Cyprus News

The Greek Cypriot arrested in the north for attempting to cross the Ayios Dometios crossing point with counterfeit car insurance documents was denied bail at a court hearing on Thursday. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar held a meeting with Isabel Santos, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on missing persons in Cyprus, on Thursday. The meeting was also attended by Confidence ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides will send a letter to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos stating that “any inclusion of an undocumented amount [of money] in a new agreement with [gaming company] Opap ...

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) charged on Thursday that low fines and lack of enforcement patrols have resulted to a widespread killing of protected birds in Famagusta and Larnaca. ...

Training exercises conducted at the Cyclops centre in Larnaca are “of great importance” to the Republic of Cyprus, according to the centre’s director Chrysilios Chrisiliou. Speaking on Thursday during ...

National flag carrier Cyprus Airways on Thursday announced a strong performance for the month of August 2023, reporting an impressive increase in passenger numbers. According to the announcement, approximately 80,000 passengers were ...

Unficyp said on Thursday they have no intention of abandoning the Ledra Palace hotel, and that no official request has been filed by majority stakeholder – the church – despite Archbishop Georgios ...

Mehmet Ali Talat, who served as Turkish Cypriot leader between 2005 and 2010, has said the Turkish Cypriots have “never been in such a bad situation” as they are today. “Everything [in ...

The theme of the 2023 Cyprus Forum is transparency. “In this year’s Cyprus Forum,” say organisers, “transparency takes centre stage. Join us as we explore, among many other topics, the ...

Secondary school sports director at the education ministry, Spyros Antonellos, ruffled feathers when he disparaged primary school staff teaching physical education in heels. Antonellos’ statement apparently caused a commotion with ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has appointed journalist Yiannis Antoniou as the new deputy government spokesperson, the presidency said on Thursday. Antoniou will be replacing Doxa Komodromou, who recently resigned over a ...

The details of accusations made against Cyprus Football Association (CFA) president Giorgos Koumas came to light on Thursday as an investigation into his activities by the sports ethics committee is ...

The Cyprus environmental movement said on Wednesday residents of the Mitsero area have been “vindicated” after plans to erect an asphalt production plant in the region were cancelled in court. ...

Organisers of a kolokasi tasting evening on Friday are hoping to bring this love-it-or-hate-it vegetable new fans by pairing it with raspberries and making kolokasi cocktails. The culture committee of ...

A 65-year-old woman has died after being involved in a head on collision on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at around 6:30am on the road between Ayia Eirini and Korfi. ...

US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland in a recent meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides dropped a name for a possible UN special envoy, it emerged on Thursday. Nuland mentioned the ...

In today’s episode, the council of ministers approved the first budget of the new government with promises of effective support for the middle class and fiscal responsibility. Elsewhere, trade ...

The Paphos Ethnographic Museum was targeted by burglars in the early hours of Thursday. According to local news sources the thieves entered the museum through a small window which had ...

Eleni Philippou looks at the events coming from Friday onwards An event for every mood is taking place this weekend, as the cultural agenda fills up. Local beer tasting, ecstatic ...

The Paphos District Court imposed a five-month prison sentence on Wednesday against a 35-year-old man in connection with a case of driving under the influence of drugs. According to the ...

Deloitte, a global professional services firm, has officially launched the nominations for the third cycle of its prestigious “Technology FAST 50” programme. The initiative celebrates and awards fast-growing technology companies headquartered ...

Thursday morning will be mostly sunny with a chance of localised afternoon rains, and possibly a thunderstorm, in the mountains and in the east. Temperatures will rise to 35C in ...

Migration, housing and traffic are the issues on which he is focused on President Nikos Christodoulides told the Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) in Limassol on Wednesday afternoon. Referring to ...

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, will be in Cyprus on October 1 to mark the 63rd anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus’s declaration of independence. Alongside her, Greece’...