Cyprus News

A historic aircraft which was formerly operated by Olympic Airways was restored by a Cypriot entrepreneur and transferred back to the municipality in which Athens’ former airport is located on ...

British newspaper the Independent on Thursday claimed a total of 50 British politicians have penned a letter to the country’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron, urging him to allow direct flights ...

Get ready for a summer season of music concerts. Lympia in the district of Nicosia will host the Lympia Summer 2024 Festival, powered by Epic, bringing a wide range of music ...

Disciplinary proceedings have now begun at state broadcaster CyBC, it emerged on Thursday, as the director general Thanasis Tsokos has finally appeared and received a letter from the interior ministry ...

Cypriots aged 20-64 worked an average of 38.5 hours per week in their main job in 2023, slightly above the EU average of 36.1 hours, according to data released by the EU’s ...

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu was jailed for three days on Thursday for refusing to complete his military service. Karapasaoglu appeared in military court in northern Nicosia and was ...

Aid to Gaza is continuing to depart from Cyprus regularly and will be held in floating storage off the coast while a US-built military pier undergoes repairs, the government spokesman ...

Statements by former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on the Cyprus issue, in which he blamed the Greek Cypriot side for the stalemate in the 2017 Crans-Montana talks, are his “personal ...

With its often multiple people on stage and dramatic storylines, opera is a popular artform around the world. That is true in both Cyprus and China, and although its history ...

Five victims of labour exploitation were identified by the Cyprus police through Europol operations in April, leading to the arrest of one person. The police said the five persons have ...

The hearing seeking to cancel the warrants that have frozen the assets of scandal-hit monks at Osiou Avakoum monastery was postponed again on Thursday at Nicosia district court.  The Legal ...

By Rebekah Gregoriades Quoting Thucydides “for the whole earth is the tomb of famous men”, President Nikos Christodoulides said burying the remains of Greeks missing since intercommunal strife in the 1960...

Small boat owners at the Larnaca marina on Thursday begged for the fees imposed on them for using the marina to be reduced. The fees were hiked by as much ...

Business owners on Thursday filed an objection to the north’s new minimum wage, which is set to be raised to a gross figure 34,070TL (€975) at the end of the ...

Qatar has shown an interest in taking on the running of the Larnaca port, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he said ...

The first election results on June 9 are expected to come out by 7.30pm on Sunday night, the director of the elections service Menelaos Vasiliou said on Thursday. Final results are ...

Polling stations for the June 9 European elections will be set up in Greece, Belgium and the UK for Cypriot voters living there. The chief returning officer announced that voting in ...

A motorcyclist has been pulled unharmed from the bottom of a ravine by the fire brigade after falling 80 metres into it. The ravine is located near the Ayia Paraskevi picnic ...

A 17-year-old was arrested for stealing money from a parked car in Ayia Napa. The suspect was seen by police looking into cars early on Thursday morning. They took him ...

Deposits in the Cypriot banking system increased for the third consecutive month in April of this year, while loans recorded a net decrease after two months of growth, according to ...

Cyprus’ economic climate saw an upswing in May, with the Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) increasing by 1.6 points when compared to April 2024. According to the Economics Research Centre (CypERC) of the ...

By Rebekah Gregoriades Three parked cars went up in flames in the early hours of Thursday morning, two in Nicosia and one in Paphos. According to the fire department, at 2.58...

By Rebekah Gregoriades The #Women4Mediterranean conference will open on Thursday in Nicosia to discuss the financial strengthening of women, gender equality, climate change, violence against women, and media issues. ...

The first weekend of June is here! Say hello to returning festivals, markets, dining al fresco and village celebrations. Once again, there is plenty to enjoy this Friday, Saturday and ...