#Cyprus

Cyprus’ tourism industry is eagerly awaiting to welcome Russians to the island, as stakeholders reap the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions, according to Moscow’s ambassador to Nicosia Murat Zyazikov. In ...

A memorial service was held on Monday in memory of the patients and staff killed during the July 20, 1974 bombings of the Athalassa psychiatric hospital by Turkish jets. The mental health ...

A 50-year struggle to see stolen antiquities returned to the island has finally come to a close, the director of the antiquities department said on Monday at a ceremony to ...

A 64-year-old woman died of heatstroke at Nicosia general hospital, while three others are in serious condition. State health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said the woman died on Sunday ...

A group representing the missing persons has called on EU MP Fidias Panayiotou to apologise to them on Monday, after they accused him of “mocking and disrespecting” them in a ...

Inspections carried out at beaches in Pervolia by officers of the environmental commissioner’s office on July 8 unveiled a series of violations, the office said on Monday. The inspections, which ...

This year’s Pancyprian Exams were conducted with complete success, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday as the results were announced. A total of 5,351 candidates sat the exams, which ...

In a few days time the annual spectacle of migrant swallows gathering in the village of Mesana in the Paphos district will again be visible, the community council has warned. ...

It is becoming clearer by the day that the two-state model is the only solution to the Cyprus problem, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters on ...

Further identifications of missing people are expected soon, Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Anna Aristotelous said on Sunday, referring to the latest revelations from small fragments of bone. Small bones recently identified “...

The construction of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Vasilikos will proceed and be completed despite the withdrawal of the Chinese consortium of companies from the project, Energy Minister ...

Three of seven birds on a sculpture in the Ayia Napa sculpture park have been stolen, the mayor said. The sculpture called The Birds was added to the works on ...

More than 500 UK Cypriots demonstrated outside the Turkish Embassy in central London on Saturday evening to mark 50 years since the invasion. The lively rally, organised by the National Federation of ...

Cypriot swimming champion Nikolas Antoniou is heading to the Paris Olympic Games with the aim of doing his best and achieving a good individual time. The Cypriot champion, and his ...

International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) President Philip Christopher has called on the Biden administration to put an end to the 50-year occupation of Cyprus. In a message marking 50 ...

Cyprus “will likely take crucial and bold decisions” in the coming months, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday night speaking before an event at the presidential palace to mark 50 years ...

Grief, anger and a call to urgently solve the Cyprus problem were the key themes from political parties on Saturday, who paid tribute to the 50-year anniversary since the Turkish ...

A federation is not a viable solution to the Cyprus problem, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday as he attended celebrations in the north marking 50 years since 1974. While the ...

A marble statue of Apollo’s twin sister Artemis dating to the fourth century AD was found during the 2024 final excavation season of the Kourion Urban Space Project, it was ...

The online services of Wizz Air are now available to the public, the company announced in a press release following Friday’s global tech outage caused by an external provider. ...

President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday expressed her solidarity to Cyprus as it marked 50 years of occupation. “Cypriots deserve to live in a reunited country ...

Collaborative firefighting efforts between Cyprus and British forces were praised Friday in a news release from the British bases. The statement included comments from Minister for Agriculture Maria Panayiotou and ...

The final fight over whether Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides is fit to continue in his post was battled out at the Supreme Constitutional Court on Friday, with the Attorney General’...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Friday announced the creation of a National Food Safety Authority as a means to protect public health. “The creation of a single National Food Safety ...