Cyprus

An ongoing review of how Turkish Cypriot commercial properties are managed has shown that about one-fifth of leases are problematic, according to just-released data from the interior ministry. In a ...

By Richard Boxall As Cyprus cricket’s contribution to the European Week of Sport, a six-a-side tournament was held at Ypsonas cricket ground on Sunday, prior to the Autumn T20 ...

By 2025 the state-run entity managing minimum oil stocks will have self-owned storage facilities, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Monday. Currently Kodap (Organisation for the Storage and Management of Oil ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday that he would “never accept” the appointment of a United Nations special envoy to Cyprus. Tatar was speaking at Ercan (Tymbou) airport ...

Deputy government spokeswoman Doxa Komodromou has resigned from her position, the presidential palace said on Monday. She submitted her resignation in the morning, and it was accepted by the President ...

A Greek Cypriot appeared in a Turkish Cypriot court on Monday accused of using counterfeit car insurance documents while entering the north at Ayios Dometios. The man was arrested at 10:24...

The 31-year-old who was shot outside his Paphos house on Sunday morning is being treated in a serious condition in Nicosia general hospital, Paphos police said on Monday afternoon. A 34...

House education committee head Pavlos Mylonas said on Monday that Cyprus and China have much to gain from learning about each other’s cultures. Mylonas and other Cypriot MPs met ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Monday made a slight downward revision to its growth forecasts for 2023 and 2024, according to its latest macroeconomic projections released in September. The CBC ...

The body of a British national who was found dead in Paphos in May will be cremated in her hometown of Stockport on Tuesday. Ann Naisbitt, 79, was initially reported missing ...

Agriculture minister Petros Xenofontos expressed his satisfaction with the progress of anti-flood works being undertaken by communities impacted by the fire which took place in the Limassol district last month. “...

Charges against Iosif Iosif (known as Sifis) were withdrawn at Nicosia criminal court on Monday, over an attempted murder case against Nicos Rodotheou in 2018. In total 13 charges against Iosif were ...

‘Cyprus is ripe for revolution. We’ve had everything else: war, invasion, occupation, economic crisis…’ ALIX NORMAN meets the author of a divisive, satirical novel ‘Three months before the general ...

A crackdown against illegal and undeclared work over the past month has led to €157,900 in fines being imposed with 418 employers inspected and 1387 workers checked. A whopping 40.6 per cent of the ...

A 68-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after driving his car the wrong way up the highway between Ayia Napa and Pyla. Police were notified at around 9:40pm of the ...

With a focus on transparency, the fourth Cyprus Forum is being held this year by NGO Oxygono, in collaboration with the Delphi Economic Forum, over September 29-30, 2023 in Nicosia. The ...

Immigrants who maintain close links with Turkey are reportedly on a list of monitored foreign nationals confirmed by police, it emerged on Monday. Police confirmed reports on Sunday that security ...

The cruise ship Silver Spirit, flying the Bahamian flag, docked at Kato Paphos early on Monday morning with 990 passengers and crew members making their way into the historic city. The ...

Classes got underway at the Paphos branch of the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) on Monday with 300 students enrolled, inspiring praise from the coastal city’s mayor. Paphos Mayor Phedonas ...

Syriza’s new party leader Stefanos Kasselakis has pledged that his first official trip will be “to our brothers in Cyprus”, it emerged on Monday. Kasselakis, 35, took control of leftist ...

The demand for Cyprus halloumi in foreign markets is steadily growing, with exports in the first four months of 2023 amounting to €112 million, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenofontos said. Speaking at an ...

The United Nations on Monday was awaiting the response of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar regarding the possibility of appointing a special envoy for the Cyprus issue. According to new ...

Ganesh Chaturthi, also called Vinayaka Chavithi, is an auspicious Hindu festival celebrated for 10 days every year. It marks the birthday of the beloved elephant-headed Lord Ganesha, known as the God ...

A forest fire was brought under full control at 8.15am on Monday in the “Alakati” location of Kambia community in Nicosia. According to a statement from the forestry department, the ...