Cyprus News

A large fire at the Russian cultural centre in Nicosia was the result of foul play, a Russian official said on Wednesday. The blaze has been extinguished, the fire service ...

Oil major Chevron will shortly begin drilling in the Aphrodite field to confirm further deposit quantities, Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou said on Wednesday. Speaking on CyBC, the minister said that ...

International credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings (S&P) on Wednesday upgraded the Bank of Cyprus and revised its outlook from stable to positive, citing the bank’...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to meet next week in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the coronation of King Charles III A French embassy official in Nicosia detailed ...

The fire services conducted a rescue exercise on a recreational vessel at the Latchi harbour on Wednesday, simulating a scenario of a worker being trapped onboard the blazing vessel. The ...

The last week of April holds a special significance for music enthusiasts as each year on April 30 International Jazz Day is celebrated. Cyprus will join events around the world celebrating ...

In a bicommunalist and daughter of a political giant, AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY finds a woman with an international upbringing who wishes those on the island would learn to listen to each ...

Police on Wednesday are appealing for information to locate Eugene Anjeh, 27 years old, of Cameroon, in connection with an investigation into illegal importation and possession of drugs with intent to ...

Anton Chekhov’s play is coming to Cyprus’ theatre stages this spring as part of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation’s new production. A steady series of performances is currently happening ...

Three-day detention orders were issued on Tuesday by the Paphos District Court against two people who were arrested on Monday at Paphos airport. The case under investigation concerns assisting illegal ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides vowed that Cyprus will do whatever is possible to prevent further damage to the country’s reputation, adding that no one will be ...

A 29-year-old motorcycle driver was injured on Tuesday night after swerving to avoid hitting a dog in Larnaca. The man did not succeed in avoiding the animal which had run ...

Immigration services announced on Wednesday that they have proceeded with repatriation of 31 third country nationals. The illegal migrants were returned to their countries of origin on Tuesday, through a coordinated ...

On Wednesday intermittently increased clouds may bring light rains, mainly in the mountains. Winds will be mainly south-easterly to south-westerly, light, up to 3 Beaufort, gradually turning south-westerly to north-westerly, light ...

Police on Wednesday are looking for the perpetrators of a break-in at a Paphos pharmacy and kiosk, which culminated in arson of a vehicle. According to police spokesman and Paphos ...

The first flight that arrived from Sudan to Larnaca was welcomed on Tuesday evening by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Constantinos Kombos. According to an announcement by the ministry, the minister ...

The general secretary of the labour union PEO Sotiroula Charalambous this week announced that the union will meet with the Labour Minister on Friday to have a discussion over the ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou will travel to Brussels today to discuss the Action Plan for the Eastern Mediterranean and present a package of actions and propose measures for managing increased ...

Britain launched a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from Sudan on Tuesday, joining other nations racing to get their people out of the North African country after its warring factions ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday indicated they would reject the president’s referral of a bill they passed in late March which provides that Turkish Cypriot properties in the south must undergo ...

Parliamentarians on Tuesday censured the state for refusing to provide financial assistance to nurses who also happen to be designated as displaced persons, apparently on the grounds that they became ...

Communities hosting large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers gave out another ‘SOS’ on Tuesday, complaining of rising crime, squatting and general nuisance. At the House ad hoc committee on ...

The ‘Movement Against Foreclosures’ on Tuesday expressed its disappointment at the outcome of the House finance committee the previous day, requesting the protection of borrowers within a specific framework. Deputies ...

Trade union Isotita has called on Tuesday for a freeze on raises and for stipends given for working shifts to be given to civil service employees. As the union stated ...