Cyprus News

Cyprus’ Costas Kadis was named as European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans on Tuesday by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Von der Leyen announced the roles of her 26 ...

The first phase of the Paralimni marina is set to be completed by the end of the year, according to Paralimni-Deryneia mayor Giorgos Nikoletos, who visited the site on Monday. ...

Health Minister Michalis Damianos on Tuesday called on unions and the state health services organisation (Okypy) to keep talking to avoid a strike in state hospitals. Earlier, trade unions said ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday night said he is “making moves” on the matter of building new court buildings in the north. All of the court buildings in ...

A 27-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after having reportedly drunkenly assaulted a female flight attendant on a flight bound for Cyprus. The aircraft had departed the Turkish Aegean city ...

It is time to ditch the cars, hit the road on foot, bikes and skateboards and let citizens reclaim the streets. That is what an upcoming event in a charming ...

Intense discussions are set to take place on Tuesday regarding the Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnector, with the Council of Ministers set to meet at 11.30am ahead of a crucial meeting between ...

Four people arrested over violence that broke out at a football match in Limassol at the weekend were remanded for seven days on Tuesday by the Limassol district court. The ...

A 42-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday morning in Paphos after a police chase, during which authorities found stolen property valued at €3,510 in his possession, according to Paphos police spokesperson ...

The weather on Tuesday will be mostly clear, with occasional local cloud cover and possible isolated light rain in the western regions of the island. Winds will blow from the ...

The situation in Akamas remains an “open wound” two months after a parliamentary environment committee meeting that was meant to resolve the issues related to the environmentally sensitive area, the ...

The US department of the treasury’s office of foreign assets control (Ofac) sanctioned five individuals and one entity associated with the Intellexa consortium on Monday, including individuals connected to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has announced state support for Olympic and Paralympic athletes, including finding them jobs and abolishing any discrimination. Speaking during a dinner hosted in Limassol for the athletes ...

Ministers of culture from the MED9 countries issued a joint declaration on Monday, reaffirming their commitment to upholding cultural rights in times of crisis. The declaration was issued during an ...

The new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), health, energy, water scarcity and environment are among the issues Cyprus will be addressing during its second EU ...

The European Commission has endorsed a preliminary positive assessment for Cyprus’ second payment request of €152 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which is part of the NextGenerationEU initiative. ...

The local European Mobility Week Award for 2023 along with a cash prize of €2,000 has been awarded to Nicosia municipality, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced on Monday, during an event in ...

The few cartoonists that remain in Cyprus are being tried by one challenge after the other and “it is our duty” to stop this course, President Nikos Christodoulides said on ...

Lawmakers on Monday continued grappling with the complex issue of pensions paid to currently serving state officials who also draw a salary, with the attorney-general’s office pouring cold water ...

The deputy ministry for social welfare is searching for permanent solutions for housing unaccompanied minors. Deputy Minister Marilena Evangelou told the House committee on human rights on Monday that meetings ...

A typing error led to invoices being sent out to legal entities and individuals in Livadia, Larnaca, saying they were late paying rubbish and cemetery taxes. Larnaca municipality apologised for ...

The state health services (Okypy) appears to have shown blatant disregard for how it spends public funds, particularly by management who have booked fancy hotels and raked in plenty of ...

Police have called on the public to be extremely careful regarding a new type of online fraud, this time with emails aimed at extorting money from recipients. Recipients of such ...

The cabinet will on Tuesday continue discussing the Great Sea Interconnector, as reports on Monday suggested the government is now grappling with the issue of whether the Cypriot state will ...