Cyprus News

By Morgan West “The first time I landed in Cyprus, I swore I hadn’t left home!” Matthew exclaims. “The light, the heat, the smell of the sea: it was ...

Drought has severely damaged Cyprus’ forests, with 40 per cent of the trees in the cedar valley having already dried up, according to forestry department director, Savvas Ezekiel. Addressing the crisis ...

Cyprus was re-elected on Friday to the council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for the period 2026-2027, with 136 votes, placing it seventh compared to twelfth in the elections two ...

The Cyprus Football Association on Friday appeared to blame the police for the clashes between football fans in the centre of Limassol on Thursday night, saying the force had changed ...

Cyprus has managed to meet its target for absorbing funds for 2025 made available through Thalia 2021-2027 and ranks fourth among EU member states, head of the monitoring committee Penelope Papavassiliou ...

Electromobility grants totalling €5.62 million were announced on Friday by the transport ministry, in the framework of Cyprus’ recovery and resilience plan. This is the fourth call for applications to promote ...

On the occasion of road safety week, officers from the British bases visited several schools last week to teach students about road safety, the bases said on Friday. Working alongside ...

While the small shopkeepers’ association Povek argues that Black Friday in Cyprus has lost credibility with consumers, some retailers report better offers and a modest rise in turnout. “This year, ...

A total of 25kg of cannabis were confiscated this week after arriving in Cyprus by courier, the police announced on Friday. Cyprus’ drug squad, in cooperation with authorities abroad, managed ...

A 66-year-old woman, who had been hit by a car in July in Limassol, died on Friday in hospital. The woman, Androulla Sirivianou, had been crossing the road on July 30 ...

An autopsy was carried out on Friday on the body of the 49-year-old foreign woman found dead in her bathroom in Paralimni on Thursday and the authorities are awaiting the ...

Strengthening Cyprus’ deterrent capability is a top priority for the government, which is why the cabinet has approved the list of armaments the country intends to procure through the EU’...

New special forces soldiers received their green berets on Friday during a ceremony at the ‘Stelios Mavrommatis’ camp in Stavrovouni. The event was attended by President Nikos Christodoulides, army officials, ...

A second meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman under the auspices of the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin was scheduled for December 11, ...

The long-awaited bill introducing oversight of the general public prosecutor’s decisions, has on Thursday been approved by the Council of Ministers, the justice ministry announced on Friday. The bill ...

Turkish Cypriots must be included in decisions concerning the island, and their views and interests must be communicated internationally, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Friday. “I have made ...

A 28-year-old man is in a critical condition after his motorcycle collided with a heavy duty truck in Larnaca early on Friday. The crash occurred just after 7am near the ...

A yellow weather warning was issued on Friday as storm Adel moves toward Cyprus, bringing isolated hailstorms along the northern and eastern coasts, as well as fog and cloudy conditions. ...

The Cypriot environmental consultancy, Isotech, hosted the second pilot test of the autonomous robotic system SeaClear2.0 on Thursday. According to a press release issued on Friday, the machine flexed its ...

The road transport department announced on Friday the recall of an additional seven Vauxhall vehicles due to defective Takata driver airbags. Owners of the affected vehicles are being instructed to ...

Last Friday we teased the idea of hurricanes hitting the island. Or hailstones the size of halloumi… And boom: Limassol turns white with hail, and Avgorou gets a tornado! Now, ...

Recently circulated allegations of the inappropriate handling of a case by deputy attorney general Savvas Angelides due its connection to his former law firm were “an attempt to create a ...

An “unprecedented increase” in photovoltaic system applications, driven largely by the government’s Photovoltaics for All plan, has caused delays in their installation, the electricity authority (EAC) announced on Friday. “...

An agreement to launch a direct Larnaca-Brussels route was signed on Friday morning between the civil aviation department and Aegean Airlines. The flights “ensure a reliable and stable connection between ...