Cyprus

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday commemorated the ninth anniversary of the failed coup d’état which was staged in Turkey in 2016, acclaiming the “epic resistance displayed by the ...

The United Nations’ top official in Cyprus Colin Stewart told the security council of a “deep distrust” between the island’s two sides, according to reports on Tuesday. The Cyprus ...

Tuesday’s weather will see increased cloud cover across parts of the island, with the morning beginning with low clouds in various areas, and clouds lingering throughout the day in ...

Tuesday marked 51 years since a Greek military junta-sponsored coup d’état overthrew the Cypriot government of the day, which was led by Archbishop Makarios III. The coup was led by ...

Turkish Cypriot authorities have granted rights to buy property to 2,250 foreign nationals since relaxing its laws regarding the purchase of real estate by foreign nationals in May, according to reports ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will soon visit Cyprus, his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday evening. Addressing an event at the Franco-Cypriot school to mark Bastille Day, he said ...

Opposition Turkish Cypriot leadership candidate Tufan Erhurman on Monday said “nothing has been done in five years” regarding the Cyprus problem since Ersin Tatar was elected to the role. “What ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday held meetings with the leaders of five political parties ahead of this week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set ...

There have been “no major security crises” in Cyprus in the last six months, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote in his latest six-monthly report on the state of the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides was on Monday keen to stress the progress achieved so far on the Cyprus problem since he took office, ahead of this week’s enlarged meeting on ...

The UBP, the north’s largest political party, will not send a delegation to this week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in New York, amid rumours of a ...

The Chinese-led consortium which formerly held the contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal hit back on Monday at reports that it had delivered a ship with ...

The government’s new mobile application allowing victims of domestic violence to report incidents directly to the police, named Elpis from the Greek word for hope, was unveiled on Monday. ...

Residents of Kambos village held a protest on Monday against what they see as unfair treatment in terms of economic assistance from the state. Protesters gathered outside the Paphos district ...

The way things are going, consumers can expect electricity prices to go through the roof and face power cuts at the same time, Electricity Authority scientific staff union (Sepaik) leader ...

Two women were injured when their vehicle overturned on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway on Monday, causing traffic to build up. Police said after overturning, the vehicle came to a standstill in ...

An investigation will be made into possible criminal activity on the part of former transport minister Marios Demetriades over the matter of faulty airbags in Cyprus and their import into ...

Public safety is a top concern for the government, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday after a string of murders and attempted murders in the last few days. Speaking ...

An MP on Monday asked the attorney-general’s office to hand over information on how many criminal prosecutions have been discontinued under the watch of attorney-general George Savvides and his ...

Three people were arrested at Larnaca airport last week after large quantities of undeclared tobacco products in their luggage were uncovered during routine inspections, customs officers announced on Monday. On ...

An ongoing relationship between a man murdered in Paphos on Sunday and the man thought to have killed him’s ex-wife is now considered the main motive behind the crime, ...

16-year-old Turkish Cypriot teenager Ivan Gurbetoglu died of a severe brain injury and multiple bodily injuries following a motorcycle crash in Paphos, an autopsy revealed on Monday. Samples were also ...

THE University of Nicosia (UNIC) is a research-oriented institution dedicated to teaching, research, innovation, sustainability, societal engagement and cultural contribution. With over 100 programmes at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and ...

Stepping out of a Nicosia restaurant one evening, I walked along the pavement when a sound stopped me. It wasn’t the roar of a car speeding past, it was ...