#Cyprus

An icon of Saint John, illegally exported from Cyprus in 1974, was handed over to the Church during an event at the Archbishopric on Thursday. An announcement said that on behalf ...

Cyprus has been ranked 18 out of 140 countries for 2022 in the World Justice Report, which measures the adherence to the rule of law in states across the globe. The country jumped ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said he would not comment on the presidential elections during his visit to Paphos on Thursday, following sharp media speculation on the matter. He said that today ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday that Paphos has re-emerged as a ‘centre of intellect’, and praised the mayor and the local council for their diligent efforts in upgrading the ...

The 34-year-old man, who has recently been identified through DNA as a suspect in a 2007 arson at a Limassol school, has been arrested early on Thursday. The suspect denied involvement ...

A complete shortage of a blood thinner drug dose is recorded in Cyprus due to Brexit, with health officials urging patients to show solidarity and buy only what they need. ...

Makarios Avenue in Nicosia opened as a “shared space” for pedestrians and authorised vehicles on Thursday, in what the municipality hopes will lead to more environmentally friendly use of the ...

Mediation in family disputes was the focus of tense discussions among lawmakers on Wednesday who met to examine needed reforms to the island’s current family laws. Members of the ...

The use of spyware software will be the focus of discussions between Cypriot and EU lawmakers, who will meet on November 2. Chairman of the House legal committee Nicos Tornaritis on ...

Presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis said he has the plans and the tools to address society’s main concerns, which he identified as the cost of living, corruption and the migration ...

Cabinet passed a decision on Wednesday to suspend any budget requests as of November 1 that will significantly affect the state budget, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said. Petrides said that the ...

The internal Disy rift was further exposed during a recent debate after party leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou called on President Nicos Anastasiades to clarify his position over who ...

A 56-year-old man who was involved in a traffic accident while drink driving was fined €1,550 and had his driving license suspended for 50 days. Nicosia district court also imposed ten penalty ...

It is a call to action, not an ‘all is lost’ message. Nonetheless, it is sobering. Very sobering The latest State of the World’s Birds report, just out from ...

The European Commission on Tuesday endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Cyprus’ payment request for €85 million in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), while Cyprus lost €90 million in ...

Part of a balcony in Latsia, Nicosia collapsed, the municipality said on Tuesday, a week after two similar incidents in Limassol. The Latsia municipality warned that older and abandoned buildings ...

Children of marriages between Turkish Cypriots and Turkish nationals and their supporters will demonstrate on November 19 in front of the interior ministry over delays and denials to grant them Republic ...

Authorities should implement a strict timeframe to evaluate applications for the single-parent benefit, and should not penalise beneficiaries if they are found to cohabit with another adult, the ombudswoman has ...

A 28-year-old man was jailed for 12 months on Tuesday after he was found guilty of assisting the illegal entry of third country nationals into the Republic. Famagusta district court sentenced ...

A 26-year-old man, who was found guilty of raping a 65-year-old man with mobility problems, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail. The crime was reported to the police on ...

Cypriot courts did not violate the right to a fair trial of three people sentenced to life in prison for the 2010 murder of the Dias publishing group CEO Andis Hadjicostis, ...

Tensions are rising in and around the buffer zone after a Greek Cypriot farmer on Tuesday was approached by Turkish military personnel near Denia, Nicosia. Denia community leader Christakis Panayiotou ...

Two doctors at the Makarios children’s hospital who were suspended on half pay pending an investigation into the death of one of their patients have reportedly appealed their suspension ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos is facing his battle with intestinal cancer “with a lot of faith and courage,” Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday after visiting the prelate. The health of ...