be taken off the table. There is a ...

Dual British Cypriot citizens are required as of Wednesday, February 25 to use a valid British passport when entering the United Kingdom according to an announcement by the Cypriot high commission ...

Livestock farmers whose livelihoods have been affected by the recent outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease have the option to reach out to a dedicated hotline to receive psychological support, the ...

British intelligence is increasingly apprehensive that Russian nationals linked to the Kremlin are acquiring properties near the RAF base at Akrotiri as part of a covert “hybrid warfare” strategy. According ...

The veterinary services confirmed on Wednesday that the foot-and-mouth disease virus detected in livestock units in government-controlled areas is of the same serotype as that circulating in the north. The ...

Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos expressed his support for the creation of a crossing point at Ayios Hilarionos, located in the northeastern Nicosia suburb of Kaimakli on Tuesday. He said that ...

The government is increasing social expenditure after the economy recorded growth, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. “It is important that we have had the ability – based on economic circumstances ...

The government confirmed on Wednesday that compensation of about €4.5 million will be paid to farmers for the culling of roughly 13,000 animals affected by the rapid spread of foot-and-mouth disease. So ...

New delays in delivering the last part of a report by the authority against corruption on Mafia State – a book by investigative journalist Makarios Droushiotis – are expected to be announced ...

Members of the LGBTQIA+ community can now access a register of queer-friendly medical professionals of various specialisations across the island, the Queer Collective announced on Wednesday. “Finding a doctor, therapist, ...

The water situation in Polis Chrysochous is critical but manageable, Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis said on Wednesday. After a meeting in Polis Chrysochous with key officials on water supply ...

Turkish Cypriot businessman Erdil Nami, father of the north’s former ‘foreign minister’ and Cyprus problem negotiator Ozdil Nami, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84. Erdil Nami graduated ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou met farmers in Aradippou on Wednesday morning to hear directly from livestock farmers facing what has been described as ‘the gravest threat in living memory’ to ...

A criminal investigation is warranted into possible corruption offences regarding former Edek leader and sitting MP Marinos Sizopoulos, the legal service concluded on Wednesday, initiating procedures to lift his parliamentary ...

The government is determined to raise pensions through reforms, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday during a meeting with trade unions SEK, PEO and Deok. The president said the meeting ...

Seven people were arrested over Tuesday night for various offences including the illegal possession of a firearm, illegal residency in Cyprus, and impersonation, police said on Wednesday. Police stopped and ...

Cyta trade unions have called on parliament to support the finance ministry’s bill to modernise the organisation and open it up to the provision of new services, including energy, ...

A new nomadic platform that explores ways of cultivating ecological imagination and interdisciplinary collaborations has launched in Cyprus. PIKNIK is an initiative of the Xarkis NGO and consists of an ...

Holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Cyprus has put continued support for Ukraine at the top of its priorities, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos said on ...

Woman injured after gun discharges during maintenance A 26-year-old man was remanded for three days on Wednesday after accidently injuring his 25-year-old partner in the leg while handling a shotgun, ...

On Wednesday, the weather will start off overwhelmingly clear but will gradually become cloudy with rain starting in the west of the island, while snow or sleet might fall in ...

The spending limit per candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections has been set at €25,000 plus an additional €5,000 for personal expenses, interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elia said on Tuesday. “Exceeding ...

The Green party of Cyprus demanded a full investigation on Tuesday after several dogs were found dead in an unfenced water reservoir inside the Astromeritis buffer zone, lambasting the incident ...

An urgent appeal was issued on Tuesday by Turkish Cypriot conservationist Kemal Basat after an injured donkey died in the Karpass region days after being shot. In his post issued ...