Cyprus News

Attorney-general George Savvides on Wednesday defended his decision to recuse himself from the anti-corruption authority’s Mafia State report investigation, telling parliament that the move was necessary to preserve impartiality. “...

Total beer deliveries from breweries in Cyprus fell by 2.7 per cent in June 2026, compared with the same month last year, driven largely by a sharp decline in exports, according to ...

Fifty-two-year-old property developer Ahmet Noyan appeared in court in Trikomo on Wednesday after having been arrested on suspicion of negligence after one of the many buildings constructed by his company ...

Cypriot members of the European Parliament on Wednesday demanded that the island be offered more protection from the consequences of wildfires as the Strasbourg plenary session discussed the European Union’...

The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a report into the sexual violence suffered by Cypriot women during Turkey’s invasion in 1974, with 575 votes in its favour, 33 votes against and 43 abstentions. ...

Three men who were arrested after having robbed and kidnapped a 65-year-old man in Larnaca were on Wednesday remanded in custody for six days after appearing at the Larnaca district ...

The Cyprus Workers’ Confederation (Sek) has urged employers to implement measures to protect staff from heat stress, noting that prolonged exposure to high temperatures can seriously harm health and may ...

The Limassol municipality will carry out a collection of bulky and unwanted items in the Agios Ioannis area on Friday as part of its cleaning campaign, authorities said on Wednesday. ...

The Ecologists movement on Wednesday expressed its strong opposition to proposals to kill stray dogs in the Paphos forest as discussed in a meeting between government services and the forestry ...

Direct Democracy MP Diana Constantinides has pledged to clamp down on violence against women during her five-year term, having borne the burden of losing her mother at a young age. ...

Cyprus was wrapped over the knuckles by the European Commission yet again on Wednesday for failing to implement EU waste recycling targets, its restrictive energy-installation policies, and its failure to ...

The cabinet approved an extra €6.35 million for livestock farmers affected by foot and mouth disease on Wednesday. Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou stated the government is committed to supporting the sector’...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Wednesday moved to stress that given that it is now believed that the weekend’s attack on a Turkish Cypriot man in Ayia Napa was ...

Turkey will be required to exhibit flexibility in its position regarding the Cyprus problem, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday, as he faced questions over the day’s Nato ...

A woman who over the period of two years received social benefits has reportedly been told to pay back a sum of over €11,000 in government support. According to Phileleftheros, the ...

Seven young Cypriot athletes will represent the island at the Balkan Under 20 Athletics Championships in Craiova, Romania, on Saturday, with two aiming to secure qualification for the World Under 20 Championships. ...

The court case into the suicide of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou was postponed on Wednesday due to a setback in proceedings. During Wednesday’s hearing before the Nicosia district court, the ...

More than 220 athletes from across Cyprus took part in the 10th Neapolis University Pafos Beach Water Polo Festival, held from July 3 to 5 at the Paphos municipal baths. The tournament featured 42 ...

Criminologist Ilias Anagnostopoulos is officially on the team of independent criminal investigators in the Mafia State case, following Wednesday’s approval by the cabinet. Anagnostopoulos is replacing Christos Mylonopoulos, who ...

A Cyprus film could contend for an Oscar after the deputy ministry of culture has for the first time opened submissions to select the island’s official entry in the ...

Measures to encourage greater participation and dialogue are crucial to ensuring that citizens feel included and represented, President Nikos Christodoulides said during a roundtable discussion on the current state of ...

The value of bounced cheques issued in Cyprus rose to €37,188 in June, despite only a slight increase in the number of cases, figures released on Wednesday by the Central Bank ...

Pleasure boat dock operators’ refusal to pay annual management fees in full to the government upon receipt of planning permission is costing the government money, the audit office warned in ...

The trial of former transport minister Marios Demetriades in relation to “suspicious” naturalisations under Cyprus’ citizenship through investment scheme, commonly known as the ‘golden passport’ scheme, was on Wednesday adjourned ...