Cyprus

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday announced the extension of the zero VAT rate on certain basic goods until December 2026, following a Cabinet meeting that approved a related proposal. The ...

The House legal committee on Wednesday accepted President Nikos Christodoulides’ reasons for sending back to it a series of amendments to the law on public procurements, after the amendments had ...

The government has submitted a bill to the House of Representatives aimed at the immediate deportation and removal of political asylum status for foreigners involved in crimes, government spokesman Konstantinos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday called for an “immediate” response from parliament to pass his tax reform plans into law, to allow them to be implemented by the beginning of ...

Operating since 1969, and since 1989 in its current location, Jack’s Pizza House is arguably the oldest pizzeria in Nicosia. Yes, the Jack’s. The mythical, legendary pizzeria that seems to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday told new United Nations special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne of his “political will” to “create the appropriate conditions for the resumption of talks” to ...

How can buying a book help an animal in need? The upcoming charity book bazaar by P.A.W.S. (Protecting Animals Without Shelter) aims to do just that. With ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades and the commissioner for gender equality Josie Christodoulou welcomed on Wednesday the installation of new female silhouettes on pedestrian traffic lights in Nicosia. The inspection took ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman of his readiness to support efforts towards a solution to the Cyprus problem. “I would like to ...

Warnings were issued by Despina Children’s Diabetes Foundation on Wednesday about the rising presence and online promotion of unapproved products falsely marketed as ‘miracle cures’ for diabetes. “International media ...

Urgent EU support is needed for Cypriot farmers devastated by the unprecedented drought, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou told the EU council of ministers for agriculture and fisheries held in Luxemburg ...

Average monthly earnings in Cyprus continued to rise during the second quarter of 2025, with gross salaries increasing by 4.2 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to provisional ...

Cyprus wears its history openly. Across this small island, time has left its mark in stone — from prehistoric villages and classical temples to medieval fortresses and Venetian walls. Every district ...

Turkish Cypriots on Wednesday celebrated the 102nd anniversary of the creation of the Republic of Turkey, with commemorations centring around a ceremony held at the monument to Turkey’s founding ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos travels to India on Wednesday for an official visit following an invitation from his counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to strengthen bilateral ties. The visit aims to boost ...

Three people, aged 53, 18, and 16, have been arrested and formally charged over an assault at a school in Plati Aglandjia on October 25, police confirmed on Wednesday. All three were released to ...

Two men, aged 41 and 20, were remanded for eight days by Paphos district court on Tuesday after an arson on a commercial vehicle at the parking of a Paphos apartment block, ...

Authorities seized large quantities of untaxed tobacco at the Ayios Dometios crossing on Sunday, customs officers announced on Wednesday. Officers found 15 boxes of 200 cigarettes, two boxes of 200 heated cigarettes, five ...

Preliminary investigations suggest a fire at a Nicosia high school was deliberately set in rubbish bins, police said on Wednesday. The alarm system at the school went off at around 7.10...

As Larnaca continues to unravel the Lines and Traces of this year’s Biennale, its artists present a diverse variety of parallel events that bring art and the process of ...

Cyprus has a coastline that changes character every few kilometres. From the sugar-soft sands of the east to the wild coves of the west, every stretch of shore tells a ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet the new head of the United Nations peacekeeping force (Unficyp) in Cyprus and special representative of the UN secretary-general Khassim Diagne for the first time ...

A weak low-pressure system is temporarily affecting Cyprus, with a weak high-pressure system expected to move in from Thursday, according to the meteorological service. On Wednesday, weather conditions across most ...

Cyprus was ranked 30th out of 143 countries in this year’s edition of the World Justice Project (WJP)’s annual rule of law index, moving up a single place since ...