Cyprus News

August is a blissful month in Cyprus. If we ignore the intense heat, August is a time when the island’s siga-siga culture comes into full bloom. Caused, actually, by ...

Six people were arrested during coordinated police operations carried out across Cyprus on Monday night as part of efforts to prevent serious crime, maintain public order and strengthen public safety. ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Tuesday expressed Cyprus’ solidarity with Colombia following the devastating earthquake that struck the country. In a post on X, Kombos said he was deeply saddened ...

Temperatures are expected to climb to 40C in inland areas on Tuesday, with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for extreme heat. The warning will be in force from 2...

Demand for specialists in digital and information technologies and computer engineering is expected to grow in the coming years, particularly for those able to combine technical skills with artificial intelligence, ...

Cyprus, Greece and Jordan have renewed their trilateral defence cooperation programme, with the agreement announced on Monday as the three countries move to strengthen coordination on security and defence. According ...

Cyprus and Bahrain are seeking to expand cooperation in defence, shipping and investment, Ambassador to Bahrain Andreas Eliades said on Monday, as Nicosia looks to strengthen its role between the ...

Trade union PEO expressed concern on Monday over the non implementation of an agreement in principle with the education ministry concerning the upgrade of salaries for escorts of children with ...

The interior ministry on Monday said that issues with filling vacant lifeguard positions remain, citing particular difficulties for positions limited to three and four month contracts. “In Nicosia, because the ...

Cyprus has rejected the possibility of receiving Greek Leopard 1A5 tanks after a National Guard delegation inspected the vehicles in Greece and found that they did not meet operational requirements, ...

The approval of a new quarry near Androlykou came on Monday as Environment Commissioner Elias Myrianthous vowed to protect the natural environment of Polis Chrysochous. Myrianthous said Polis should become “...

Paphos municipality on Monday announced the launch of a four-month programme to monitor the sea and respond to pollution along the coast of Paphos and Yeroskipou. A specialised contractor has ...

The number of people entering the north fell by 13.3 per cent in the first half of this year, with 1.98 million entries recorded by land, air, and sea compared with 2.28 million ...

Andreas Themistocleous, head of the Democratic National Movement (DEK), on Monday accused members of the party’s leadership effectively of insurrection, claiming he has been locked out of the party’...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday welcomed Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s renewed support for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem, saying Ankara’s position ...

Cyprus recorded the highest level of antisemitic attitudes among European Union countries included in the latest Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Global 100 survey, with 58 per cent of respondents registering elevated levels of ...

The German real estate agent on trial for usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north is facing a process that is politically motivated, her lawyer Soteris Argyrou said on Monday ...

The met department on Monday issued a yellow weather warning for Tuesday with temperatures set to reach around 40C inland. The warning will be in effect from 2pm to 4pm.

Petrol station owners said on Monday they anticipate a drop in fuel prices at the pump by the end of the month, provided however that the global price of oil ...

Polis Chrysochous should become a model for environmental awareness and sustainable development, Environment Commissioner Elias Myrianthous said on Monday after meeting Polis mayor Yiotis Papachristofi. Myrianthous said the aim was ...

Police have filed 1,042 charges against people for breaking e-scooter rules, with some 28 scooters being seized, it announced on Monday. In the latest campaign, which ran from Friday to Sunday, police ...

Carob growers are determined to skip this year’s harvest if they do not secure a minimum price of 65 cents per kilo, their association said on Monday. The association expressed ...

Cyprus has been named among the 24 best countries for retirement abroad in 2026 by Forbes, with Limassol, Paphos, Pyrgos and Larnaca singled out as attractive destinations. The US magazine describes Cyprus ...

Head of the Cyprus blood bank Androula Panayiotou on Monday called on the public to donate blood, warning of a difficult period ahead as blood supplies remain limited.  “We are ...