#Cyprus

Cyprus’ political parties opened debate on the 2026 state budget on Monday, ahead of Wednesday’s vote, taking sharply different positions on living costs, energy, defence and long-term public investment. Disy ...

Apollon on Friday said they will not appeal the ruling that they must play their home fixture against Aris Limassol behind closed doors on Sunday following an outbreak of fan ...

Hermes Airports on Friday denied criticism levied at the organisation from the European Commission, after Brussels warned Cyprus over persistent shortcomings in airport security at Larnaca and Paphos airports. Earlier ...

Foreign minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday arrived in Abu Dhabi to attend the 16th edition of the Sir Bani Yas Forum, following an invitation from United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister ...

The personal data protection commission has confirmed on Friday it is investigating a serious breach at the Bank of Cyprus oncology centre. The authority said it was informed by the ...

The United Kingdom’s government has been told by a veteran of its Royal Air Force to “release the footage” of the flights launched from its Akrotiri air base in ...

An additional budget will be provided next year to cover the costs for 300 students who have yet to receive their due amount awarded via an Ikyk scholarship, the finance ministry ...

Following a report warning of ‘serious concerns’ published by the Council of Europe’s committee for the prevention of torture, Justice Minster Costas Fitiris on Wednesday said he will pay ...

The electricity interconnection between Greece and Cyprus, known as Great Sea Interconnector or GSI, is one of the eight priority projects known as “Energy Highways”, presented as part of the ...

A ten year sentence was handed to a 23-year-old for the possession of at least nine kilograms of cannabis before Limassol district court on Wednesday. According to the police, the ...

A private prosecution brought by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou, who was found dead under a bridge in Limassol in 2005, will continue on January 22, Limassol district court ruled on Tuesday ...

A 40-year-old woman was on Monday night arrested pursuant to a court warrant for allegedly scamming two people out of more than €29,000 between 2023 and 2025, police said on Tuesday. According to ...

Police on Tuesday said that a scooter driver is being sought in connection with an accident on Monday afternoon in which a one-year-old toddler was seriously injured alongside its mother ...

At just 47.6 out of 100 points in the Gender Equality Index, Cyprus ranks last among EU member states, according to the latest report from the European Institute for Gender Equality. Although ...

The House education committee on Wednesday concluded its article-by-article discussion on the amended bill on the new teacher evaluation system, estimated to cost €12.5 million, which will be put before parliament ...

A total of 1,002 bottles of counterfeit vodka were seized in a coordinated operation at four premises Nicosia, the customs department said on Wednesday. According to the authorities, a search of ...

Cyprus was hit by an earthquake, registering 3.9 on the Richter scale at around 7.35pm on Wednesday. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the epicentre of the earthquake was reported near ...

Cyprus strengthened its links with the EU institutional centre this week as Greek airline Aegean, in cooperation with Hermes Airports, launched a new direct Larnaca–Brussels route beginning of December, ...

Larnaca is being reshaped into a service centre for airlines in the Eastern Mediterranean, with the gradual reuse of the old airport bringing clear benefits to the city. Speaking at ...

Inmates of the central prison will be granted an additional visit from close relatives in view of the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, the prisons department said on Tuesday. ...

The 70-year-old, who died after being hit by a car in Paphos on Monday night was Paphos resident Christakis Vryonis, police said on Tuesday. The police said the 70-year-old had ...

A 42-year-old man was arrested after being caught speeding at 180km/h – 80km/h above the legal limit – on Monday night, police said on Tuesday. According to the police, the ...

On Tuesday, the weather will be partly cloudy with a chance of isolated rain showers in the higher mountains. Temperatures will reach up to 22 degrees Celsius inland, around 23 degrees on ...

A middle-aged, foreign woman was found dead at near a hotel area on the Poseidonos coastal avenue in Kato Paphos at 7am in the morning, police said on Monday. According ...