Cyprus News

A 61-year-old man was arrested on Thursday evening in connection with a telephone scam which saw an 83-year-old woman lose €650. The woman had called the police last week saying she ...

Temperatures on Friday are set to reach a scorching 33 degrees Celsius inland and on the north coast on Friday as summer draws ever closer. On the rest of the coasts, ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) tourist market for Cyprus is steadily on the rise, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis, who stressed the need for increased attention to ...

Cyprus’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to rise by 2.9 per cent in 2024, according to the latest estimates released on Thursday by the Finance Ministry, which are valid up to ...

Cyprus played a crucial role in busting an Austrian cryptocurrency scam that resulted in six arrests across three EU countries, it emerged on Thursday. According to an announcement from Europol, ...

Russian diplomatic activity on the island has not only not declined since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, but has actually grown, according to a recent report by an ...

Two high-profile suspects in the north’s fake diploma scandal investigation appeared in court in Morphou again on Thursday. Investigations are still centring around the town’s now infamous Cyprus ...

Police spokesman Christos Andreou said police have been conducting checks at hotels in accordance with procedures, following complaints from the hoteliers’ association (Pasyxe) about raids causing panic. Andreou, in a ...

Olive trees are being planted in the United Kingdom “for peace and reunification” in Cyprus to mark the 50th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of the island. The tree planting ...

The planned meeting between representatives of trade union Segdamelin Peo and the Larnaca marina and port managing company Kition Ocean Port saw Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou reiterating his support for ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said he “cannot understand” why Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar declined the chance of a tripartite meeting with himself and United Nations Envoy Maria Angela ...

The Great Britain-Cyprus Business Association’s International Investment Conference 2024 kicked off in Limassol today, with the aim of enhancing business networking between the two countries. During the event, which will ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou A fire in Ayios Sylas, Limassol, appeared to be under control late on Thursday, after a massive day-long effort by firefighters to extinguish it. ...

Efi Xanthou on Thursday announced she has left the Green Party, bringing to an end a 23-year association. In a letter written to explain her decision, she said, “for 23 years, ...

Two men and one woman from Paphos were arrested on Thursday morning in connection with a total of 20 burglaries and other thefts. The two men are 32 and 35 years old, and ...

A 34-year-old man from Paphos was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday after cannabis and a loaded firearm were found in his house by police. Police had stopped ...

Monks and their lawyers involved in the Avakoum monastery scandal filed a memo to the church investigative committee arguing that the process being followed by the church was unlawful. The ...

Ukrainian billionaire and Cyprus passport holder Ihor Kolomoisky was re-arrested on Wednesday in Ukraine in connection with an attempted murder in 2003. According to the Ukrainian police, Kolomoisky had threatened and ...

Cyprus on Thursday joined in the celebrations for Europe Day with events and ceremonies across the island marking the occasion – with the added significance of May 1 also commemorating the 20th ...

New research conducted by electronic registration portal Vignette Croatia has shed light on the European countries with the lowest adoption rates of electric vehicles (EVs), placing Cyprus fourth on the ...

The latest aid ship to depart Cyprus for Gaza left the Larnaca port on Thursday morning. The ship, a United States container vessel called the Sagamore, is currently travelling southwards ...

Cyprus’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to rise by 2.9 per cent in 2024, according to the latest estimates released on Thursday by the Finance Ministry, which are valid up to ...

Police arrested a third man in connection with the torching of a police car in the early hours of Thursday morning. The man arrested is 22 years old and is also ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Nikolaos Prakas A 70-year-old Briton and his 61-year-old wife were remanded in custody for six days on Thursday, in connection with a case of marijuana possession. ...