Cyprus

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 “...

The government is concerned the European Commission may withdraw its €657 million subsidy for the electricity connection between Cyprus and Greece through the Great Sea Interconnector project, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou ...

The House audit committee on Thursday called for the amount of money paid in rent by a law firm in Aglandjia for a property it leases from the state scholarships ...

The German prosecutor in the case against Kurdish politician Kenan Ayaz, who is accused of terrorism, has requested a 4.5-year prison sentence, which would be served in Cyprus if imposed. ...

A new bill is expected to bring significant changes to the adoption process, making single parents eligible to adopt and securing contact between the adopted child and their biological family. ...

Smart Nicosia, a project of innovative technologies and applications enriching the lives of residents and visitors alike, is now just a click away. The municipality invites everyone to discover the ...

The north is set to increase the cost of car insurance and road tax for young people, ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Thursday. Speaking to Gundem Kibris TV, he ...

The “positive climate” in diplomatic relations between Greece and Turkey will contribute to a solution to the Cyprus problem, former Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Thursday. Speaking at an ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar left Cyprus for Azerbaijan on Thursday to attend a leaders’ summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS). Tatar was personally invited to the summit ...

Two monks involved in a financial scandal at the infamous Osiou Avakoum monastery were released on bail but were imposed with a travel ban on Thursday. The two monks, Nektarios ...

In his latest Unficyp report on Cyprus, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed his strong concerns over the ‘significant’ militarisation of the buffer zone which undermine Unficyp’s peacekeeping ...