Cyprus News

Tourist arrivals in 2024 surpassed 4 million for the first time, breaking the previous record of 3,976,777 set in 2019. Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis hailed the milestone as a historic achievement, accompanied by ...

Swedish fugitive Hans Jonny Uven, 49, gave his consent on Friday to be extradited to Sweden. Uven, who had escaped from legal custody, was arrested in December at Larnaca airport under ...

The education ministry has reported 106 private institutes for operating illegally, out of 640 inspected. A special committee visited private institutes and centres from October 2022 till December 2024 and pointed out various irregularities. ...

Joining Europe’s Schengen zone is a “key priority” for Cyprus’ government, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday. Speaking after a meeting with European Commissioner for internal affairs Magnus ...

A total of 10,098 irregular migrants who had been staying in Cyprus were returned to their country of origin in 2024, the police said on Friday. Additionally, the police said, a total ...

Harmonised inflation in Cyprus increased by 2.3 per cent in 2024 compared to 2023, according to a report released this week from the state’s statistical service. The category of restaurants and hotels ...

The next steps in the administration of Larnaca’s marina by the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) have been agreed and Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades hopes that the business ...

British far-right politician Nigel Farage on Friday said Cyprus is “prepared to sell” its freedom by virtue of being a European Union member state. Speaking on Cypriot member of the ...

The issue of delays at passport control in Paphos Airport has been raised once again by the president of the Paphos regional tourism board (Etap), Kyriakos Drousiotis. The delays have ...

The left lanes of the Nicosia-Limassol motorway will be closed from Friday night until Sunday morning due to maintenance work. The two left lanes of the road will be closed ...

Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Friday said it is his “ideal” for Nicosia to be brought “to a point where it can be opened to unlimited and mutual ...

A door-to-door recycling collection programme is to be launched in the borough of Acheritou, following the signing of an agreement by Paralimni and Dherynia mayor Giorgos Nikolettos and recycling company ...

Nurses’ trade union Pasyno on Friday decried understaffing at Cyprus’ hospitals, declaring that hospitals “cannot depend on overtime” and thus requesting that they be “appropriately and sufficiently staffed”. They expressed “...

The budget for improving school buildings has more than doubled over the past two years, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday  Speaking after an event in Paphos, she said ...

Authorities on Friday are continuing to unravel the case of the fatal shooting of a Pakistani national during an anti-smuggling operation in the buffer zone, which spilled over into the ...

The Supreme Court has ruled to immediately release a Sri Lankan man from detention, highlighting the risk of torture he faces if returned to his home country. The court issued ...

Ambulance paramedics in Cyprus on Friday voiced their frustration over long delays in enacting legislation to recognise and safeguard their profession formally. According to newspaper Politis, exasperated by what they ...

The Turkish foreign ministry on Thursday night condemned the United States’ decision to allow the Republic of Cyprus to purchase military hardware directly. “We condemn the decision made by the ...

A fire in a car park in the Paphos district village of Emba caused “extensive damage” to a car in the early hours of Friday morning. The police say they ...

A 35-year-old man who was arrested in France last month on the basis of a European warrant issued by the Cypriot authorities for fraud is to appear in court in ...

Elam on Friday took issue with the wording on the ministry of education’s recently launched online registration platform eDea. The party voiced objections to the option of virtually registering ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is traveling to Berlin on Friday, to participate in an informal conference of the European People’s Party (EPP). According to Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, the conference ...

Friday will be mainly clear with localised clouds bringing a chance of afternoon showers in mountain areas. Temperatures will rise to 18C inland, 20C on the coast, and 10C in ...

The outlook for Cyprus tourism in 2025 is encouraging, with booking flows surpassing those of the previous year, according to president of the Cyprus Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides. Michaelides stated ...