Cyprus

Opening up its doors to welcome the new season, plant seeds and gather the community is a series of events at Gardens of the Future. Located down a quiet alley ...

Public work projects totaling more than €1 billion were awarded to just three contractors – Cyfield, Iacovou Brothers and Cybarco – from 2015 to 2024, the audit service said in a report published on Tuesday. “...

President Nikos Christodoulides’ planned trip to Israel and Palestine to meet both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday has been postponed, Foreign Minister Constantinos ...

It is “necessary” to divide the role of the attorney-general into two, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Addressing a conference on the matter of the attorney-general’s office, he ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday stressed that he does not “intervene in matters of the judiciary”, after Israeli property developer Simon Aykut had the previous day pled guilty to a ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he had discussed the Cyprus problem with United States President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the summit on the future of Gaza in ...

The outage of government websites that left ministries without internet access on Tuesday morning was caused by a cable failure, not a cyberattack, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported. “[The ...

With artworks installed, performances ready to unfold and a wave of creative energy sweeping through the region, Larnaca Biennale 2025 officially opens this week. Under the theme Along Lines and Traces, ...

Thirty people were arrested in Limassol on charges of illegal work, with five of them being detained for residing in the Republic illegally, police said on Tuesday. The remaining 25 people ...

The weather will be mainly clear on Tuesday, although some areas of the island may experience increased cloudiness at times. Temperatures will range from up to 18 degrees Celsius in the ...

Transforming the transport system is an ongoing effort with decarbonisation being one of the major challenges, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday. Speaking at a round table discussion in ...

The Gaza conference in Sharm El Sheikh was “a day of hope and promise for our region”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. In a post on X, Christodoulides said ...

A 65-year-old from Romania who had been hit by a bus on September 4 died in hospital on Monday. The accident had happened in Limassol almost opposite the city’s central ...

The new teacher evaluation plan is designed to support, not punish, teachers, said Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Monday. She said the bill proposes a flexible system with modern regulations ...

Opposition parties on Monday generally gave the thumbs-down to government policies as elucidated in the state budget for 2026, noting that although some key economic indicators are positive, these do not ...

The environment department has rejected the proposed development of 69 villas with a reception building and sewerage treatment plant at the entrance to Akamas, a move welcomed on Monday by BirdLife ...

The police found over 100 limesticks on Monday in an open space in Famagusta outside a hut belonging to a 68-year-old man. The investigation was conducted in the framework of police ...

The prospects of implementing the Gaza truce and the role Cyprus and Jordan can play in regional stability were discussed on Monday during a meeting President Nikos Christodoulides had in ...

Employers’ organisations OEV and Keve on Monday reaffirmed their positions on the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) during a joint meeting, and said their negotiating teams will handle Thursday’s meeting with ...

A man and a woman, both aged 29, were arrested on Monday to facilitate police investigations into offences against a foreigner and the property of a Greek Cypriot businessman in Larnaca ...

Parliament is seeking to end excessive insurance charges on drivers aged over 70 through two new legislative proposals discussed on Monday at the House human rights committee. Independent MP Alexandra Attalides, ...

The Cyprus Post has been hacked, leaking personal data and correspondence from the presidential palace, ministries, embassies, the police and the central prisons, it was made known on Monday. A ...

The attorney for one of the defendants in the ‘golden passports’ trial argued in court on Monday that one of the charges should be dropped, as it constitutes “abuse of ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday outlined the government’s plans for next year’s state budget at a meeting of the House finance committee, telling it the government aims ...