Cyprus News Agency

In 2024, the rate of irregular migrant arrivals decreased by 65 per cent compared to 2022, with a consequent decrease in asylum requests, the Deputy Ministry of Immigration and International Protection and the ...

A high-level Cypriot delegation held a number of strategic meetings in Silicon Valley with leading technology companies including Amazon (Zoox), Oracle, ServiceNow and Microsoft, as well as academic institutions such ...

Although regulations on marriage, and in particular same-sex marriage, are a matter for member states, they are required to “establish appropriate procedures” to ensure that couples married in another member ...

President Nikos Christodoulides, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to further enhance bilateral relations during a telephone conversation, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. In a ...

Technical assistance to create an island-wide spatial development plan, to create a green and smart electricity distribution system, develop a defence industry strategy, deal with the loss of drinking waste, ...

A top goal for Cyprus is to raise awareness in Brussels about the importance of our region and the challenges we face, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday evening. The ...

Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOC) has a new outward-facing strategy eyeing partnerships in Greece and Europe, its chairman Pantelis Voutouris said in an interview to CNA on Sunday. With a qualified ...

President Nikos Christodoulides inaugurated on Sunday the Liberty Monument in Nicosia, pointing out that it is part of the island’s living history, dedicated to the struggle of our ancestors ...

A demonstration by United for Palestine Nicosia took place on Saturday to mark the anniversary of Land Day, starting at Eleftheria Square. According to a statement from the organisation, “demonstrators ...

The three most significant outcomes of the informal Geneva conference were the appointment of a UN personal envoy, the scheduling of a new meeting in July, and a joint letter ...

Early Christian basilicas, a baptistery and a necropolis are among the important findings of the archaeological excavations at Cape Drepanon, on the west coast of Paphos. A lecture was held ...

Cyprus’ Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) activated the “Nearchos” national rescue plan twice on Saturday following reports of individuals in distress off the coasts of Amathus and Limassol. In ...

President Nikos Christodoulides defended the government’s fiscal policy on Saturday, saying it was the responsible policy that allowed it to spend more than €700 million to address issues faced by ...

Clocks will go forward by one hour in the early hours of Sunday.  In particular, daylight saving time comes into effect on March 30th at 03:00 local time. Clocks should move ...

A total of 767 asylum applications were submitted to the Asylum Service of the Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection from January 1 until March 28 2025, while there were 3,660 departures during the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is participating on Thursday in the European Paris Summit, aimed at reaching a comprehensive peace agreement following recent ceasefire negotiations between the US, Russia and the Ukraine. ...

Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Maria Panayiotou expressed satisfaction for the fact that Cyprus’ requests have been incorporated into the European Commission’s vision for agriculture and food ...

UN Secretary General’s Special Repesentative in Cyprus Colin Stewart briefed on Monday the diplomatic corps on the recent Geneva meeting on the Cyprus issue, a post by the UN ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou was traveling to Brussels on Sunday, for the European Union’s Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries on Monday. After the conclusion of the Agriculture ...

Cyprus’ Champion Elena Kulichenko won the 7th place in the women’s high jump final at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, the Cyprus Amateur Association of Athletics (...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will meet on April 2, CNA reported on Sunday. This will be their first meeting after the Geneva informal meeting on Cyprus ...

The Cyprus national football team enjoyed a winning start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. Cyprus beat San Marino 2-0 at the AEK Arena in Larnaca, while missing several clear ...

The informal extended Geneva meeting on the Cyprus problem, the EU’s role in the process and EU – Turkey relations were discussed on Wednesday by the Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides ...

Cyprus has managed to repatriate around 18,000 foreigners who did not have the right to stay in the Republic since the beginning of the Christodoulides government, while for 2024, Deputy Migration Minister ...