Cyprus News

Police are examining medical negligence in Larnaca related to the death of a 59-year-old woman last week, spokesman Christos Andreou said on Monday. According to Andreou, the complaint was filed ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday that they are working towards lowering the VAT rate in general in Cyprus, adding that the government would mostly likely also further extend ...

A meeting was held at the attorney-general’s office on Monday, after police efforts to locate Angelos Perikleous, missing since April 20, have failed. According to reports, the meeting was held ...

Parliamentarians on Monday again discussed a government bill on discounted VAT on first homes, with some expressing the hope the legislation would – finally – go to the House plenum for a ...

The Ukrainian embassy on Monday denounced the granting of permits to a Russian organisation in Cyprus for events to honour the WWII victims as a “cynical and immoral” gesture towards ...

The government will stand by Larnaca and both will have a close and meaningful relationship, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Monday, during his visit to the city. During the ...

A staged reading in Greek directed by Diomedes Koufteros is coming to Nicosia, bringing stories from the local gay community into the spotlight. Loulles is a work in progress that ...

The Aphrodite reservoir offshore Cyprus has a part to play in meeting growing global demand for natural gas, a senior Israeli energy executive has said. Yossi Abu, CEO of NewMed ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenofontos hailed the beginning of this year’s forest protection week with a call for the public to be vigilant against the threat of fires. Speaking at ...

Remote, secluded, in perfect harmony with the surrounding nature and yet fully functional, well connected, and spacious enough to accommodate a film crew. No, this is not a holiday home ...

Sperm donor anonymity should be waived in the future, but only under certain conditions and if the child itself requests the information, Commissioner for Children’s Rights Despo Michaelidou advised ...

Cyprus Red Cross is bringing the different communities of the island together for a common humanitarian purpose, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. The president was speaking at an event ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday stressed that the government is working to develop a unified refugee policy, prompted by reports of recent developments in Varosha. The Cyprus Mail reported over ...

Health professionals in the north held a work stoppage on Monday to protest the widely condemned knife attack against a doctor by a patient in northern Famagusta. Dozens of doctors ...

For such a small country, Cyprus has more Guinness World Records than you’d think. ALIX NORMAN finds which Cypriots are Number 1 in the world The record for longest time ...

CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES on why we should care about action in America Here’s a question: what’s your favourite movie or series scene? Is it Samuel Jackson calmly asking a ...

The start of the new cricket season in Cyprus brought something very familiar to UK cricket followers – rain. The first match in the 40-over league had to be cancelled on ...

The trial of British David Hunter resumed at Paphos criminal court on Monday, where prosecution aimed to get the facts on record of how police were alerted to the murder, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday sent a message of support to the relatives of missing persons for the struggle they have been going through for the past 49 years. The government ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Monday that he is confident an agreement over the cost of living allowance will be reached within the next few days. Speaking to state ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday assured that nothing will be done outside the law after the audit office lambasted the deputy tourism minister’s decision to appoint a 19-year-old without ...

A woman found dead in her apartment on Sunday was strangled, police said on Monday as an arrest warrant was issued for the main suspect, thought to have crossed to ...

Police on Sunday arrested a 36-year-old woman at Paphos airport in connection with a case of impersonation. According to the Paphos police spokesman, shortly after 7pm the woman presented herself ...

Imprisoned Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz’s indefinite hunger strike, which began on May 4, continued for the fifth day on Monday. Ayaz’s appeal against the decision to extradite him to ...