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Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman has rejected a proposal by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a three-way meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides in New York, according to reports on Friday. ...

A 79-year-old man who was critically injured in a road collision in Nicosia earlier this month died from his injuries on Friday. The victim was named by police as Nicosia ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met representatives of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, with discussions focusing on Cyprus’ strengthened strategic role in the Eastern ...

Cyprus, Greece and Egypt discussed ways of further strengthening cooperation ahead of their 11th trilateral summit, which is due to be held in Cyprus, during a ministerial meeting in New ...

Cyprus’ Olympic House marks 20 years since its official opening on Saturday, two decades after the building was inaugurated as a permanent home for the island’s Olympic movement and sporting ...

A senior Cyprus customs official is leading an international body tackling the illicit tobacco trade, as the protocol designed to combat the cross-border problem marks eight years in force. Senior ...

Manchester City have been found guilty of all but one of the 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules, The Athletic reported on Friday, a potentially seismic development ...

Mehmet Harmanci on Friday thanked Nicosia Mayor Charalambos Prountzos for withdrawing from next week’s Cyprus Forum in solidarity with him, saying it was Prountzos’ decision, rather than his own ...

A series of measures aimed at tackling delays in the treatment of prisoners at public hospitals, improving the handling of psychiatric cases and strengthening the forensic medicine service were agreed ...

Cyprus has budgeted more than €1.28 billion for defence strengthening over the next three years, with spending under the specific heading set to more than double in 2027, as the island pushes ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday he will visit China in early 2027, as Cyprus and China seek to further strengthen their strategic partnership. Christodoulides announced the visit during a meeting ...

Ages zero to 99 will have something to enjoy this October says the Nicosia International Festival as it introduces its NIF Family productions, two language-free performances that speak to audiences of ...

Runners of all ages took part in the Eurolife Run The Park 2026 at Athalassa park in Nicosia, raising €2,500 for the Karaiskakio Foundation. The event included 10km and 5km races, an 800...

Cyprus will proceed with the upgrade of its ageing AMX-30 battle tanks as there is currently no alternative to replace them, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Friday. Palmas confirmed ...

The pancyprian association of cancer patients and friends (Pasykaf) has stood beside patients and their families for four decades, Deputy Social Welfare Minister Tina Pavlou said on Friday. Pavlou said ...

Runaway Formula One championship leader Kimi Antonelli called the mistake that put him out of qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix “stupid” and said it had brought him back down ...

No further cases of West Nile virus have been detected in horses in the Paralimni area after five animals at the same premises tested positive, the veterinary services said on ...

EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou on Friday categorically ruled out entering politics or standing in Cyprus’ 2028 presidential elections, denying reports linking him with a possible candidacy backed by Akel. “I ...

Primary school pupils from Paphos and Yeroskipou will visit an animal shelter in Achelia on Tuesday to mark World Animal Day, the animal welfare commissioner’s office announced on Friday. ...

The technical chamber (Etek) expects revised legislation on dangerous buildings by the end of the year, its secretary general, Andreas Theodotou, said on Friday, following the collapse of a balcony ...

A second Israeli basketball club has made contact about relocating its home games to Cyprus, club owner Matan Adelson confirmed on Friday, days after a similar request from Maccabi Tel ...

Starbucks will close 250 underperforming coffeehouses in North America, the company said in a regulatory filing on ​Thursday, as CEO Brian Niccol deepens his turnaround push to revive ‌sales. The closures ...

US reporter Evan Gershkovich, in his first detailed published account of his arrest in Russia in 2023, says he was the victim of an elaborate sting operation by the FSB security ...

The Nicosia Kids Festival, organised by the Cyfield Group, will return to the Old GSP Square on Sunday, October 18, following a first edition that drew more than 6,000 visitors. The event, ...