Cyprus News

Disy’s Limassol branch issued a firm defence of the presumption of innocence regarding MP Nikos Sykas after his exclusion from the election ballot over an allegation of domestic violence. ...

The forestry department announced on Thursday it is preparing amendments to modernise the framework regarding the leasing of state forest land, following scrutiny triggered by a critical audit report. In ...

Kennels for stray cats were installed at various locations in Paralimni and Dherynia by the local municipality. “Animal welfare is an indicator of culture and social sensitivity and, with everyone’...

Pakistan “has broken the silent process” of the United Nations security council’s renewal of the mandate of its peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp), President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. “...

Deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos on Thursday said that the police cannot search his office at the bishopric without a warrant, after Archbishop Georgios informed him on Wednesday that officers would ...

Former energy minister Georgios Lakkotrypis submitted more than ten applications for special permission to work in the private sector during the mandatory two-year hiatus after leaving his ministerial post, sources ...

The next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem will take place “when conditions are ripe”, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said. Speaking after a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio ...

The United Nations security council’s vote on whether to extend the mandate of the UN’s peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) for another year has been delayed until Friday. ...

The trial of the man suspected of having stabbed 26-year-old Alexandros Antoniou to death in the Paphos district village of Konia in November will continue March, following a decision of ...

The trial into the murder of Limassol businessman Stavros Demosthenous was adjourned and will continue before the Limassol criminal court on March 24, the Limassol district court ruled on Thursday. The ...

An explosion occurred in a parked car in the Nicosia district in the early hours of on Thursday, causing damage to the vehicle as well as to the windows of ...

On Thursday, the weather will remain cloudy with local rains and storm expected mainly in the western part of the island. Sleet and snow are expected in the Troodos area, ...

Get ready for a weekend packed with events for all ages and tastes. The events calendar is filling up as spring draws closer, bringing exhibitions, chocolate workshops, village festivals, markets ...

Business owners operating out of Turkish Cypriot properties expressed growing anger on Wednesday over steep rent increases imposed under amended legislation governing Turkish Cypriot properties, according to the small shopkeeper’...

Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan will visit Cyprus on St Patrick’s Day, it was revealed on Wednesday. The country’s public broadcaster RTE reported that O’Callaghan, who ...

Three of Cyprus’ six members of the European parliament said they would attend a same-sex wedding if invited. Disy’s Loucas Fourlas, Diko’s Costas Mavrides, and independent Fidias Panayiotou ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday called for the European Union to maintain a “forward-looking cooperation and a constructive dialogue” with the United States. “This longstanding partnership must be preserved ...

The north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler has been reported to the police over allegations that he coerced university officials to award degree certificates to his political allies under false ...

The European Union “cannot remain mere observers” on the matter of Gaza, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Wednesday. “We must move in full coordination and on the basis of ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “seriously disturbed” by the lack of progress achieved on the Cyprus problem since last month’s tripartite meeting involving his envoy Maria Angela Holguin, ...

A bill to integrate gender equality into the executive, legislative and judicial elements in the public and broader public sector was discussed at the House legal affairs committee on Wednesday. “...

Deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos was on Wednesday ordered by Archbishop Georgios to leave the bishopric flat and hand over the keys to the bishopric by 10am on Thursday. The order ...

The World Health Organisation inaugurated its new offices in Nicosia on Wednesday, in what Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said opened a new chapter for Cyprus. The enhanced presence of WHO ...

The war in Ukraine is “a test for European values”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Wednesday. “It is a test for European values, a determining factor for the stability ...