Cyprus News

The sale of shares to establish the Pancyprian Cooperative Bank will take place between July 22 and November 17, 2026, as the initiative enters its capital raising phase following approval of the public ...

Two former monks at the centre of the high-profile Avakoum monastery scandal have launched a bakery business in Lythrodontas while awaiting trial on a series of criminal charges. Former monks ...

The Finance Ministry has reviewed progress on a series of Swiss-funded projects worth more than €26 million during the fourth annual meeting held under the framework of the Second Swiss Contribution 2019...

Both British Cypriot members of the House of Commons have offered their support to former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom’s prime ...

The first of three new Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters has completed its maiden flight from RAF Akrotiri, marking the start of year-round emergency response in Cyprus, the British ...

Cyprus’ two firefighting aircraft are set to return to the island after travelling to France to help battle major wildfires in the country’s southwest, head of the fire service ...

Police are investigating a bakery robbery in Limassol after two suspects stole a cash register drawer with €300 early on Friday. A company distributor spotted a hooded man inside the bakery ...

Five people were arrested overnight during targeted operations carried out across Cyprus to prevent crime and maintain public order, police said on Friday. The arrests were linked to offences including ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Friday expressed fury after parliament on Thursday night refused to acquiesce to the government’s request that European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna’s term ...

Something new is coming to Paphos this summer, something tasty and in a total summer mood. The Taste of Cyprus Festival will bring together passionate chefs and street food vendors ...

The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ has described the resolution passed by the European Parliament earlier this week on the sexual violence suffered by Cypriot women during Turkey’s invasion in 1974 ...

Friday’s weather will be mostly sunny across most of the island for most of the day, though this will be tempered by the possibility of rain in the mountains ...

Exhumations began on Thursday at Ayios Nikolaos cemetery in Limassol in a renewed effort to locate the remains of Cyprus’ national poet, Vasilis Michaelides. The excavation is taking place at ...

The government platform where people can apply for reimbursement for savings lost during the 2013 bank ‘haircut’ will be re-activated shortly, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. Answering a question that ...

A 24-year-old woman who says she is of Cypriot origin has appealed to the government for help to leave Gaza, saying she and her family have been trapped in the ...

In court on Thursday, defence attorneys tried to undermine the testimony of a family liaison officer over her contention that Stylianos Constantinou – the teenager who took his own life in 2019 – ...

Cooperation between Cyprus and Israel is “mutually beneficial”, Elam MP and chairman of the House defence committee Evgenios Chamboullas said on Thursday. Speaking during a meeting with Israeli ambassador Oren ...

The House plenum on Thursday approved regulations that will factor in prior service in the public sector for the purposes of calculating employees’ annual leave. The amended regulations passed by ...

Cyprus has called for stronger international action to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and end impunity for perpetrators, while highlighting the lasting impact of sexual violence during the 1974 Turkish ...

Weaknesses in the administration of welfare benefits, including insufficient checks, delayed interventions and staffing shortages, came under scrutiny on Thursday as the House audit committee examined a special Audit Office ...

The government needs to get its act together concerning the waste treatment facility at Pentakomo, the head of the Akel party said on Thursday. Stefanos Stefanou was speaking after a ...

A 34-year-old man was arrested after allegedly leading police on a chase through the Paphos district late on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday. Police signalled the driver to stop ...

The government on Thursday called for the temporary re-introduction of the old broadcasting standard for television sets, after complaints from thousands of people that the switch to the new standard ...

Cyprus’ presidency of the Council of the European Union helped strengthen momentum for a more coordinated European housing policy while advancing legislation on civil protection, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said ...