Cyprus News

Dozens of thefts have been reported by beachgoers across Cyprus, police spokesman Christos Andreou said on Tuesday as incidents seem to be growing. In total police are investigating 57 beach thefts, ...

The Famagusta district self-governance organization (EOAA) has decided to become completely paper-free, it announced on Tuesday. Reducing waste, enhancing security and efficiency are the goals behind the move, according to ...

Public warnings have been issued on Tuesday in view of the ongoing heatwave and related deaths urging vigilance for symptoms of both heat exhaustion and heat stroke. “Heat exhaustion can ...

The meteorological department issued a renewed yellow weather warning for Tuesday for temperatures above 40C, in effect from 11am to 5pm. Fire risk remains on “red alert” and the Forestry ...

Further significant findings have emerged from the Palloures site in Chlorakas, in an archaeological mission originally dubbed a last-minute “rescue excavation” prior to the area being razed by bulldozers. The ...

Promoting Cyprus’ geostrategic role as a pylon of stability and security in the region strengthens its own efforts for a viable and functional solution of the Cyprus problem, President Nikos ...

An action plan to treat people who have been exposed to swimming pool chemicals has been launched after the incident at a hotel in Paphos, the state health services (Okypy) ...

Cyprus is in close cooperation with the directly interested parties in order to contribute to the next steps regarding sending humanitarian aid to Gaza through sea and land corridors, Foreign ...

There is a window of opportunity for the Cyprus problem to move towards a solution, especially now that it is receiving international attention, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Monday. ...

The multinational effort to send humanitarian aid to Gaza continues via the Amalthea plan, the US embassy in Nicosia has said. In a post on X, the US embassy says “...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Monday took a dig at Hungary, calling on the country – which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Council – to uphold the principle of ...

Cyprus is among eight countries that have asked the EU to rethink its strategy on migrants from Syria, in a letter seen by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Monday. ...

The Chinese CPP-Metron Consortium Ltd (CMC) should never have been awarded the Vasiliko liquified natural gas (LNG) project President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, as damning statements of blame continued ...

Τhe Cyprus distribution system operator has called on the public to restrict the consumption of electricity between 6pm and 10pm, in order to prevent having to cut the load on ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry is eagerly awaiting to welcome Russians to the island, as stakeholders reap the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions, according to Moscow’s ambassador to Nicosia Murat Zyazikov. In ...

Eight children were hospitalised due to chlorine fumes at a Paphos hotel pool on Monday. They were taken to Paphos general hospital after ambulances were called to the scene when ...

Two fires were raging out of control in Limassol, burning land at the Akrotiri marshes and wild vegetation between Pachna and Avdimou on Monday afternoon. Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis ...

A memorial service was held on Monday in memory of the patients and staff killed during the July 20, 1974 bombings of the Athalassa psychiatric hospital by Turkish jets. The mental health ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) board of directors on Monday unanimously decided not to amend the championship regulations for the 2024/2025 season, therefore allowing visiting team fans to attend away games. ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s statements on a two-state solution are a sign of weakness, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. His remarks come after Erdogan’s visit to the ...

A 50-year struggle to see stolen antiquities returned to the island has finally come to a close, the director of the antiquities department said on Monday at a ceremony to ...

A 64-year-old woman died of heatstroke at Nicosia general hospital, while three others are in serious condition. State health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said the woman died on Sunday ...

A group representing the missing persons has called on EU MP Fidias Panayiotou to apologise to them on Monday, after they accused him of “mocking and disrespecting” them in a ...

Inspections carried out at beaches in Pervolia by officers of the environmental commissioner’s office on July 8 unveiled a series of violations, the office said on Monday. The inspections, which ...