Cyprus News

The owners of a hotel in the north on Tuesday denied rumours that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy owns the property. It had been rumoured that Zelenskiy owned the Vuni Palace ...

Tensions have reached boiling point over the planned construction works at Makarios children’s hospital, with paediatricians joining parents of children in the oncology department in voicing their strong opposition ...

Construction of two new desalination plants in Limassol and Famagusta was under review on Tuesday spurred on by the prevailing drought conditions and water shortage fears. The state is under ...

A 58-year-old permanent resident of Cyprus was arrested on Monday night for a hit-and-run incident involving a disabled woman in Paphos, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place at ...

Nicosia’s municipal swimming pool will not be open to the public until next year, municipality spokeswoman Petrina Kakoulli said on Tuesday. It has now been closed to the public ...

Current electoral legislation does not prohibit conducting exit polls outside polling stations to predict final results on election day, a statement released by the chief returning officer said on Tuesday. ...

Water being pumped into the north from Turkey was cut off on Tuesday due to a fault at the pumping station near Panagra. The water supply was cut off entirely ...

Local stakeholders appear to have thrown in their lot with a proposal of the ports authority (CPA) after the latter expressed its readiness to undertake the development of the Larnaca ...

By Richard Boxall The battle between possibly the two best spin bowlers in Cyprus – Tiwari of MSN Punjab Lions and Ruwan of Lankan SC – went the way of the Punjab ...

Repair work is ongoing on the temporary jetty placed off the coast of Gaza which broke apart last month during high winds, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said on Tuesday. She ...

June has a rich agenda of festivals this year and in between late-night fiestas and music performances arrives a festival with a green, sustainable focus. The ongoing Larnaka Biodesign Festival 2024 ...

Police have arrested a 49-year-old man, in connection with an investigated case of theft of €5,200 worth of goods on Sunday, in Limassol. The theft was reported to the Kalo Chorio ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Constantinos Kombos is in Egypt on Tuesday for a two-day working visit. According to an official press release, the Minister will hold a tête-à-tê...

A new yellow warning for extreme high temperatures has been issued by the meteorological service for Tuesday, in force from 11.30am until 4.30pm. Inland maximum temperature is expected to rise ...

Cyprus has the second-highest carbon emissions per capita of any country in the European Union, according to climate analysts CarbonBrief. The island emitted 3.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person per ...

UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin continues to engage with UN officials and will provide updates on her work, according to the UN Secretary-General’s deputy spokesperson Farhan ...

The government’s unwavering goal and priority is to strengthen people’s sense of security, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday during an event in Larnaca, where he told ...

Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou on Monday underlined the ministry’s commitment “to the development of all forms of art and the support of professionals in their respective fields” during ...

A recent Eurobarometer survey conducted for the European Commission reveals that 93 per cent of Cypriots support a more active EU role in preparedness efforts for future crises. This is the ...

The bankruptcy of Europe’s third-largest tour operator FTI Group will adversely impact tourist bookings in Cyprus, hotel industry officials warned on Monday. FTI filed for insolvency in the Munich ...

Options for Larnaca’s port and marina are being evaluated and there is a commitment to inform the public as soon as possible about the next steps, Transport Minister Alexis ...

The Cyprus government ‘doesn’t have a leg to stand on’ by leaving migrants stranded in the UN buffer zone for close to a week, sources close to the matter ...

The Met Office issued a yellow warning for extreme high temperatures on Tuesday. Starting from 11.30am until 4.30pm, inland areas are anticipated to experience temperatures soaring up to around 42 degrees ...

The financial aspect of the scandal surrounding the Osiou Avakoum monastery is the most complex one, the attorney-general said on Monday. George Savvides was answering questions about the progress in ...