Cyprus News

Over 70 per cent of people in the north are overweight or obese, the north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek said on Monday. Speaking on the occasion of World Obesity Day, ...

Former financial ombudsman Pavlos Ioannou will run as MEP on the Elam ticket, the far-right party announced on Monday. Ioannou will be classed as candidate “according to merit” and has ...

Organised crime has grown to a ‘worrying’ scale, and all elements of society must come together to contain it, speakers said at a workshop held on Monday. The remarks came ...

The foreign ministry has not allayed concerns that Cyprus is at risk for a terror attack over the use of the British Bases, Diko MP Christos Orphanides charged on Monday. ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Monday decried the United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 on the anniversary of its passage. The resolution, which passed through the Security Council on March 4, 1964, ...

Cyprus’ anti-money laundering unit (Mokas) may be roped in to investigate the case of the Ukrainian woman who was remanded after reporting a €420,000 robbery. Police now fear there may be ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Monday released a report revealing a decline in deposit interest rates in January 2024, alongside a mixed picture in interest rates for key loan ...

Cypriot diplomat Andrestinos Papadopoulos died on Sunday at the age of 88, following a battle with cancer. Papadopoulos was born in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in 1936, and went on to ...

The significant role of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) in efforts to “restore peace, stability, and international legality in Cyprus,” was hailed on Monday by President Nikos ...

Two of the suspects accused of being a part of a mass brawl which took place on Zahra street in Nicosia’s old town in the north “were handing out ...

The European Commission will support Cyprus’ initiative to implement a maritime humanitarian corridor, its president Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. Her post on X came after a call ...

A team from Shriners Children’s are in Cyprus to perform surgical procedures and examine children with orthopedic diseases. Shriners Children’s, operated by Shriners International in Florida is a ...

The Green party has included a Turkish Cypriot, Oz Karahan, on its ballot for June’s European elections. They have become only the second political party represented in parliament to ...

Dr Pavlos Antoniou was handed a four-month prison sentence by Nicosia district court on Monday after he was found guilty of assaulting a patient. Antoniou is a gastroenterologist and showed “...

‘Soon, it will be too late for us.’ Calling across the miles to Limassol and Larnaca, London and Melbourne, one young creator is attempting to preserve what remains of the ...

There are plenty of other worlds to imagine a life in on the small and silver screen finds CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Dune 2 premiered this week to universal acclaim. Dennis Villeneuve’s ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday said that “significant benefits have accrued to consumers” after the zero VAT measure on meat and vegetables came into effect last December. The measure, ...

Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanolis will be conducting visits to Athens and Brussels this week, according to an official announcement by her ministry released on Monday. The announcement stated ...

A total of 4,488 new voters have so far registered on the electoral roll, chief returning officer Menelaos Vasiliou said on Monday. Among the new voters, 1,386 are Europeans residing in Cyprus. ...

Executive Manager of the Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) Nasos Hadjigeorgiou has expressed cautious optimism about this year’s winter tourist season, despite acknowledging challenges and fluctuations in reservations from ...

The government remains steadfast in its commitment to implementing policies and advancing projects integral to its ambitious agenda, government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday responding to an opinion poll ...

Thirteen walking trails in Troodos were reopened on Monday after a one-month closure due to extreme erosion, landslides and snowfall in the area. The forestry department said this includes well-known ...

Chair of the Single Resolution Board Dominique Laboureix has commended Cypriot banks for their progress in aligning with the Minimum Requirements for Own Funds and Eligible Liabilities (MREL). It should ...

When you think of a new home, what comes to mind? A traditional house in the suburbs, an apartment in the city, or perhaps a villa on the coast? If ...