Cyprus News

The trial of the man suspected of having stabbed 26-year-old Alexandros Antoniou to death in the Paphos district village of Konia in November will continue March, following a decision of ...

The trial into the murder of Limassol businessman Stavros Demosthenous was adjourned and will continue before the Limassol criminal court on March 24, the Limassol district court ruled on Thursday. The ...

An explosion occurred in a parked car in the Nicosia district in the early hours of on Thursday, causing damage to the vehicle as well as to the windows of ...

On Thursday, the weather will remain cloudy with local rains and storm expected mainly in the western part of the island. Sleet and snow are expected in the Troodos area, ...

Get ready for a weekend packed with events for all ages and tastes. The events calendar is filling up as spring draws closer, bringing exhibitions, chocolate workshops, village festivals, markets ...

Business owners operating out of Turkish Cypriot properties expressed growing anger on Wednesday over steep rent increases imposed under amended legislation governing Turkish Cypriot properties, according to the small shopkeeper’...

Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan will visit Cyprus on St Patrick’s Day, it was revealed on Wednesday. The country’s public broadcaster RTE reported that O’Callaghan, who ...

Three of Cyprus’ six members of the European parliament said they would attend a same-sex wedding if invited. Disy’s Loucas Fourlas, Diko’s Costas Mavrides, and independent Fidias Panayiotou ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday called for the European Union to maintain a “forward-looking cooperation and a constructive dialogue” with the United States. “This longstanding partnership must be preserved ...

The north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler has been reported to the police over allegations that he coerced university officials to award degree certificates to his political allies under false ...

The European Union “cannot remain mere observers” on the matter of Gaza, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Wednesday. “We must move in full coordination and on the basis of ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “seriously disturbed” by the lack of progress achieved on the Cyprus problem since last month’s tripartite meeting involving his envoy Maria Angela Holguin, ...

A bill to integrate gender equality into the executive, legislative and judicial elements in the public and broader public sector was discussed at the House legal affairs committee on Wednesday. “...

Deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos was on Wednesday ordered by Archbishop Georgios to leave the bishopric flat and hand over the keys to the bishopric by 10am on Thursday. The order ...

The World Health Organisation inaugurated its new offices in Nicosia on Wednesday, in what Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said opened a new chapter for Cyprus. The enhanced presence of WHO ...

The war in Ukraine is “a test for European values”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Wednesday. “It is a test for European values, a determining factor for the stability ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Wednesday spoke of an “urgent need” for the European Union to strengthen its cooperation with the United Kingdom in the field of defence. “...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Wednesday pledged that the Cypriot government will “pursue a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship” with Turkey during its six-month term as the holder ...

The House institutions committee concluded its review on Wednesday of the framework governing the post service activities of former officials amid criticism over the government’s refusal to disclose donor ...

Police officers will be outfitted with portable cameras on uniforms and tactical gear if a bill on criminality, urgently discussed by the House legal affairs committee on Wednesday, is passed ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday hailed the trade deal agreed between the European Union and India, describing it as a “landmark” agreement. He wrote in a post on social media ...

A bill modernising the legislative framework for adoptions was discussed on Wednesday at the House legal affairs committee, with MPs saying it was about time the law safeguarded children’s ...

My faithful dining companion and I decided to have dinner at a taverna – specifically, Pais Lysiotiki Souvla. Located in a beautiful old house in Ayios Omologites, the restaurant has been ...

The tripartite meeting on the Cyprus problem involving United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin, President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman ended without any agreements being reached, with ...