Cyprus News

Trade unions on Thursday continued discussions with the state health services (Okypy) over outstanding labour issues and averting planned industrial action in the health sector in an effort to halt ...

The Independent Authority Against Corruption has found no evidence of corruption or other wrongdoing involving ten individuals named in a complaint filed on behalf of a retired National Guard officer, ...

Medical students at the University of Cyprus took their concerns to parliament on Thursday, calling for clear quality standards in the running of university clinics and hospitals. The students gathered ...

Cyprus’ national inflation rate stood at 4.4 per cent in October, according to figures published by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Thursday, while Eurostat’s separate harmonised measure placed the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday stressed the importance of developing students’ critical thinking and individual skills, saying education was at the forefront of government decision-making amid rapid technological advances and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that developments in the Cyprus problem appeared to be moving in a positive direction, revealing that UN secretary-general’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin ...

The National Guard’s Andreas Papandreou Air Base in Paphos will open its gates to the public on Sunday and Monday, November 8 and 9, as part of celebrations marking Cyprus Air ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel has accused the European Union and the United Nations of losing their neutrality and becoming “mouthpieces for Greek Cypriot and Greek political positions”, following ...

Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Nicodemos Damianou has concluded two days of meetings at the Plug and Play Silicon Valley Winter Summit, seeking to strengthen Cyprus’ international ...

Twenty-six individuals have been taken into custody in a major nationwide police operation aimed at suspected drug trafficking networks, authorities reported on Thursday. The nationwide operation codenamed ‘Plegma’ (network) was ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has announced that he will travel to the United States at the end of November to strengthen cooperation and investment opportunities, as Cyprus prepares to participate in ...

Three days, six races, swimmers from across Europe Pissouri Open Water Festival · 13–15 November 2026 · Pissouri Beach, Cyprus While most of Europe pulls on a winter coat, the Mediterranean off Pissouri is ...

The Supreme Court has overturned an order authorising the detention of three electronic devices containing CCTV footage from the Avakoum monastery in Fterikoudi, ruling that it had been issued without ...

The police carried out “decisive and intensified” action on Thursday to crack down on organised crime, under the codename ‘Plegma’, leading to the arrest of 26 individuals. Among the evidence found ...

Fifty-two more vehicles in Cyprus have been recalled over defective Takata airbags that could cause serious injuries or even death, the road transport department announced on Thursday. The affected vehicles ...

A foreign doctor was arrested at Larnaca airport after customs agents found large quantities of Botox products and anaesthetics of unverified origin in his luggage, authorities said on Thursday. The ...

A 69-year-old man was arrested after driving to the police station in Peyia under the influence of alcohol on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said on Thursday. The man had been called ...

Cyprus needs a comprehensive national energy strategy built around long-term planning, political consensus and a combination of technologies, rather than relying on individual solutions to address its energy challenges, according ...

The police are investigating the theft of two motorcycles in Paphos after two 15-year-olds admitted to stealing them and taking them to a primary school in Anavargos, police said on ...

Education ministry support programme workers will be marching to the presidential palace on Thursday, demanding the immediate fulfillment of commitments and protection of their rights and income. The workers will ...

Five people were arrested during nationwide police operations on Wednesday night for offences including illegal stay in Cyprus, drug possession and outstanding fine warrants, authorities reported on Thursday. A total ...

Thursday starts off mainly fine, with clouds gathering in the afternoon bringing rain and isolated thunderstorms in the mountains and to the east. Winds will be a southwest to northwest ...

Markets Not fully in the festive spirit just yet, but these upcoming markets share the local creations of Cyprus’ small businesses and artists. This week, there is a wide choice ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Loucas Fourlas on Wednesday offered terse words for European Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, after she characterised Turkey as a “strategic partner” of the European ...