Cyprus

Road safety in Cyprus appears to have taken a downward path, with the number of fatalities rising by 21 per cent in 2024, according to a European report. The European Transport Safety ...

Haris Loizides was on Tuesday elected as the Cyprus Football Association’s new chairman, replacing the outgoing Giorgos Koumas. Speaking after being elected to the role, he described the day ...

A 57-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of possessing two kilograms of cannabis, as well as a “small amount” of cocaine. The sentence ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday clarified that Cyprus’ new tax reform will come into force without delay on January 1, 2026, describing the implementation date as final and non-negotiable. Speaking during a ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Tuesday said there was no justification for any increase in fuel prices despite the present geopolitical upheaval in the Middle East. Speaking after the conclusion ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said Cyprus is counting on the European Union’s support to bring about a return to negotiations on the Cyprus problem. Speaking after his meeting ...

Efforts to finalise the future of the cost-of-living allowance (Cola) have entered a critical phase, as Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou confirmed on Tuesday that talks are intensifying ahead of the ...

Tufan Erhurman, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party the CTP’s candidate at October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, on Tuesday met the European Union’s envoy for the Cyprus problem ...

Three popular beaches in Yeroskipou have earned the internationally recognised blue flag award for 2025, a sign of excellence in cleanliness, safety and coastal management. The municipality of Yeroskipou confirmed the ...

A total of 20 flights have been chartered and are set to depart from Larnaca airport on Tuesday to repatriate Israelis attempting to return to Israel amid the partial closure of ...

A bomb exploded at a pub in the Limassol suburb of Ayios Athanasios in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The police said the explosion occurred at around 1.10am in ...

A 56-year-old man was arrested at Larnaca airport after 16.6 kilograms of cannabis were found in his luggage, the police said on Tuesday. The man was arrested after arriving at the ...

There are “about 14” British Typhoon fighter jets currently stationed at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri base in Cyprus, the country’s parliamentary under-secretary of state for the armed forces Luke ...

Tuesday’s weather is set to be hot and sunny from dawn to dusk, with temperatures set to rise to 38 degrees Celsius inland, 33 degrees Celsius on the coasts, and 28 degrees ...

Akel on Monday reiterated its concerns over what it calls the en masse buying up of real estate in Cyprus by non-EU nationals, particularly Israelis with ‘targeted purchases’ of land ...

The forestry department has referred to a letter it sent to the auditor general dated April 24, in response to issues raised in the special report TD/02/2025 concerning the review of ...

The House human rights committee on Monday held a charged session that lasted more than three hours, focusing on the death of 26-year-old national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, following the recent ...

A man described as ‘Azeri’ was still being held by authorities here on Monday on suspicion of espionage and terrorism, although the Cyprus Mail understands the man has not been ...

Passengers travelling from Larnaca and Paphos are advised to arrive three hours early due to increased traffic at the airports, Hermes airports said on Monday evening. “It is recommended that ...

A company linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has been brought back onto the Cyprus companies register, allowing for possible indictments to recover nearly €25 million owed to the state in ...

The audit service on Monday published a report flagging mismanagement and oversights by the forestry department in managing four contracts as part of the sustainable development plan for the Akamas ...

The geological survey department of the Agricultural Ministry on Monday afternoon reported an  earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale off the coast of Cyprus. According to the department, the earthquake ...

Nearly 40 per cent of Cyprus is over the age of 50! That’s roughly 400,000 of us (according to Cystat’s official resident data) who have left behind the first flush of ...

There is no evidence that the fire which broke out on a boat at Larnaca marina on Sunday afternoon was started deliberately, police said on Monday. Authorities say early findings ...