Cyprus News

Workers at a specific Paphos hotel held an impromptu strike on Monday morning over the alleged refusal of hoteliers in the district to pay them 50 per cent of the cost ...

The ethics committee of the Cyprus medical association is awaiting the results of a police investigation into the death of a woman during childbirth, its president Michalis Anastasiades said on ...

McDonald’s Cyprus’ new television ad has been included in the largest online community showcasing creative adverts from around the world. The professional campaign was created by TBWA\Entelia ad ...

Cyprus hit its highest ever number of arrivals for the month of January, Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC radio, Perdios said that the ...

Real-life stories from the Eastern Mediterranean region will be presented in an event at Ledra Palace tonight highlighting communities that are under threat and climate change issues. Titled ‘Stories of ...

In today’s episode, President-elect Nikos Christodoulides will do everything possible to achieve some kind of result during his informal meeting next week with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, he ...

Police in on Sunday arrested a 41-year-old man for a case of attempted theft of a car catalyst. According to the police, at around 9:30pm they received a tip-off that ...

Police on Monday arrested a suspect in a case of securing credit with false representation. According to police spokesman and head of Paphos CID Michalis Nicolaou, on Friday night police ...

On Monday the weather will be overcast initially with light south-westerly to north-westerly winds, gradually becoming moderate, up to 4 Beaufort, and in the afternoon strong, up to 5 Beaufort. The sea ...

Police on Sunday, searched the home, properties and vehicles of a 56-year-old man in Nicosia. During the search they found and seized 21,120 cigarettes and 4,850g of rolling tobacco. The 56-year-old ...

Both lanes are closed on Monday morning, due to an accident on the Nicosia-Limassol highway in the direction of Nicosia, by the vicinity of Ayia Varbara, due to an accident. ...

The commerce ministry is to draw up legislation to close a loophole in the law that allows vendors to charge extra to consumers using credit cards. The legislation will allow ...

An 3.0 earthquake was felt in Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, mainly in Limassol, officials said. Social media posts first referred to the tremor around 4.30pm. A statement from the geological surveys ...

The funeral of renowned Cypriot traditional singer Kyriacou Pelagia was held in Paralimni on Sunday. Known as the “voice of the Cypriot countryside”, Pelagia died on Saturday at the age ...

Archimandrite Tychikos Vryonis, Archimandrite Ioannis Ioannou and Bishop Amathountos Nikolaos have made the top three in the elections for a new bishop of Paphos. The fourth candidate, Karpasia Bishop Christoforos ...

Victory against a backdrop of watered down traditional partisanship and a real abstention rate of 45 per cent Though a close call, Nikos Christodoulides’ win last Sunday came down to a ...

Police on Sunday, during an islandwide sweep, arrested 21 people who were on the island illegally, they said. The operation was carried out by members of the aliens and immigration service ...

Newly-elected President Nikos Christodoulides will do everything possible to achieve some kind of result during his informal meeting next week with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, he said on Sunday. ...

The Cyprus Consumers’ Union & Quality of Life association slammed the continued rise in the price of a cylinder of gas saying it was not justified. In an announcement, the ...

Everything will happen in good time, President-elect Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday when asked about the formation of his new cabinet. After voting in the elections for bishop of Paphos ...

As of Saturday, another law cracking down on the use of plastic came into effect at supermarkets and shops in Cyprus, but it is unlikely to have too much of ...

A new airline has been granted a licence to operate in the north and will begin scheduled flights next April, ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli was quoted as saying on Sunday. ...

Police are appealing for information that may help locate a Vietnamese woman aged 42 to facilitate investigations into the alleged extortion of €200,000 from a 43-year-old woman on the pretence of offering ...

Turkish Cypriots left reeling after Turkey earthquake deaths The Turkish Cypriot community, and especially Famagustians, are mourning the deaths of 24 of their brightest and most accomplished children along with 11 parents ...