Cyprus

Israel, due to estimated shortfalls in domestic electricity production in the coming years, is keen on seeing the creation of the electricity interconnector with Cyprus, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said ...

Turkey’s direct interventions in the north of Cyprus are putting at risk the prospects for the resumption of Cyprus talks, European Parliament (EP) President Roberta Metsola was quoted as ...

A father and son aged 56 and 27 respectively chased down and tried to apprehend a burglar they spotted on CCTV after he broke into their Paphos shop that sells eyeglasses but ...

Police have warned the public in the Nicosia district to expect a series of loud explosions in the area of Analyondas until 20pm on Sunday as they destroy the thousands ...

Cypress Park, a distinct choice for retirement living with five-star services and facilities, is already under construction in Paphos and has been referred to by individuals who have already secured ...

Separated by politics but united in pride, members of LGBTQ+ communities came together in celebration late on Saturday in the no-man’s-land that splits Cyprus in two. Setting off from ...

Nine vehicles, six motorcycles and three cars, were impounded by Limassol police during a coordinated traffic operation on Saturday night. The operation was implemented as part of ongoing efforts to ...

Nicosia police have arrested a man aged 33 on suspicion of the possession and distribution of child pornography, they said. The investigation into the case began after information was received through ...

Police on Sunday said they had located a 19-year-old man who had been missing from his residence in Limassol since Friday morning. Sebastian Marinescu, 19, left home in Agios Silas at 9.30...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting June 12: Cyprus-based investor Alexey Gubarev has recently become the owner of the land where Sodap’s wine factory ...

‘An imperfect system that works will be better than a bad one that doesn’t’ Migration has become the albatross around the EU’s neck, but a recent agreement aims ...

A group calling itself the Uncredentialeds, which demands equal citizenship rights for children of mixed marriages, marched from the north to parliament on Saturday afternoon to highlight the problems they ...

A woman who attempted to depart from Paphos international airport using fake documents was arrested on Saturday. The suspect went to the airport at around 11.30am to travel to Germany, ...

There is grounds for an underwater natural gas pipeline from Israel to Cyprus to produce electricity both for domestic needs and to channel through the EuroAsia Interconnector, the Cyprus News ...

Three men who beat up three Cypriots holidaying in Thessaloniki more than five years ago have been sentenced to 36 months in jail, suspended for three years, Greek media reported on ...

The large-scale tactical National Guard exercise Nikitis-Dimitra 2023 which took place in the land, sea, and air space of Cyprus showed the preparation and effectiveness of the units, leading officers said ...

Firefighters from both sides helped brings a fire that broke out on Saturday afternoon near the buffer zone in Dherynia under partial control. “[It] has been contained and there remains ...

Local authorities should play a leading role in the development of their communities and the government will support this effort, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. He was speaking at ...

Cyprus is ready to address in time any Search and Rescue (SAR) incident of any scale at sea and to activate supporting means and the rescue process for any shipwreck, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will hold a press conference on Tuesday on the first 100 days of his administration, following underwhelming comments about his term so far by experts and the public. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is seeking a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, he said on Saturday. The president was commenting two days after ...

International rating agency Fitch has affirmed Cyprus’ Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at BBB, assigning a Stable Outlook, assuming that fiscal surpluses will continue despite economic slowdown, whereas the ...

Bullying incidents are on the rise in Cyprus, children’s rights commissioner Despo Mihcaelides said on Saturday, following reports that children wrote offensive comments about a peer’s sexual identity ...

Police on Saturday said they are investigating a ring of illegal provision of privileges to asylum seekers within the immigration department after an officer employed there was arrested for issuing ...