Cyprus News

The state doctors’ union (Pasyki) raised concerns on Thursday over a shortage of doctors in the A&E department of the Famagusta general hospital, warning that the issue could ...

Three more suspects have been arrested in connection with the discovery of over nine kilos of cannabis last August in Limassol. The three men, two aged 30 and one 25-year-old, were ...

All was quiet in Deneia on Thursday, with community leader Charalambos Alexandrou calling on the state to take a tougher stance towards the UN. This follows recent incidents  with Turkish ...

A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a theft from a mosque in Larnaca. Larnaca police were informed at around 2.30pm on Wednesday that the man, speaking Arabic, ...

The antiquities department has announced the completion of the second season of excavations at the 13th century church ‘Panayia Karmiotissa’ in Kato Polemidia. From historical sources the site is believed ...

A brand-new festival launches this week and aims to revive the nature of Arakapas village by bringing people closer to the environment. The first edition of the Back to the ...

Yet another food delivery driver was attacked on Wednesday evening in Limassol. The 23-year-old foreigner, who is studying in Cyprus and working part time as a food delivery driver, reported ...

A 15-year-old was arrested and detained on Wednesday in connection with an attack and attempted theft against a delivery driver in Limassol. Three others had been arrested on October 25. Two ...

President Nikos Christodoulides heads to Maximou in Athens on Thursday to discuss the outcome of his meeting on Wednesday with US President Joe Biden at the White House. Christodoulides is ...

Two teens, aged 15 and 16, were arrested on Wednesday in Paphos to facilitate investigations in connection with conspiracy to commit a crime, theft and carrying a knife. Police were informed at 5.10...

Cloudy skies on Thursday may bring isolated showers mainly in the mountains, while Friday will see fine dust in the atmosphere. Weather on Thursday will start off partly cloudy, with ...

The energy ministry has reissued its grants scheme for encouraging the use of renewable energy sources in residences to accommodate an additional 3,000 applications from households across Cyprus. According to the ...

A total of 12.5 billion TL (€336 million) for the year 2025 was allocated to the north by Turkey’s president’s office as part of its annual financial programme on Wednesday. The ...

The European Union “attaches particular importance to the resumption and progress of talks for a solution to the Cyprus problem” for the further development of relations between itself and Turkey, ...

A total of 80 farms have been quarantined and 150 animals are dead as the north is “ravaged” by an outbreak of bluetongue disease, he north’s animal producers’ and breeders’ union ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Wednesday night called for Cyprus to join Nato after the day’s meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and United States President Joe Biden. “It ...

The government’s plan to introduce foreign language undergraduate programmes at the country’s public universities is “based on scientific arguments”, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday. Speaking to ...

United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he remains optimistic about the prospect of a solution to the Cyprus problem, following a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides at the ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday reserved its decision over legislation that would require more state officials to submit capital statements – including the attorney-general and deputy attorney-general. Legal teams from ...

A €10,000 ceiling in the use of cash for the purchase of goods or services was discussed at the House ethics committee on Wednesday, as part of a bill put forward ...

The government is determined to clamp down on racist attacks against delivery drivers, which are primarily unfolding in Limassol, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday. In statements after a ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday met Yusuf Dikec, the Olympic silver medallist who went viral on social media over the summer for his nonchalant style while competing in ...

The north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek was on Wednesday reported to the police over the death of a 20-day-old baby who was fed ethanol with her formula milk. Dincyurek ...

Limassol district court on Wednesday remanded two individuals for six days in connection with an attack against a delivery driver. Court heard the 28-year-old driver had an unknown substance thrown ...