Cyprus News

Turkish Cypriot taxi drivers on Tuesday denounced the Cyprus government’s planned crackdown on their operations as “racist”. The government had announced on Friday plans to effectively reduce the burden ...

The UN secretary general’s personal envoy to Cyprus will be on the island on January 29 for a series of meetings, it was reported on Tuesday. According to CNA sources, ...

Monday’s power outage at the Nicosia general hospital was caused by a cable being cut during construction work being carried out outside, State Health Services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou ...

Influencer and YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou announced on Tuesday he is to stand in June’s European Parliament elections. Panayiotou, 23, was born in the village of Meniko. He commonly goes by ...

An explosive device set a car on fire shortly before 5am in Limassol on Tuesday, while police are investigating a second car fire in the same district. Police reported that ...

New British and US airstrikes targeted a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities, with Akrotiri base in Cyprus the launchpad for the British aircraft. In ...

Another week, another series of live music happenings! This time, the spotlight shines on Nicosia venues as they welcome established and emerging artists. A handful of music performances will entertain ...

In this episode, the project team for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vasiliko has recommended that Cyprus halt further payments to the Chinese-led contractor if the latter fails ...

The fire services dealt with a total of 47 incidents in Famagusta overnight following heavy rains in the district, spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Tuesday. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, Kettis ...

Tuesday is predicted to be rainy starting in the eastern half of the island, the mountains and the north, with an isolated storm expected in the northeast. From midday onwards, ...

Cyprus Finance Minister Makis Keravnos met with the newly elected president of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), Stavros Stavrou, to address economic challenges amid geopolitical uncertainty. Discussions ...

Cyprus has emerged as the top-ranking European Union member state in providing cross-border investment services, according to George Theocharides, chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). The announcement ...

Two years after the introduction of cameras, data released by the police on Monday showed that while traffic violations have not sufficiently decreased, road deaths continue to fall. According to ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos reiterated Cyprus’ readiness to contribute to the continuous and safe delivery of humanitarian aid to the civilian population in Gaza, noting that the use of the ...

There is a serious gap in the law over the cost of treatment in the case of a road accident, the House human rights heard on Monday, as MPs said ...

A yellow weather warning was issued between Monday at 8pm and Tuesday 5am, saying strong but isolated storms could affect the eastern part of the island. Hail is also possible ...

Law Commissioner Louiza Christodoulidou Zannetou on Monday said everything written across social media and press reports over her alleged refusal of an alcotest was far from reality, though she apologized ...

Suggestion comes after damning Audit Office report on endless delays The project team for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vasiliko has recommended that Cyprus halt further payments to ...

Cinephiles have something exciting to look forward to next month as award-winning Greek short films will be screened all over the island. Once again, the Drama International Short Film Festival ...

Unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said on Monday their members will hold a vote at the end of the month on possible industrial action, including ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades and Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou on Monday engaged in discussions with representatives of the federation for disabled organisations (Kysoa) to address issues concerning the transportation ...

The Greek national arrested in the north for embarking on an anti-Turkish rant apologised in court on Monday for his behaviour. The man, aged 34, was arrested on Thursday morning on ...

The law to formally hand over the operations of the north’s Gecitkale (Lefkoniko) airport to the Turkish army was unanimously approved in ‘parliament’ on Monday. The airport has been ...

Police on Monday announced eight measures aimed at tackling organised crime and football violence, including increasing the number of front-line officers, more patrols and inspections on all sports fans attending ...