Cyprus News

Seasonal low pressure is gradually subsiding, giving way to mild higher pressure. Thursday will start off mainly fine, with local clouds in the afternoon and isolated showers in the mountains ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday evening told British television channel GB News Cypriot reunification is “absolutely impossible”. Tatar appeared on a show hosted by former Member of the ...

Three people were arrested on Wednesday in connection after more than 2kg of cocaine were seized in Limassol, police said. A vehicle that a 33-year-old was driving was pulled over, ...

Unions on Wednesday charged they would take “drastic measures” if state health services (Okypy) did not hire permanent hourly-paid staff at Paphos general hospital. In a statement, Payek Peo and ...

The names of potentially dangerous and intense weather phenomena for the period 2024-2025 were announced by the met office on Wednesday. For the period between October 2024-September 2025 the list of ...

The government and Disy engaged in a renewed spat on Wednesday over education ministry proposals put forth by party leader Annita Demetriou, which quickly deteriorated into a back-and-forth. By evening, ...

Fuel prices across Cyprus appear to be distorted in 2023 – 2024, with significant price differences across cities, the Cyprus consumers association said on Wednesday. Nicosia in particular appears to have the biggest ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday where they discussed cooperation in energy and infrastructure. According to government ...

Eight people found to be living and working illegally in Paphos were arrested on Wednesday morning, according to a police bulletin. Officers of the migration department pulled over a bus ...

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Wednesday accused the United States of “bias” regarding the Cyprus problem, following the signing of a roadmap for bilateral defence cooperation with the US ...

Opposition parties on Wednesday criticised the government’s handling of private foreign universities opening branches in Cyprus during a meeting of the House education committee. Representatives from the universities attended ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by a Syrian businessman against the revocation of his Cypriot citizenship after his name had appeared on a European Union ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday where they discussed cooperation in energy and infrastructure. According to government ...

Scientists from the Cyens centre of excellence-affiliated software company Periopsis identified a total of 820 illegal rubbish tips between April and July, they announced on Wednesday. The tips were found as ...

US sanctions imposed on entities and individuals in Cyprus are not targeting the country but oligarchs and arms traders that enable Russia to continue waging its war in Ukraine, US ...

The appeals court on Wednesday ordered three doctors to more than double their payments to a woman who was awarded €1.3 million plus interest and expenses in compensation for medical negligence. ...

Disy MP Savia Orphanidou on Wednesday announced she would forego the civil servant’s pension which she had been receiving. She said her monthly pension of €218.47 would be paid into ...

The rising number of traffic accident fatalities was the focus of the Road Safety Council that convened on Wednesday under Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. To date, 29 road deaths have been ...

Air traffic control will finally move to its new premises in Kokkinotrimithia, a €16 million building that has been empty since it was built 15 years ago, the government announced on Wednesday. ...

An ongoing church trial against monks involved in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal was on Wednesday postponed until next week. The six-member Holy Synod court decided that they would postpone ...

Two men, aged 34 and 33, were both handed eight-day remands on Wednesday after being accused of having trafficked the 20 people found aboard a migrant boat which had departed Cyprus for Italy ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Wednesday said she does not “wake up for 2028”, when asked about Cyprus’ next presidential elections. Asked by TV channel Sigma if she would run, she ...

The forthcoming Davis Cup tennis matches between Israel and Ukraine will take place at the Herodotou Tennis Academy in Larnaca. Israel had been the designated home team for the fixture, ...

Edek on Wednesday called on the government to convene a meeting with political parties over the Great Sea Interconnector asdiscussions continue with stakeholders about the future of the project. The ...