Cyprus News

Tensions flared during the trial concerning the death of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou at Nicosia district court on Friday, as a former special education teacher was cross-examined over allegations that the ...

George Pamboridis submitted the minimum 500 signatures needed to contest Disy’s internal vote for the party’s 2028 presidential candidate on Friday. The forms were delivered to the party’s headquarters ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas has confirmed that Cyprus will purchase a second offshore patrol vessel from Israel, with the contract expected to be signed next week. Speaking to state broadcaster ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday promised that there will be no change to the rules regarding who can cross between Cyprus’ two sides at the crossing points which connect ...

Residence permits have been revoked for Pakistani nationals involved in clashes in Mesa Yeitonia, Limassol, on October 15, following instructions from the Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides, according to SigmaLive. Some ...

Larnaca residents are reportedly being pressured to sell their homes to foreign property developers by being intimidated by “enforcers”, Akel MP Aristos Damianou alleged on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

Twenty-two petrol stations had failed to pass on the full reduction in heating fuel prices by noon on Friday, despite a cut in the tax on heating fuel coming into ...

More than €7.4 million in traffic fines and estimated penalties have been recorded in connection with rental vehicles under Cyprus’ traffic camera system, but only 3,428 fines have been settled, Transport Minister ...

If restaurants could talk, MasaMoro would tell you it’s got the short end of the stick. Described on its own website as a “tiny taco spot next door” and “...

An “expert team” from Turkey will visit Cyprus to conduct an investigation into the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia in August, while another “expert” from ...

Former health minister and presidential hopeful, George Pamboridis, has called for a commitment from anyone entering Disy’s internal process to choose a presidential candidate that they will not stand ...

Tourism sector success cannot be guaranteed, warns Cypriot minister Cyprus tourism arrivals fell by 5.6 per cent in the first nine months of 2026 compared with the previous year, recovering from a ...

Customs officers seized approximately 28kg of cannabis from a 19-year-old British passport holder who arrived at Larnaca airport from Thailand via Dubai on Friday. The seizure followed intelligence received by ...

Cyprus recorded an income inequality coefficient of 31.2 in 2025, above the European Union average of 29.2, according to figures published by Eurostat on Friday. At the same time, separate earnings figures from ...

The Limassol permanent criminal court sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the premeditated murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos on Friday. The court concluded that the guilt of all four was ...

Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis inaugurated the new Sykaminou water reservoir in Ayios Athanasios on Friday. The 2,000 cubic metre tank, built by the Limassol local government organisation (EOA) cost €840,000. The reservoir ...

The House education committee visited four schools in the Famagusta district on Friday to examine building problems, staffing shortages and infrastructure needs. The delegation visited Liopetri’s first primary school, ...

Social welfare officers staged a 24-hour strike on Friday, demanding additional recruitment to reduce workloads, restructuring of services under the deputy ministry, new premises and improved staff safety. Members of ...

The European Union must reach an agreement on its next multiannual financial framework, its long-term budget for the period covering the years between 2028 and 2034, by the end of this year, ...

The Limassol permanent criminal court found four men guilty of the premeditated murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos on Friday, a verdict that carries a mandatory life sentence. The court concluded that ...

The forestry department has completed a €52,000 project to help protect Cyprus mouflon in the Paphos state forest. In a post on Facebook, the department said works involved creating openings in ...

Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos informed that the capital now provides about 40 per cent of Cyprus’ total GDP, as he set out the city’s economic role and its planning priorities. ...

The education ministry has criticised the decision by trade unions to announce strike action by employees in school support programmes, saying the move came just hours after an agreement to ...

Cleaning of rainwater drainage will be taking place along sections of the Nicosia-Limassol highway on Saturday between 7am and 3pm. The works will cover both directions between the Skarinou and ...