Cyprus News

The trial of suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, who stands accused of rape and domestic abuse, will be heard behind closed doors, the Paphos criminal court decided on Thursday. Court ...

The daughter of a man missing since the Turkish invasion of 1974 has renewed calls for legal reform after describing what she says is a prolonged bureaucratic struggle to settle her ...

The governments of Cyprus and Lebanon, as well as the World Bank, on Thursday agreed to prepare a preliminary feasibility study regarding the possibility of the connection of the two ...

Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the violent brawl that broke out in Xylofagou on July 8, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to five, ...

Pupils who attend state schools are treated as “second class” in comparison to those who attend private schools, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou wrote in a report on fire safety in school ...

The Paphos criminal court will on Thursday decide whether the trial of suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, who stands accused of rape and domestic abuse, will be heard behind closed ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is to visit Cyprus before the end of this month, the Cyprus Mail understands. Competent sources have informed the Cyprus Mail that Guterres will make ...

Thursday’s weather will be mostly hot and sunny across most of the island, with temperatures set to rise to 40 degrees Celsius inland, 32 degrees Celsius on the southwest and west ...

Nicosia district The 27th Constantia Summer Film Marathon has returned for its 2026 edition and until mid-September it will host outdoor film screenings from Wednesday to Sunday. On Friday, the Greek ...

Police have reiterated their opposition to navigation apps that alert motorists to the location of speed cameras and police checkpoints, although officials say they have received no formal notification of ...

Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou said on Wednesday that a bizonal, bicommunal federation (BBF) remains the only realistic framework for ending the Turkish occupation and reunifying Cyprus, warning that abandoning the ...

A wildfire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon in a reed bed near Polis Chrysochous in the Paphos district has been brought under control after burning around eight decares of ...

Cyprus and the United Kingdom have agreed to upgrade their strategic dialogue, strengthen cooperation on developments in the Middle East and advance discussions on issues concerning the British bases, Foreign ...

The European Commission opened nine new infringement procedures against Cyprus on Wednesday over the country’s failure to fully and promptly transpose a series of EU directives into national law. ...

Drivers are being advised to expect delays next week as maintenance works are carried out on sections of the Nicosia-Limassol and Limassol-Paphos motorways, as well as on the old Nicosia-Limassol ...

Energy Minister Michael Damianou said on Wednesday that Cyprus is expected to have “several hundred megawatts” of energy storage capacity installed by the end of 2027, allowing greater use of renewable ...

By Tom Cleaver British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Wednesday said that the United Kingdom takes Cyprus’ security “seriously”, as she welcomed her Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos to Whitehall. She ...

Motorcyclists taking part in the Isaac and Solomou memorial initiative visited the Acropolis on Wednesday as part of a ten-day tour across Greece marking 30 years since the deaths of Tassos ...

Cyprus is among ten countries that believe the EU should reconsider a new carbon price on fuel, a stance that could divide the bloc. Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, Italy, Poland, the ...

A yellow weather warning for high temperatures has been issued for Thursday as Cyprus remains in the grip of a prolonged heatwave. According to the met office, the warning will ...

Cyprus has announced a 65-member delegation, including 36 athletes, for the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, starting July 23.The Cyprus Olympic Committee (KOE) revealed the national team this week, confirming participation ...

A kiosk owner in Kato Paphos has paid a €3,100 in an out of court settlement after customs officers seized hundreds of illegal nicotine pouch products during a coordinated operation, police ...

The forestry department has highlighted two initiatives aimed at strengthening Cyprus’ wildfire prevention efforts, focusing on environmental education for young people and specialised training for National Guard personnel. In a ...

The question of whether Cyprus should join Europe’s border-free Schengen zone will be effectively placed before the Council of the European Union in September, with the European Commission having ...