Cyprus News

‘Don’t wait for the fire – prevent it. Fire protection starts with you‘ is the slogan of this year’s Forest Protection Week, which was launched on Monday. Speaking at ...

A total of one million flow reducers for showers and two million aerators for taps will be distributed to reduce water consumption, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou announced on Monday. “If ...

European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen has reiterated the European Union’s support for the Great Sea Interconnector, which, if completed, will link the energy grids of Cyprus, Greece and Israel, ...

A 64-year-old woman has fallen victim to online fraud, losing a total of €39,000 after being deceived through social media, police said on Monday. In September 2024 she was contacted via a ...

A report into accusations made by journalist Makarios Drousiotis against a number of high-profile figures, centred on allegations of abuse of a woman named only as ‘Sandy’, was handed by ...

British Minister for European Relations Nick Thomas-Symonds said on Monday his presence on the island was a “historic moment” as he joined counterparts from the EU at the informal European ...

Fuel prices in Cyprus are “not at a bad level” and current increases do not appear to be driven by profiteering, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos said on Monday, while officials ...

Sports reporter Demetris Demetriou died on Monday at the age of 65. The Union of Cyprus Journalists expressed sorrow over the loss of the “senior journalist in the field of sports ...

The views of civil servants expressed through their trade union Pasydy are “always taken into serious consideration” and implemented wherever possible, however in times of global uncertainty “stability and modernisation ...

A long-awaited road linking the Famagusta area’s Deryneia and Sotira was officially delivered on Monday, with Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades describing it as a major boost for connectivity and ...

Cyprus is “fully prepared” for hantavirus, “both in terms of laboratory support and in terms of managing potential cases”, the health ministry said on Monday, with the number of cases ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Monday pledged his commitment to Ukraine’s “territorial integrity and sovereignty” as he met his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha on the sidelines of the day’...

Science and innovation can help chart pathways to resilience and safeguard marine ecosystems, contributing to a productive and sustainable ocean, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis said on ...

Outgoing United States ambassador in Nicosia Julie Davis on Monday expressed pride at having “done so much” during her term as ambassador, as she held a farewell meeting with President ...

Commerce Minister Michael Damianos on Monday hailed the European Union’s imminent signing of a new interim trade agreement with Mexico, describing it and the establishment of a more general ...

The sea is an integral part of Cyprus’ daily life, economy and future, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Nicodemos Damianou said on Monday. Addressing a conference titled “...

Upon leaving the hospital with a newborn, new mothers are often expected to possess immediate knowledge of how to look after a child; a situation often assumed as coming naturally ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Monday hailed the European Union’s new simplified rules regarding the use of biocides in food and feed production, while the Council of ...

An investigative team has prepared a report on the progress of inquiries so far into the ‘Sandy’ case and submitted it to the chief of police for review, police spokesman ...

The British Bases police have launched an investigation after a dead body was discovered on Monday morning in an open area near a fish farm in Liopetri. The body was ...

The dead body of a man was found in Paphos on Monday morning, with police determining it belonged to a 79-year-old reported missing on May 8. The police said a vehicle ...

The right lanes on the Limassol–Paphos motorway have been closed in both directions due to cleaning works on the central island, police said on Monday. The closure was implemented ...

A multinational civil-military cooperation exercise, Argonaut 2026, is taking place in Cyprus from May 11 to May 15, the defence ministry announced on Monday. According to the ministry, the exercise will test the ...

Alexandros Panayiotou was sworn in as a Supreme Court judge on Monday, and spoke at his swearing-in ceremony of the difficult times ahead for the rule of law, both domestically ...