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Cyprus is unlikely to be affected by weather phenomena as extreme as those seen in Crete but may experience strong, isolated storms in the coming days, meteorological officer Panayiotis Lingis ...

A total of 175 cartons containing 200 cigarettes each were seized from the luggage of a British passenger at Paphos airport on Thursday, the customs department said on Saturday. The cartons did ...

A total of 534 complaints and requests were submitted to the newly established patients advocate office between May and August 2026, with the majority of complaints concerning the quality of care, time ...

Conservation works have been completed at the mosque in Koilani, Limassol and the Church of Ayia Paraskevi in Palaiosofos, Kyrenia, co-chair of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage Sotos Ktoris ...

What’s the story behind Salt, a brand-new 20-minute film premiering on Monday 12th October at the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus? In a way, it begins with the ...

An animal welfare awareness programme is set to expand to more schools and pupils across Cyprus, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Friday during a visit to Aglandjia’s Fourth ...

In the trial concerning the suicide of Stylianos Constantinou, the defendants’ attorneys on Friday sought to discredit the testimony of a prosecution witness, describing as arbitrary her personal conclusion that ...

Social inclusion requires a society organised in such a way that no one is marginalised and everyone has the right to live and work in a safe and creative community, ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Friday criticised the Republic’s strengthening of its military capabilities, describing it as a “great contradiction to talk about peace while at the ...

The trial proper in the ‘golden passports’ case is expected to proceed later this month, after the defence said on Friday that prosecutors had adequately explained some of the new ...

The Nicosia local government organisation (EOA) on Friday accused the government of “delays and misguided decisions”, saying they had contributed to Cyprus being referred to the EU’s Court of ...

Students in the Mitsero area staged a walkout during the first two periods on Friday to protest plans to relocate an asphalt plant to the community, ahead of a community ...

Cyprus is technically ready to become a full member of the Schengen area, with political agreement now the remaining hurdle, Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Thursday. Speaking to ...

Political party leaders stressed the importance of safeguarding the Republic and strengthening Cyprus’ security on Thursday, following the military parade marking the country’s 66th Independence Day. Akel boss Stefanos ...

Cyprus will never abandon efforts to end the Turkish occupation and reunify the island, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday, as the Republic marked 66 years of independence. Speaking after the ...

Political parties marked the 66th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus on Thursday with calls for renewed efforts to end the island’s division, warning against allowing the status quo ...

Upgrading Cyprus’ deterrent capabilities remains a “top priority”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday, as he highlighted increased defence spending and efforts to modernise the National Guard. Speaking during a ...

A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the attempted murder and rape of a 26-year-old woman following a violent attack at a hotel in the Famagusta ...

A new €20 million government grant scheme offering households up to €32,000 to improve their homes’ energy efficiency will open for applications on October 20, the energy ministry announced on Wednesday. The 2026 Save ...

Attorney-general George Savvides warned on Wednesday that the government’s proposed reform of his office could face a constitutional challenge as soon as a newly established public prosecutor begins filing ...

Awarding citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus to children born to one parent who is Turkish Cypriot and one who is a third-country national cannot be considered a confidence-building measure, ...

A total of 27.5 kilograms of ketamine, as well as smaller amounts of other substances including cannabis, mephedrone, MDMA and cocaine, were found in an apartment in Limassol, police said on ...

Direct Democracy Cyprus leader Fidias Panayiotou on Wednesday offered stern criticism for President Nikos Christodoulides’ stance on the Cyprus problem, saying that in almost a decade on the political frontline, ...

Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Wednesday said that the implementation of confidence-building measures between Cyprus’ two sides is not a condition which must be fulfilled for an enlarged meeting on ...