Cyprus

Workers at Larnaca port went on strike on Thursday morning from 7.30am till 11.30am, protesting over poor health and safety measures. Trade unions Sek and Peo said in a joint ...

The “selective” leaking of documents concerning the central prison serves “personal and/or other political purposes” and undermines a fair trial, the law firm representing former deputy prison director Athena ...

Police are investigating arson after a fire broke out on Thursday in a cellar in Yermasogia, Limassol, belonging to a 40-year-old businessman, the second attack against the same person, prompting ...

Passengers arriving at Cyprus’ airports over the holidays will have additional airport shuttle routes to get home in time. Kapnos Airport Shuttle announced it would be extending its schedule to ...

Primary and secondary education teachers went on strike on Thursday over the new evaluation system expected to be sent to the House plenum on Monday. Poed, Oelmek and Isotita have ...

A 41-year-old was arrested on Wednesday at Larnaca airport, having been arrested in a European country in April and extradited to Cyprus to face online fraud charges. The police said ...

Clear skies prevail on Thursday, with temperatures reaching 19C inland, 21C along the coast and 9C in the highest mountains. Winds will be a southwest to northwest gentle to moderate ...

’Tis the weekend before Christmas, and you can be sure the What’s On agenda is alive and buzzing. This weekend, intimate live performances, parties, street fiestas, screenings and independent ...

The viability study of the Risk Management Fund for Agricultural Production has been completed, outlining the fund’s current status and recommending measures for long-term sustainability, agriculture ministry permanent secretary ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides on Wednesday called on stakeholders to submit recommendations to tackle the criticised nurses shortage in hospitals, with a meeting on the matter scheduled for January. The ...

Cyprus has emerged as an ideal holiday destination for Israelis looking to immerse themselves in the European Christmas spirit, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth wrote on Tuesday, with the story ...

The focus is on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2027, which is a key priority of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, Minister of Agriculture, Rural ...

Recognising the organisations’ efforts in advocating for the rights and dignity of the elderly, the Cyprus Third Age Observatory was on Wednesday honoured with the Stella Soulitotis human rights award. “...

The processing rate of building and urban planning applications in Larnaca has significantly improved in November, the Larnaca district self-governance organisation (EOA) said, referring to statistics from the interior ministry ...

An epic street party is coming up this weekend in Nicosia, ready to fill the city will even more Christmas joy. The Epic Street Fest Xmas Edition returns on Saturday, ...

Police will on Friday hold an exercise simulating the scenario of a terrorist attack at the Nicosia conference centre as a precautionary measure in view of Cyprus’ upcoming EU Council ...

Trikomo district court on Wednesday decided to lift charges against one of the two Greek Cypriots who were arrested with three others in the north in July. The two stood ...

Cyprus’ most significant corruption trial in decades reached its final stage on Wednesday, with the criminal court reserving its verdict for February 17, 2026, in the case against former house president Demetris ...

Defence minister Vasilis Palmas commended military registration offices as “vital” in supporting the national guard and in reducing bureaucracy. Palmas, visiting the registration office for the Nicosia and Kyrenia districts, ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s undersecretary Huseyin Cahitoglu was on Wednesday accused of money laundering during his third appearance in court after being arrested on suspicion of bribery ...

Cyprus’ decision to continue issuing visas to Russian tourists through designated centres, despite wider tensions of the “collective West” with Moscow “proves once again the awareness in Europe of the ...

Police in Larnaca are investigating a suspected case of arson after a vehicle caught fire on Wednesday afternoon in the village of Alethriko. According to police, the vehicle, owned by ...

They say that repeating the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is the definition of stupidity. In the context of visiting the same restaurant multiple times ...

Elam has moved to strip funding from bicommunal education and migration programmes through a series of amendments to the 2026 state budget on Wednesday. As parliament prepared for a final vote ...