Cyprus News

The north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler was on Monday accused of lawbreaking during a court case relating to the ongoing “fake diploma scandal” which has engulfed the Turkish Cypriot ...

Teachers, their support, empowerment and evaluation will be at the centre of this week’s informal council of education ministers of EU member states, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on ...

The government has terminated more than 300 rental contracts for abandoned Turkish Cypriot properties after it was found that tenants were violating their terms. Details of an audit of the Turkish ...

The use of the term ‘loonies’ to describe people with mental disabilities is a “rotten perception” and it was unthinkable that an MEP would do so, president of the Cyprus ...

Hospitalisations for Covid-19 and Influenza A increased in Limassol over the weekend, according to records from the district general hospital. Speaking to Philenews on Monday, Okypy spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said ...

The 48-year-old alleged ringleader of a crime syndicate which made headlines earlier this month after a mass brawl broke out in the centre of Larnaca appeared in court on Monday ...

The Cypriot government’s plans for its six-month term holding the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency remain unaffected by the European Parliament’s decision last week to ...

The Cyprus Film Commission organised a three-day roadshow in London last week, targeting professionals from the United Kingdom’s audiovisual industry as part of efforts to promote Cyprus as a ...

It may be winter still, a time of preparation and planning, yet before we know it, we will be launched into the hotter months when events, festivals and street happenings ...

Police operations continued on Sunday night, resulting in three arrests and 168 individuals reported for traffic violations. In Nicosia, a 28-year-old was arrested for assaulting a police officer and causing a ...

Police officers on Sunday responded to an emergency call by a couple who requested help to safely take their toddler to hospital, after a fall. The police received a call ...

The week starts off overcast with 17cm of snow on Troodos’ peak. Temperatures on Monday are expected to reach 17C inland, 19C along the coast and 10C in the highest ...

Cyprus has long been a safe haven for international businesses, benefitting from one of Europe’s lowest corporate tax rates which has only recently risen to 15 per cent. The relatively ...

EU regulation for controlling olive oil quality including Cyprus contains serious weaknesses that risk undermining consumer confidence, according to a report by the European Court of Auditors released last week. ...

Before the carnival madness that is about to take over Limassol, the heart of the city is also getting ready to host a series of cultural evenings as a variety ...

A new study called Media Coverage of Gaza: The Case of Cyprus has been released by Universitas Publications and the Institute for Mass Media, and will be presented at an ...

Cyprus’ Paralympic Committee on Sunday reacted with fury after member of the European Parliament and social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou labelled Paralympians with intellectual disabilities as “loonies” during a podcast ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday praised the “wise and visionary leadership” of the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, saying that the monarch “has established the Kingdom of ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Sunday defended the four stipulations which he says must be met for negotiations on the Cyprus problem to recommence in earnest, with United Nations ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said that a recent string of shootings in the north is the fault of the Greek Cypriots. “There are attempts to portray the TRNC ...

In her speech at the opening of the Myths and Tales of Cyprus Exhibition at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to mark the start of Cyprus’ presidency of the EU ...

The European Commission will provide “strong political and technical support” for the Great Sea Interconnector, European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on Sunday. “I am personally very actively involved and ...

Sunday’s weather is expected to be mostly cloudy across most of the island, with isolated rain not ruled out, and most likely to fall in mountainous areas. Temperatures will ...

Nicosia this week walked back its initial enthusiasm at having been invited to US President Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace, perhaps coming to realise it was not the ...