Cyprus News

A new series of live music performances begin as January’s events’ agenda comes to life. In Paphos, the cultural centre Technopolis 20 will host events for music lovers to look ...

The United Nations Secretary-general’s report into the current state of the Cyprus problem “could have been better”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Speaking at Epiphany celebrations in Larnaca, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday the “ultimate goal” of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza is to allow Palestinians to remain there. Speaking at Epiphany celebrations in Larnaca, Christodoulides said “...

The various sides of Cypriot politics issued reactions on Saturday to Friday evening’s announcement of Colombian diplomat Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar as United Nations Secretary-general Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy ...

Theatre groups on Saturday pointed out “room for improvement” in the government’s “Thimeli” plan, which provides funding to performing arts groups in Cyprus. While grateful for the initial steps ...

Police in Limassol accused a man of attempting to supply just shy of two grammes of cannabis to a man who was being held in custody on Friday night. The ...

Ahmet Bozkurt, the owner of the Isias hotel in the Turkish city of Adiyaman, and his two sons Mehmet Fatih Bozkurt and Efe Bozkurt, saw their applications for release rejected ...

The Cyprus pharmaceutical association (CPA) said on Saturday it “welcomes” the reintroduction of mandatory testing for Covid-19 to enter certain spaces. Health Minister Popi Kanari had said on Friday that “...

A car suffered minor damage after catching fire in Strovolos in the early hours of Saturday morning. The vehicle was parked outside the home of its owner and caught fire ...

As the January sunshine reigns over Cyprus, to keep spirits high, the island is gearing up to welcome a new season of events in the coming days and weeks, hosting ...

A 39-year-old man was arrested on Friday night on suspicion of having set fire to the town’s Christmas tree. The tree, which was located in the town’s central ...

Greek Orthodox Christians across Cyprus celebrate the Epiphany on Saturday, one of the most important days on the Greek Orthodox calendar. The day marks the baptism of Jesus Christ in ...

Saturday’s weather will be mostly clear, with locally increased clouds through the afternoon. Winds are expected to remain light, no higher than three Beaufort, and the sea will be ...

In 2023, ‘Cyprus’ was searched millions of times. Who searched for the island? When did they look us up? Why were they fascinated? Did you know that Cyprus was one of ...

The latest figures published by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CSE) on Friday, January 5, indicate a notable surge in tourism profits, witnessing an 8.3 per cent increase in October 2023, reaching €346.5 million. This ...

Construction work is set to begin on Cyprus’ first crematorium within the first half of the year, according to the director of the company undertaking the project, MW Crematorium Cyprus’ ...

United Nations Secretary-general Antonio Guterres announced on Friday evening the appointment of Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar as his “personal envoy” to Cyprus. The announcement was made by his spokeswoman Stephanie ...

Cypriot journalist Guren Tilki was released late on Friday evening, after having arrested in Turkey earlier that day for allegedly insulting the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a ...

Police on Friday arrested a third person in connection with the drive-by shooting in Nicosia last week. The suspect is a 29-year-old man from Larnaca for which police secured a ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ and head of the north’s ‘parliamentary’ justice committee Oguzhan Hasipoglu made an extraordinary intervention to reporters on Friday regarding the trial of those held responsible for ...

A new play presented by the Cyprus Theatre Organisation begins its series of shows this January and invites a strictly adult audience. Cleansed is a play by English playwright Sarah ...

Police on Friday were on the hunt for a 24-year-old man for breaking into a Paphos home and stealing. Another individual aged 33 was also arrested in connection with the same ...

The offices of migrant support group Kisa were destroyed on Friday after an explosive device shattered the glass, destroyed equipment, and all of its records The group said it had ...

State pathologist Panicos Stavrianos has been barred from taking the stand in court proceedings investigating the death of former national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou. The development during Friday’s court hearing ...