Cyprus News

Cyprus is set to gain an enhanced energy and security role following a vote by the US house of representatives committee on international affairs on Wednesday approving legislation that formally ...

Stirring up discussion and posing questions are vital elements of artistic creations and significantly influence their value, controversial painter Giorgos Gavriel said on Wednesday. “Art is not just meant to ...

Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou has responded to a complaint under investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, posting a video on social media platform TikTok on Wednesday. The complaint ...

A total of 164 foreign nationals have been deported from detention centres and the central prisons in Cyprus between December 10 and January 20, according to a report released by the justice ministry ...

Soon, nature will blossom, offering us fragrant gifts. Yet even now, in the sunny and crisp Cypriot winter, there is still plenty of richness to enjoy outdoors. Cyherbia Botanical Park &...

A tense debate erupted on Wednesday in the parliamentary legal committee over reform to police working hours, with police chief, Themistos Arnaoutis. standing firm despite strong opposition from unions. The ...

Calls grew on Wednesday for the case regarding the collapse of the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, which killed 72 people, including 35 Cypriots, to be taken to ...

The termination of subsidies for residential photovoltaic systems and building energy upgrades at the end of 2025 without new plans creates a dangerous “gap” in Cyprus’ green transition, Akel leader Stefanos ...

The European Union has allocated €466,400 to strengthen the sustainable conservation of cultural heritage sites in historic Famagusta. The funding, announced by the European Commission on Wednesday, is being used to ...

The police seized a large quantity of untaxed tobacco following a search at a residential property in Nicosia on Wednesday. The operation was carried out after the police received a ...

The Cyprus Institute for Demographic and Migration Policy has condemned the violent incident that occurred on Saturday afternoon in central Larnaca, warning that such events pose a threat to public ...

Four of Cyprus’ six members of the European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of a motion to request an opinion from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the ...

I must tell you, self-professed winter lovers, these past few days did nothing to win me over to your side. Cyprus needs rain, badly, and I very much welcome a ...

The amount of money donated to the social support body increased almost ninefold after Nikos Christodoulides was elected president at the beginning of 2023, accountant-general Andreas Antoniades said on Wednesday. He ...

Cyprus’ main state sector trade unions on Wednesday signed an agreement to create a joint coordinating body, strengthening their collective voice on key labour issues, Pasydy said. The agreement was ...

The Tax Department’s IT systems will be offline this weekend for scheduled upgrades, from Friday at 3pm until Monday at 9am. According to the department the disruption will affect ...

Cyprus police officers took to the street on Wednesday, following trade Isotita union’s call for a protest over the new police reform which came into effect at the beginning ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Loucas Fourlas on Wednesday called on the British government to reduce university tuition fees for Cypriots and other European Union citizens who elect to ...

A slate of projects worth €595,150 is set to be rolled out across the Polis Chrysochous municipality and its municipal districts, local authorities announced on Wednesday. The initiatives aim to create ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s response to an invite to attend an informal meeting of European Union member states and neighbouring countries in Cyprus in April was “not positive”, ...

Several mountain roads in the Troodos area remain slippery due to persisting cold weather and landslides, the police said on Wednesday. Although the roads remain open, drivers are advised to ...

The police on Wednesday said they are looking for social media personality Ioanna Photiou – better known by her online alias Annie Alexui – to facilitate investigations into “offences under the personal ...

Two kilos of cocaine were found by the police drugs unit Ykan, working in cooperation with the customs department and the Greek authorities, police announced on Wednesday. The drugs, which ...

Two pensioners, aged 73 and 66, living in Aradippou reported that an unknown man threatened them with a knife and stole an undisclosed sum of money from them, police said on Wednesday. ...