Cyprus News

Cyprus is near the bottom of a sustainable development report, ranking just 32 out of 34 European countries. With an overall score of 61.0, Cyprus marginally improved its 2022 score of 60.7, maintaining, however its ...

Police targeted bus and truck drivers on Monday as they carried out road inspections in the Paphos district, resulting in the detection of 121 violations concerning a total of 43 drivers and ...

Tanker drivers refueling from the facilities of the Hellenic Petroleum company in Vasiliko went on a spontaneous two-hour work stoppage on Tuesday morning. Employees of Cypoil Trading Ltd, Go Now, ...

The bust of former president of the Republic Spyros Kyprianou has been moved to a central location in Paphos, the municipality has announced. The bust, which has been displayed at ...

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday that “the president of the TRNC will attend” an upcoming summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) in his country. Aliyev was ...

This week, three new productions will bring music, theatre and poetry lovers together as the Nicosia International Festival continues. Young local artists and established creatives from the island will take ...

The Ministry of Defence announced that aerial military exercises will take place in Nicosia on Tuesday and Wednesday. The training activities will take place in the afternoon and evening hours ...

Local government reform will be discussed in a meeting called by President Nikos Christodoulides with leaders of the parliamentary parties on Tuesday morning. Those attending are set to address practical ...

Police on Tuesday were investigating a case of car arson against a police officer which broke out in Limassol overnight. The fires broke out shortly before midnight in two cars ...

Tuesday will be mostly clear with some afternoon showers, mainly in the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 19C in the interior and on the coasts, and 8C in the higher ...

Cyprus experienced a notable increase in road freight transportation during the third quarter of 2023, indicating a positive trend in the movement of goods, both within Cyprus, as well as to ...

The International Student Identity Card (ISIC), which offers discounts to students, has extended its reach to Cyprus, according to an announcement released on Monday. “Following its successful trajectory in Greece ...

The Housing Finance Corporation (HFC) acknowledged on Monday delays in issuing loans to applicants, but again attributed this to understaffing. The matter came up at the House finance committee, discussing ...

Cyprus supports the 13th package of sanctions against Russia, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said during the EU council of foreign affairs in Brussels on Monday. Kombos pointed out that the ...

A meeting convened by the Paphos Regional Tourism Development and Promotion Company (ETAP) on Monday saw stakeholders and members planning to enhance wedding tourism in the region. Representatives from Paphos, ...

The Cyprus Consumers’ Association (CCA) on Monday called for transparency on fuel prices, asking the fuel monitoring authority to explain why pre-tax fuel prices from October to December 2023 deviated significantly ...

A 24-year-old was arrested by the police in Limassol on Monday as the prime suspect in the theft of a handbag valued at €500, which contained a cash amount exceeding €2,500, as ...

The relationship between the EU and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Cyprus has been instrumental in promoting dialogue, building trust and fostering reconciliation, the head of UNDP Cyprus ...

Police in Larnaca are investigating a case in which four men allegedly robbed a house “under the threat of garden shears”. The alleged burglary took place shortly after 1am on ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Monday signalled that a bill increasing maternity leave from 18 to 22 weeks would soon get the nod from the cabinet and then head to parliament. In ...

A carer who allegedly beat a 100-year-old man who resided at the care home at which she worked in Famagusta was released on bail on Monday. In court in Famagusta, ...

The Limassol criminal court on Monday saw a tussle taking place involving a relative of one of the two defendants in the double homicide case in Ypsonas last year. Marios ...

The villages of Paliometocho and Kokkinotrimithia joined the Nicosia water board on Monday. Their collaboration was finalised following the signing of contracts by Nicosia assistant district officer Andreas Hadjipakkos and ...

Restoration works on former Turkish Cypriot homes on Piale Pasha street in Larnaca have been completed, the town’s municipality announced on Monday. The works pertained to improvements to the ...