#Cyprus

MEP Fidias Panayiotou has courted more controversy, this time after his remarks about Israeli nationals buying up property in Cyprus drew condemnation from the Israeli ambassador. The story was picked ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday met European Union commissioner for energy and housing Dan Jorgensen in Nicosia. During their meeting, the president emphasised that both housing and energy were matters ...

Opposition Akel on Monday hammered former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides for insinuating that its leader was implicated in the Vasiliko scandal. Michaelides, who made the comments on CyBC, had first floated ...

The CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup 2026 was officially opened with a ceremony at the fig tree bay in Protaras on Friday. “This will be the biggest international Beach Volleyball event ...

Cyprus, Greece and Jordan on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to deepening cooperation and addressing regional challenges, following the conclusion of their fifth trilateral summit in Amman. In a joint declaration ...

Leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Jordan on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to deeper regional cooperation and stability, as they wrapped up their fifth trilateral summit in Amman. President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday predicted stronger bilateral ties between Kiev and Nicosia, adding that Cyprus has stood by Ukraine’s side since the start of Cyprus’ presidency of ...

Israel’s ambassador to Cyprus, Oren Anolik, has asserted that while Iran’s nuclear and ballistic capabilities have been significantly degraded by US-Israeli strikes they have not been entirely eliminated, ...

Cyprus has reported a new series of violations of its national airspace, international air traffic regulations within the Nicosia Flight Information Region (FIR) and its territorial waters by Turkish air ...

The agriculture minister may or may not be incompetent but surely this is where having a president to advise any minister is a given. To have foot and mouth disease ...

Cyprus featured prominently in talks between Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias and his British counterpart John Healey in London, amid growing geopolitical tensions in the region. According to statements by ...

The Supreme Court on Monday lifted the parliamentary immunity of former Edek leader and sitting MP Marinos Sizopoulos, pending investigations against corruption. Defence lawyer Chris Triantafyllides said his client did ...

The United States has authorised the departure of non-essential government personnel and their family members from Cyprus, while urging American citizens to reconsider travel to the island, citing heightened security ...

The United Kingdom “played no role” in attacks carried out by the United States and Israel on Iran, the country’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Saturday, though ...

The foreign ministry on Saturday urged Cypriot citizens in the wider Middle East region to “remain vigilant” and to “closely monitor developments”, with the United States and Israel launching attacks ...

The coming launch of a joint cybersecurity centre in Cyprus represents “a milestone” in reinforcing cyber resilience in the maritime sector in the Mediterranean, the Israeli government noted on Thursday. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has approved the release from prison of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz, concluding nearly three years of detention linked to his extradition and conviction in Germany. The release ...

The EU–Mercosur trade agreement continues to hang “like a sword of Damocles over the heads of farmers”, Akel MEP Giorgos Georgiou cautioned on Wednesday, warning that recent safeguards approved ...

The possibility of a second wave of influenza in Cyprus remains open, despite the epidemiological picture currently appearing stable, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Virology at the University of Nicosia ...

The innovation and research ministry on Friday denied claims in international news media that Cyprus was targeted in an largescale cyberattack along with more than 36 other countries. “With regard to ...

Farmers will take to the streets in protest against the EU–Mercosur trade agreement, MEP George Georgiou confirmed on Friday, warning that the deal threatens food safety standards and the ...

Social media personality Ioanna Photiou, who is better known by her alias ‘Annie Alexui’, on Friday said she would only return to Cyprus from Russia if people she trusts in ...

The proceedings of the prison documents trial surrounding former central prisons director Anna Aristotelous will continue on February 9 following a request made by the defence during a hearing on Friday. ...

Turkey has reportedly expanded its air defence network in the north with the deployment of advanced systems described as part of a so called “Steel Dome” deterrent. Regional media outlets, ...