#Cyprus

A total of 10,098 irregular migrants who had been staying in Cyprus were returned to their country of origin in 2024, the police said on Friday. Additionally, the police said, a total ...

The issue of delays at passport control in Paphos Airport has been raised once again by the president of the Paphos regional tourism board (Etap), Kyriakos Drousiotis. The delays have ...

Nurses’ trade union Pasyno on Friday decried understaffing at Cyprus’ hospitals, declaring that hospitals “cannot depend on overtime” and thus requesting that they be “appropriately and sufficiently staffed”. They expressed “...

Authorities on Friday are continuing to unravel the case of the fatal shooting of a Pakistani national during an anti-smuggling operation in the buffer zone, which spilled over into the ...

The Greek Cypriot side will approach Monday’s meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar with the goal of “results”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday. He was asked ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) keeps posting deficits, its budget continues to grow despite a sharp drop in the admission of patients, and it has lax controls over personnel, ...

The 39-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the death of a 24-year-old Pakistani national in the Nicosia district village of Potamia appeared in court on Thursday and was ...

The probe involving allegations of corruption against ex-president Nicos Anastasiades will be completed by the end of May, the head of the anti-corruption authority said on Thursday. Harris Poyiatzis was ...

An investigation by Cyprus police is presently underway following sexual harassment allegations made by a female footballer. The athlete, who formally reported the incident, has received immediate support from the ...

The ceasefire agreement struck between the State of Israel and insurgent group Hamas in Gaza “paves the way for broader peace processes”, Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday. ...

The European court of human rights (ECHR) has delivered a landmark ruling against Cyprus, finding that the state violated property rights by failing to compensate a homeowner whose property has ...

Cyprus’ political parties on Thursday largely welcomed the United States’ decision to allow the Republic of Cyprus to purchase military hardware directly. Disy leader and House president Annita Demetriou described ...

United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo will meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on February 10, Tatar’s office announced on Thursday. DiCarlo’s meeting with Tatar is the first ...

A UN working group on the use of mercenaries is in Cyprus to conduct a visit, it was reported on Thursday. The group investigates the use of mercenaries – privately hired ...

Two of the three Turkish Cypriots who were declared wanted by the Republic of Cyprus’ police in relation to the shooting of a 24-year-old Pakistani national on Wednesday publicly denied ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday night hailed the ceasefire agreement struck between the State of Israel and insurgent group Hamas in Gaza. “I welcome the ceasefire agreement in Gaza with ...

Cyprus’ population recorded an increase of 1.8 per cent in 2023 compared to 2022, according to demographic data released on Wednesday by the Statistical Service. The number of births increased in 2023, while the ...

The labour minister, Yiannis Panayiotou’s public row with Apoel football club took a new twist on Wednesday when he told Alpha TV that he and his family had been ...

Lawyer Theophanis Andreou on Wednesday slammed the health minister for his handling of the suspension of state pathologist Nicholas Charalambous over the Potamia fatal shooting case. “The minister was completely ...

Ten flu-related deaths have been recorded this season in Cyprus, primarily among vulnerable elderly individuals with underlying health conditions, while one infant died of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), health ministry ...

Spain’s decision to impose steep taxes on non-EU property investors using platforms like Airbnb has sparked debate over whether countries like Cyprus and Greece will benefit from the shift ...

The housing plan offering financial assistance to young couples under 41 has been relaunched with improved criteria, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou announced on Wednesday. Following a cabinet meeting, Ioannou explained that ...

The Nicosia District Court on Wednesday postponed the hearing of the case of football club Apoel’s owings to the social insurance and other funds. The case hearing had been ...

Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of one individual and released information on three Turkish Cypriots, alleged to be people smugglers, who are wanted in the ongoing investigation into the ...