#Cyprus

A 76-year-old man who travelled to Cyprus for a holiday in April was on Tuesday sentenced to six years in jail for sexually abusing a six-year-old child. According to newspaper ...

There has been “no wave of cancellations” of tourist bookings in Cyprus in recent days while the conflict Israel and Iran has escalated, Cyprus chamber of commerce and industry (Keve) ...

Wizz Air is suspending all flights to and from Tel Aviv, Israel, and European flights to Amman, Jordan, effective immediately, until 15 September 2025, the airline announced on Tuesday. It also said ...

Deputy research ministry handed out funds without due diligence, audit office says By Tom Cleaver The deputy research ministry handed out funds without conducting the correct due diligence, an audit ...

The foreign ministers of Cyprus and Germany on Monday jointly called for a de-escalation of the crisis in the region during a meeting they had at the old Larnaca airport. ...

A woman who worked as a filing clerk for the Cyprus Youth Organisation (Onek), told the Nicosia district court on Monday that it wasn’t her job to check the ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Monday attacked opposition political parties over the Iranian government’s denial of assertions made by President Nikos Christodoulides that the country had asked Cyprus to ...

There may be one airlift today and several tomorrow carrying Cypriot patients and their escorts from Israel to the island, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Monday. According to Damianos, ...

The courts “must make the final decision” over whether there exists criminal liability over the alleged coverup of the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, lawyer Thanasis ...

An easyJet flight from Paphos to Bristol on Sunday made an emergency landing in Turkey after passengers reported smelling smoke in the cabin. The flight was at an altitude of ...

Cyprus has been asked by Slovakia and Portugal to help remove its citizens from Israel and the region in general, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Monday. “So far, ...

A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle spent much of Monday morning circling in the skies above Cyprus, between Nicosia and Kyrenia. The drone had earlier been flying off ...

The United Kingdom has likely sent additional Royal Air Force aircraft to Cyprus amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East, though the British government is yet to confirm their ...

It is now official. The commercial operation of Cyprus’ Competitive Electricity Market commences on September 15, with the first trading day on October 1. It took an inordinate length of time to ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Sunday night said the seriousness of the situation in the Middle East “does not allow for frivolous statements”. Her words come after the Iranian government ...

Economics might not be considered the most inspiring subject for the theatre, but Cypriot economist Dimis Michaelides has defied convention with his English-language one-act, one-man play, Epic Economics, which he ...

Iran’s foreign ministry’s spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Sunday denied that his country had asked Cyprus to convey a message to Israel. Baghaei was quoted by news agency Reuters ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, commencing a two-day official visit to the island. He was welcomed at Larnaca airport by President Nikos Christodoulides and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday told leaders of countries in the region of an “immediate need for de-escalation”, amid a deepening conflict between Iran and Israel. He had spoken about ...

There is “no room for complacency” in Cyprus, due to both the unresolved nature of the Cyprus problem and international developments, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Speaking at an ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described Cyprus as “a close friend and an important partner” as he began his journey to the island. He said his visit to ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Sunday called for the European Union’s foreign affairs council, a meeting of the foreign ministers of the bloc’s 27 member states, to convene over ...

The energy ministry on Sunday called on oil traders to demonstrate the “maximum responsibility” as the conflict in the Middle East sent oil prices soaring over the weekend. Meanwhile, the ...

Missiles were visible from Cyprus for the second consecutive night on Saturday night as Iran and Israel again exchanged fire amid an escalating conflict between the two countries. Just as ...