Cyprus News

Parliament has released €7 million in state funding to political parties for the upcoming elections in May, clearing a legal hurdle that had blocked the grant amid questions over alleged irregular ...

Dhekelia community council held a protest on Saturday outside the Dhekelia base police station, calling for urgent action on pending urban planning zones and the expansion of the Xylofagou quarry ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has conveyed three potential dates for meetings with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis confirmed on Saturday. The dates in question being Monday, February 16, ...

Fallout intensified over the disappearance of 13.6 kilograms of TNT from a national guard firing range in Kalo Chorio on Friday, with Akel describing the incident as “extremely serious” and calling ...

The UN Security Council’s renewal of the UN peacekeeping force mandate has drawn sharp criticism from the north, with the ‘foreign ministry’ urging the UN to abandon the federal ...

A breakthrough appears imminent in the University of Cyprus’ efforts to acquire the sought-after Faneromeni school building in Nicosia’s old city. According to local media sources, Archbishop Georgios has ...

A confidential document has cast new doubt on the effectiveness of Cyprus’ oversight system for former ministers entering the private sector, after revealing that an authorisation granted to former energy ...

A formal complaint against Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou over derogatory remarks referring to those with intellectual disabilities has reached the European Parliament and is now under further examination. The complaint ...

The government has welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s decision to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) until January 31, 2027, reaffirming its support for renewed ...

Saturday will see cloudy and unsettled, with rain likely in several areas and dust remaining in the air until Monday, according to the met office. Skies are expected to stay ...

How often do you unplug? Leave your phone behind and enjoy time like it is the 90s? Probably, not often enough, as we become more and more addicted to our ...

A 51-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal work accident on Friday in Kofinou, in which Finis Alexandru, 55, from Romania, lost his life. The work accident occurred ...

The United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted the resolution renewing the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) for one more year, until January 31, 2027. There were 13 votes ...

Cyprus wishes to be “as close as possible to the core” of the European Union, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Friday, amid talks between ministers from other member ...

The Cypriot film “Hold Onto Me,” directed by Myrsini Aristidou, won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, one of the world’s leading independent film events, marking a ...

Sixty-five boxes of 200 cigarettes each were seized on Wednesday at Paphos airport, with one person arrested and remanded for 4 days. According to the customs department, officers at Paphos airport, acting ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Friday relieved four high-ranking members of the north’s civil service of their duties, with one of the four suggesting that many ...

A total of 171 irregular migrants were repatriated over Thursday and Friday through coordinated police and deputy migration ministry operations, a police announcement said. This is part of a broader strategy ...

A fatal work accident was reported on Friday afternoon in the Kofinou area, resulting in the death of Finis Alexandru, 55, from Romania. According to Larnaca police spokesperson Spyros Chrysostomou, the ...

Cyprus’ EU Presidency will be guided by a “deep sense of political responsibility,” aiming to make Europe stronger, more secure, and more united, President Nikos Christodoulides said Friday at the ...

Approaching soon is the third edition of the Cyprus International Theatre Festival, which is set to take to the Pattihio Theatre from March 2 to 8. This year, it once again invites ...

As part of its 2026 Presidency of the EU Council, Cyprus has launched a series of initiatives aimed at engaging young people in European affairs through art, design and creativity, it ...

The defence ministry on Friday denied that reports of an alleged Turkish air defence expansion in the north do not inherently undermine the Republic’s newly acquired H145M helicopters ...

Children’s right commissioner Elena Pericleous warned on Friday that the recent hospitalisation of a three-month-old infant with shaken baby syndrome has exposed serious gaps in support for new parents, ...