#Cyprus

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday promised to hold non-binding referenda in the near future. Speaking at an organised question and answer session with high school children, he said the government “...

Three of Cyprus’ beaches were ranked in Europe’s top 25 beaches for 2024 by travel giant Tripadvisor. Highest ranking on the list was Nissi beach in Ayia Napa, in seventh place ...

The academic staff and student unions of the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) were set to strike on Friday, mainly over budget concerns. The strike will begin at 1.30pm in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to hold his next meeting with United Nations Envoy Maria Angela Holguin on March 11, he said on Friday. Speaking to journalists, he said that on ...

The building which exploded in the Nicosia suburb of Engomi on Tuesday had not obtained the requisite permission to be converted into its current form, Engomi Mayor Zacharias Kyriakou said ...

Friends of the Earth Cyprus is organising an emergency protest this Saturday following a controversial tree cutting in the Dasoudi area of Limassol. The environmental group announced via their social ...

The auditor-general will report the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) to the anti-corruption authority on suspicion of “abuse of power”, it emerged on Thursday. The intention to report the CyBC came ...

Cyprus needs to speed up implementation of its Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) as risks of delays have been identified given that the island has only fulfilled 5 per cent of ...

Morphou Bishop Neofytos said he “honours” Russian President Vladimir Putin “at every liturgy” in an interview which surfaced on Thursday. Speaking to the Russian Tass news agency, he said, “President ...

The biggest problem plaguing the health system Gesy is abuse, Health Minister Michalis Damianou said on Thursday in a speech to the House Health Committee on the state of healthcare. ...

Preparations are underway for the European Parliament elections and the local government elections on June 9, said the head of the Elections Service of the Ministry of Interior Menelaos Vasiliou on ...

The House interior committee is to prepare a report that will include the names of persons involved in any way in the violation of the EU Habitats Directive when it ...

A revised draft of a new law regulating public markets has been submitted to parliament with the debate expected to begin next Tuesday at the House agriculture committee. The new ...

Concerns have been raised over abandoned buildings in Limassol following suspicions of human involvement in the fire that destroyed the historic Pavlidis mansion. The listed mansion, located on Iphigenias Street ...

The trial of the 44-year-old driver suspected of causing the traffic accident that killed four people on New Year’s Day in Limassol has been postponed until March. On Thursday, ...

Police have launched an investigation after three naval flares were launched from outside a football stadium onto the pitch during a football match on Wednesday night. The game in question ...

UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin will return to Cyprus for new meetings with the island’s two leaders on March 11 and 12 after her contacts in Athens, Ankara and London, it ...

One person was hospitalised after six cars were involved in a crash in Limassol on Thursday morning. The crash took place on the motorway to Paphos near Ayios Tychonas. All ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and permanent secretary of the Foreign Ministry Kyriakos Kouros on Wednesday met in Nicosia with a delegation of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to ...

Two Greek soldiers (Eldyk) serving in Cyprus were injured during a training exercise in Stavrovouni, the Greek Defence Ministry said on Wednesday calling for authorities to investigate the incident. The ...

The newly appointed deputy director of the Central Prisons Haris Philippides said on Wednesday his three priorities were modernising the correctional system, reducing prison overcrowding and tackling corruption. Hosting MPs ...

Government subsidies on electricity and fuel tax will be extended into the spring, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. The extensions to the subsidies were announced among a raft of ...

A top court in the European Union on Wednesday rejected an attempt to drop the protected status of halloumi, staving off a challenge on the prized cheese that is one ...

Greek Shipping Minister Christos Stylianides caused controversy on Tuesday evening when he said, “half of Cyprus is Turkish”. Stylianides, who is originally Cypriot, was speaking in Greece’s parliament regarding ...