Cyprus News

By Charles Ellinas That’s what the findings of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) 2023 edition of its annual ‘Democracy Index’, released mid-February, show. In contrast to Cyprus, Greece improved ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Friday marked the start of a campaign aimed at the protection of bees. The campaign, which underlines the role of bees in the environment and ...

From air drops of humanitarian aid to supply ships from Cyprus, the United States is urgently seeking ways to feed the people of Gaza as Israel resists Washington’s push ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry said on Friday it was “devasted by the many lives tragically lost” amongst civilians in Gaza who were trying to get humanitarian aid. Gaza health authorities said ...

The UN peacekeeping force’s (Unficyp) 60-year presence in Cyprus serves as a sad and urgent call to “take the courageous steps needed” and move towards lasting peace, the force’...

A house was almost completely burned down on Friday afternoon in Limassol, with residents managing to get out unharmed. The home in the St Nicolas area suffered extensive damages and ...

Applications for ‘Photovoaltics for All’ opened on Friday, making grant schemes for solar panel installations available to those who meet the requirements. President Nikos Christodoulides said within the first few ...

A documentary on Sanna, a language considered ‘severely endangered’ by Unesco since 2002, will have its first screening on Monday. The event aims to support the revival of the Cypriot Maronite ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday played down the potential cost of the green transition for consumers, saying the extra taxes would not pose a threat to households and businesses ...

Cypriot telecommunications company Cyta this week presented its 2024 budget to the House Finance Committee, underlining its commitment to strategic planning, innovation, and societal impact. Maria Tsiakka, President of Cyta, addressed ...

Attorney-General George Savvides on Friday denied he had re-opened the case of Andreas Loizou’s death as a result of public pressure. Instead, he said it was because Loizou’s ...

Is there such a thing as medieval graffiti or is street art a more contemporary form of expression? For many, graffiti is considered to be a relatively new movement yet ...

Social trust is Cyprus is low, with 65 per cent of people believing that caution should be exercised in interactions with others, the University of Cyprus revealed on Friday. Citing the ...

Eurostat’s latest data reveals a compelling shift in the landscape of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) for heating and cooling within the European Union. The year 2022 witnessed a substantial surge, ...

Cyprus celebrated the 60th anniversary of its civil defence on World Civil Defence Day. “We honour the tireless workers of the system, including the volunteers of the civil defence force, ...

A 69-year-old Greek Cypriot man appeared in court in the north on Friday, accused of sexually assaulting a hitchhiker he had picked up. The man allegedly picked up a 20-year-old ...

A 31-year-old foreign woman was robbed on Friday in Limassol, just two hours after arriving in Cyprus carrying thousands of euros in her purse, police said. The woman, reported to ...

A minor earthquake was detected off the coast of Lefka on Friday morning, according to the north’s met office. The earthquake measured 3.6 on the Richter scale and was recorded ...

Construction works for 138 new residences at the Dhekelia British base for the British forces personnel and their families in Cyprus have begun, according to an announcement released on Friday by ...

The Turkish Cypriot police on Friday published the contents of seizures made at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point in the space of 24 hours on Thursday. The items were confiscated from ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) and the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation during a ceremony held in Nicosia. The signing ceremony took place ...

Reconstruction of a section of Nicosia’s old city walls which collapsed in 2022 is complete, the Bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage announced on Friday. The collapsed section was located ...

By Tom Cleaver and Nikolaos Prakas Police were collecting testimony from partygoers in Limassol on Friday, where four armed robbers stole over €20,000 worth of money and items. Speaking to Cyprus ...

Turkish Cypriot MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek hit back at the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu on Friday following criticism levelled over his re-election campaigning in the north. “Tahsin Ertugruloglu is ...