Cyprus News

Dangerous buildings in Cyprus are “a thorn in the government’s side”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday. Speaking to the House interior committee, he said his ministry is ...

Cyprus’ High Commission in London has filed a complaint against a British news station, it emerged on Thursday, after the channel presented Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, as the ‘president ...

The electricity authority (EAC) announced on Thursday that there will be power cuts on Sunday from 5am until 11am in some Limassol villages. According to the EAC announcement, the disruption ...

An electricity panel exploded at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport, the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s employees’ trade union El-Sen chairman Ahmet Tugcu said on Thursday. Tugcu said ...

Cyprus’ National Guard is in a worse position than it was before 1974, the Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS) has said. Despite being more organised and better equipped, the 60-year-old National ...

A total of 1,950 teachers across Cyprus objected to their placements or transfers for the academic year which has just become, education service committee chairman Panayiotis Antoniou said on Thursday. Speaking ...

The government and airport operator Hermes are close to reaching a deal on the second phase of works promised at the Larnaca and Paphos airports, which would extend the company’...

The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is a top priority for Israel, the country’s energy ministry head Eli Cohen has said, adding he stressed this to Cyprus’ Energy Minister George ...

Limassol’s criminal court opened its doors to chaos on Thursday morning, as relatives of Turkish Cypriots – accused of robbing food delivery drivers – stormed the building. The relatives were demanding ...

The process of hiring of new staff at the Paphos general hospital is in the “final stage”, state health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Thursday. Speaking to ...

Police are investigating the death of a 65-year-old Greek Cypriot patient at a private hospital in Nicosia, who was found dead having fallen from his room window. The patient, who ...

Aeronautical exercise ‘Eunomia 5 – 2024’ kicks off on Thursday, with nautical and air manoeuvres, testing maritime interdiction, cyber, air and marine warfare and search, rescue and evacuation operations. The manoeuvres are being ...

Billionaire Serb Miroslav Mišković will be getting back his Cypriot passport, which was revoked after he was condemned for tax evasion in Belgrade and ultimately acquitted by the appeals ...

A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection to the ruckus at a home for the elderly, which also houses unaccompanied minors, a mere 20 of the 1,300 total currently in Cyprus. Larnaca ...

Turkey said it condemned this week’s signing of a roadmap to boost two-way defence co-operation between the United States and the Republic of Cyprus. The move came amid United ...

Police have arrested a 40-year-old in Paphos for the illegal possession of drugs and carrying weapon. Paphos police stopped a car driven by the 40-year-old of Arab origin at 9pm ...

Three people arrested on Wednesday after police found over 2kg of cocaine in their car, were handed eight-day remand orders on Thursday by the Limassol district court. The three, aged 35, 33 ...

A 27-year-old was arrested on Wednesday in Paphos in connection with a case of impersonation. Police said that on Wednesday at 4am a woman of African origin presented a French ...

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, ...