Cyprus News

Visitors have been warned not to approach or feed birds at Nicosia’s Athalassa park after H5N1 avian influenza was detected in a goose at a lake there, the ...

Giving people of Cyprus a voice in government policies is at the heart of several initiatives that aim to boost participatory democracy, President Nikos Christodoulides told the Cyprus Forum on ...

By Karen Taylor Theatre has always linked peoples, even when the language on stage is unfamiliar. In both China and Cyprus, this is taking on new energy as theatres offer ...

A 56-year-old man was sentenced to 17 years in prison over the possession of 37.5kg of cannabis with intent to supply, police said on Tuesday. He was arrested in February 2025 after ...

Only 3.5 per cent of young people in Cyprus live in overcrowded households, putting the island below all other European Union member states, where the average stood at 26.9 per cent in 2025. ...

The Little Heroes Foundation held two events in Cyprus last week to raise awareness of childhood cancer as part of Gold September, the international childhood cancer awareness month, it said ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Tuesday said he did not announce his candidacy for president “just to be a candidate” as he insisted he would not “go through what ...

Turkish Cypriot religious endowment foundation Evkaf has expressed disappointment over the holding of a beer festival in the square where the historic Zouhouri mosque complexis located in Larnaca. In a ...

A total of 2.9 hectares of land were burned in fires across the island over the past 24 hours, the fire service said on Tuesday. The service responded to 19 fire-related calls between ...

A total of 335 buildings across Larnaca district have been classified as dangerous, with 189 falling into the highest risk category and being dealt with as a priority, the Larnaca district local ...

Four people were arrested overnight in Cyprus for offences including drug possession, illegal residency, and defying a court order, police said on Tuesday. 397 drivers and 111 passengers were stopped and checked, ...

The National Guard’s offshore patrol vessel Ioannidis and Greek navy frigate Nikiforos Fokas will be open to the public at Larnaca port on Thursday, October 1, as part of celebrations ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday it was “too early” to begin the race for the 2028 presidential election, when asked to comment on developments within Disy. Speaking on arrival at ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday defended the Cyprus Forum as a successful platform for public dialogue, while declining to comment on the controversy surrounding withdrawals from the event in recent ...

Back after a three-year break, the Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival will take over the Home for Cooperation on October 2-4 with an exciting line-up of local and international artists, ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) is stepping up its involvement in Cyprus’ growing defence and space industries, with plans to develop new initiatives aimed at strengthening the domestic ecosystem, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides insisted on Tuesday that efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem are not at a deadlock, despite acknowledging difficulties and challenges in attempts to restart negotiations. “We do ...

Safety is “non-negotiable” in the installation of air conditioners in public schools and technical or safety requirements will not be compromised to speed up the project or “create impressions”, the ...

Auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the installation of air conditioners in public schools, warning of serious risks to public health and saying required implementation stages had ...

Low pressure is expected to affect Cyprus from Wednesday, bringing rain, thunderstorms and a gradual drop in temperatures, the Met Office said on Tuesday. On Tuesday, increased cloud cover will ...

The Council of the EU on Monday gave the green light to the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest, covering drones and counter-drone systems, maritime defence, space, air ...

The trial into the shooting incident on January 17 in central Larnaca has been postponed for October 13. Six people have been referred to the Larnaca criminal court in connection with the ...

The police disciplinary investigation into leaked photographs of the body of a murder victim from the morgue is still ongoing, a police representative told the House human rights committee on ...

The government is considering installing CCTV systems in all buses used by students, as a permanent solution to delinquent behaviour on school routes, Transport Minister Evie Tsolaki said on Monday. ...