#Cyprus

Turkish Cypriot ‘deputy prime minister’ Fikri Ataoglu on Tuesday called for snap ‘parliamentary’ elections to be held after the north’s budget is passed through its legislature at the end ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Wednesday visited two cemeteries which have undergone restorations since an agreement was reached by President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar ...

Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Wednesday told United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin that the idea of a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem is an “illusion” and “...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Wednesday said there are “loopholes” which may allow Turkey to participate “indirectly” in the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) programme. Speaking after ...

The government has “no illusions” over the level of interest which will be shown by women in the offer of voluntary military service in the National Guard, Defence Minister Vasilis ...

World-famous cosplayer Gehe, known for his artistry in character makeup, armour making and prop building, will make an appearance in the 2025 Cyprus Comic Con to take place from October 3 to 5, ...

Ministry renamed to Interior and Civil Protection All crisis management services in Cyprus will be brought under the interior ministry, which will be renamed the interior and civil protection ministry, ...

A Walking Bus pilot programme has been launched by the transport ministry and Nicosia municipality at a primary school in Aglandjia, encouraging children to walk to class. This initiative sees ...

By Martin Clark In Western Europe, if we go back in time just 100 years, almost everything that our Great Grandparents ate, used or wore, was locally made. The making, especially ...

More than 75 projects for the Paphos district, with a total budget exceeding €230 million were outlined on Tuesday evening by President Nikos Christodoulides, who was addressing local authorities from the district. ...

A bill which would do away with MPs’ blanket immunity from prosecution has been gathering dust for some 12 years as it lacks the required support in parliament, media reports said ...

Delinquency “starts in the family”, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Tuesday. Speaking at the opening of a new sports hall at a school in Paphos, she said that “not ...

Three ancient coins were donated to the antiquities department after they were found among donations given to the Sophia for Children organisation, it announced on Tuesday. The three coins were ...

The issue of whether girls should be allowed to attend public schools in the north while wearing hijabs returned to the fore on Tuesday, with Cyprus Turkish secondary education teachers’ ...

Recently introduced eIDs are being produced by a private company, formerly headed by Deputy Research Minister Nicodemos Damianou, which was awarded the contract without going through a tender process, an ...

Eight villages in all provinces of the island will transform into Christmas villages for the upcoming winter season, from November 22 to January 6, 2026, the deputy ministry of tourism announced on Tuesday. “...

A 30-year-old man was arrested in Limassol for the alleged distribution of 140 files containing videos and images of child sexual abuse, police said on Tuesday. He was arrested on Monday ...

On Tuesday, temperatures will rise up to 37 degrees Celsius inland, around 31 degrees in the coastal areas of the island and 29 degrees in the higher mountains. The weather is expected to ...

Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party UBP ‘MP’ Hasan Tacoy on Monday urged the north’s electorate to choose incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar over his opposition-backed challenger Tufan Erhurman ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday night said he was optimistic over the government’s plans to implement sweeping tax reforms, following a meeting with political party leaders. “We can ...

Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Menelaos Menelaou warned British people considering buying holiday homes to avoid doing so in northern Cyprus. Speaking to British newspaper the Daily Express, he said, “they ...

After being closed for ten years, the forestry college on Monday reopened its doors as a higher education institution offering a diploma in forestry “The reopening of the college, after ...

Lawyers and accountants have filed a torrent of objections to the proposed tax reform which, were their suggestions to be adopted, would upend the government blueprint. They filed their comments ...

The policeman who was working in the passport control booth at the Dherynia crossing point who arrested Israeli property developer Simon Aykut when he attempted to cross from the north ...