Teacher did not deny Holocaust, Lottides says
A teacher at a private school who was accused by parents of denying the Holocaust was found on Monday not to have done so by human rights commissioner Maria Stylianou ...
Christodoulides, Mitsotakis visit Greek frigate off Cyprus coast
President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday visited the Greek frigate Kimon, which has been stationed off the coast of Cyprus since last week, after the ...
New bill on foreclosures not expected until after election
A new bill to regulate mortgages and foreclosures is not expected until after May’s parliamentary election at the earliest, finance ministry spokeswoman Avgi Chrysostomou-Lapathiotis said on Monday.
She told ...
President tells teens region has been at war since 1948
The hostilities in the Middle East were discussed during a meeting between Larnaca school students and President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday, the latter reiterating that Cyprus wished to be part ...
Urban taxi drivers threaten indefinite strike from Tuesday
Urban taxi drivers warned on Monday they would start an indefinite strike on Tuesday if problems leading to the sector’s “total destruction” were not immediately addressed.
In a letter ...
Welfare minister urges Brussels to step up child poverty prevention
Decisive action is required to combat child poverty in the European Union, with current estimates putting quarter of the EU’s infant population – 20 million children – at risk, deputy minister of ...
Foot-and-mouth outbreak spreads to 34 farms
All confirmed cases of Foot-and-mouth disease so far have been identified in the Larnaca district, though the disease has spread to 34 farms within the containment zone, the Veterinary Services of ...
Stefanou demands abolition of British Cyprus bases
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Sunday demanded the abolition of the British bases in Cyprus, saying, “we have been emphasising this for decades”.
“Once again, the peoples of the world ...
Dendias: It would be unforgivable for Greece to turn its back on Cyprus
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Sunday said it would be “unforgivable” for Greece to turn its back on Cyprus “at such a difficult time”, after deploying four fighter jets ...
Lebanon urges Cypriots ‘not to confuse’ state with Hezbollah after drone strike
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi on Sunday urged Cypriots “not to confuse” the Lebanese state with insurgent group Hezbollah, after a drone fired from Lebanon hit Cyprus six days prior.
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Europe’s ‘other’ unrecognised country: A weekend in Transnistria
ANYONE who has spent any elongated period of time in Cyprus will be aware of the spectre of living in or adjacent to an unrecognised country, and the diplomatic, economic, ...
Former UK prime minister: Cyprus is only a target because of our bases
Cyprus “is only a target” because it hosts two British sovereign bases, former British prime minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday.
“Given how much notice we had of these strikes, ...
Drone which hit Cyprus ‘contained Russian technology’
The Iranian-made Shahed drone which hit Cyprus’ British Akrotiri air force base last Monday contained Russian technology, according to reports on Sunday.
British newspaper The Times reported that the drone ...
Number of Turkish fighter jets in Cyprus to rise to six
A total of six Turkish F-16 fighter jets are set to arrive in Cyprus on Monday, the Turkish Cypriot civil aviation authority’s acting director Askin Meseli said on Sunday.
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Macron, Mitsotakis in Cyprus on Monday
French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will both travel to Cyprus on Monday.
The Elysee palace announced that both will visit Paphos, and that “the aim ...
German frigate arrives in Limassol
The German frigate FGS Nordrhein-Westfalen arrived at the port of Limassol on Sunday, joining a growing fleet of international military vessels which have deployed to Cyprus amid an ongoing conflict ...
Cyprus households left in the dark over solar credits reset
Electricity bills issued in February 2026 revealed an unexpected change for thousands of Cyprus households with rooftop photovoltaic systems.
Surplus electricity credits accumulated under net-metering agreements no longer appeared as balances ...
Cyprus ‘consistently’ warned British bases could be a target
The Cypriot government had “consistently” warned that the United Kingdom’s bases on the island could be a target in the event of a conflict in the region, Foreign Minister ...
Christodoulides promises to ‘stand by’ farmers amid foot and mouth outbreak
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday promised to “stand by” farmers impacted by the ongoing outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Larnaca district, following a meeting with stakeholders at ...
Number of people repatriated from Middle East to Cyprus reaches 950
The number of people who have been repatriated from the Middle East to Cyprus since the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East eight days ago has reached 950, the ...
Former Greek PM warns Cyprus joining Nato ‘can only lead to new dangers’
Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has warned that Cyprus joining Nato would “only lead to new dangers”.
Speaking at the presentation of his book in the town of Kozani ...
UK ‘mulls sending aircraft carrier’ towards Cyprus
The United Kingdom is considering sending an aircraft carrier in Cyprus’ direction, with the conflict in the Middle East continuing into its second full week, according to reports on Sunday.
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39 flights to and from Larnaca cancelled, Paphos runs full schedule
A total of 39 flights to and from Larnaca airport were cancelled on Sunday, with the conflict in the Middle East rolling into its second full week. Paphos airport, however, is ...
Activists demonstrate to demand removal of British bases
Hundreds of activists gathered in the centre of Nicosia on Saturday to peacefully protest the presence of the British bases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia amid the ongoing war against Iran.
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