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Polis Chrysochous mayor Yiotis Papachristofi has welcomed progress in procedures for the construction of the new town hospital, saying that the project, which he described as vital for the broader ...

US Business magazine Forbes has published its annual list of the world’s 200 wealthiest people in the world, with two Cypriots – a shipping tycoon and a investment banker – among them. “...

Concerns were raised on Wednesday by legal authorities and international organisations over a proposal to allow courts to order the deportation of foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes. The proposal, ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou over the ongoing outbreak of foot and mouth disease, which has centred on the Larnaca district ...

The government moved on Wednesday to expediate a package of legislation that would significantly expand the state’s power to intercept telecommunications, with MPs examining the proposals in the parliamentary ...

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday explained the perceived delays to his country’s deployment of the HMS Dragon Type 45 destroyer warship to Cyprus in the aftermath of ...

The European Commission informed the government on Wednesday that it has terminated the infringement procedure linked to the island’s controversial citizenship-by-investment scheme, closing its legal dispute with Brussels over ...

Almost 200 sites which were listed by the civil defence as evacuation shelters are unsuitable for use or no longer exist, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday. He said that ...

Cyprus is to create its own national cancer institute, President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Wednesday, with cabinet approving a bill for its creation. “This was something I had promised during ...

Cyprus recorded the lowest use of public transport among all EU countries in 2024, with 85 per cent not using it, significantly higher that the EU average, Eurostat said on Wednesday. According ...

War “has already touched on European soil”, Dutch member of the European Parliament Jeroen Lenaers warned on Wednesday, as lawmakers discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the ...

Apart from using SafeCY to find the nearest bomb shelter, people will now be notified on their phones through the app of an imminent danger at the moment it appears ...

Pame Express, the park and ride bus service from GSP stadium into Nicosia, will be suspended as of March 23, due to a continuous shortage of drivers. Cyprus Public Transport said ...

A total of 38 incidences of foot and mouth disease have been detected since the start of the outbreak of the disease in Larnaca last month, veterinary services department spokeswoman Sotiria ...

Livestock farmers in the Larnaca district on Wednesday staged a protest against the ongoing culling of animals in the aftermath of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the ...

The Turkish government is planning to deploy surface-to-air missiles to Cyprus, with the conflict in the Middle East ongoing, according to reports on Wednesday. Turkish newspaper Sabah reported that Turkish-made ...

Cabinet on Wednesday was to issue a decision regarding the expropriation of land for the planned new hospital in Polis Chrysochous, President Nikos Christodoulides said. “It is important that we ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved plans to create a national civil protection mechanism, which will be directed by a civil protection coordinator. President Nikos Christodoulides announced the approval of the plans ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Costas Mavrides, of Diko, late on Tuesday night called for the permanent stationing of European Union military force in Cyprus. “The last few years, ...

The Netherlands “stands with Cyprus”, the country’s Prime Minister Rob Jetten said late on Tuesday night, following the announcement of his country’s intention to deploy a frigate to ...

Violence committed against nurses and other medical staff at hospitals is a growing issue, trade union Pasydy’s nurses’ branch leader Prodromos Argyrides said on Wednesday, saying that nurses “do ...

The British warship HMS Dragon has set sail from Portsmouth and is heading towards Cyprus, the British royal navy said on Tuesday. “The decision to send the Royal Navy assets ...

Cyprus risks getting ejected from the EU Single Market if it fails to enforce the law regarding mass culling of animals in outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the government warned ...

A 41-year-old man who caused a traffic accident that left a 23-year-old Bulgarian motorcyclist dead in December 2025 was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday by the Paphos district ...