Cyprus News

The photos taken by more than 100 Greek and Turkish Cypriots are part of a Nicosia exhibition currently being held in the Buffer Zone. Through Ordinary Eyes is currently on view ...

Half of the smart electricity meters which the electricity authority (EAC) had aimed to install have now been installed, Marios Pappoutis, the transmission system operator’s assistant network operator said ...

The social support body never received any donations in cash, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday, as the government continues to face criticism over a video widely shared on ...

Cypriot member of the European parliament Geadis Geadi has signed a motion of no confidence against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, which is set to be voted upon ...

Game service officers launched an operation on Thursday evening after reports of gunfire and illegal hare hunting in the buffer zone between Mammari and Denia. According to a press release ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday promised that during Cyprus’ six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, he will work to solve ...

Operating an electricity grid on a small island is a “particular challenge”, Marios Pappoutis, the transmission system operator’s assistant network operator said on Friday. “The operation of the grid ...

Former first lady Androula Vassiliou said her late husband, former president George Vassiliou, lamented the fact of having not achieved the reunification of Cyprus, describing it as his greatest unfulfilled ...

Seven hospital patients with influenza have died in Cyprus since the start of the current flu season, amid pressure on hospital capacity and a shortage of available beds. Acting health ...

The European Union’s 26 commissioners were taken on a tour of the Green Line which separates Cyprus’ two sides in Nicosia’s old town on Friday. They were guided around ...

The police investigation already under way will determine whether the claims made in the Channel 4 documentary are true, Ayia Napa Mayor Christos Zannettou said, adding that authorities must crack down ...

Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis on Friday insisted that the drinking water available in his district is “top quality” after some local residents complained about its smell. “Immediately after the ...

Authorities are still awaiting DNA results to confirm the identity of a man whose body was found in the sea off the Avdimou coast earlier this week, amid ongoing investigations ...

The Ecologists Movement has urged police to thoroughly investigate a case involving a video showing four men appearing to kick and throw a turtle in the Chlorakas area, describing the ...

Police are investigating an alleged assault on a teacher by a student at a high school in Larnaca, reported to have taken place on Wednesday. According to police, a female ...

Conflicting statements have emerged over reports that a “citizenship-for-property” scheme is being discussed for Turkish nationals purchasing homes in the north. Turkish daily Sabah reported that a proposal under discussion ...

Pending the review of studies concerning the stalled Great Sea Interconnector project to link the electricity grids of Greece and Cyprus, the regulatory authorities of Cyprus and Israel are making ...

The death of a Russian embassy employee found hanged in his office in Nicosia on Monday has intensified international scrutiny, as investigative outlets and foreign media publish extensive links to ...

Della becomes the first ever Cypriot to be nominated for and win a Music Moves Europe Award, announced on Thursday night at the Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) awards ceremony in Groningen, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Friday reaffirmed their shared position that participation in talks does not imply any retreat from demands for equal ...

The body of former president George Vassiliou, who passed away on Tuesday night aged 94, lay in state at the Ayia Sofia cathedral in Nicosia on Friday ahead of his state ...

Supermarkets will remain open on Saturday despite the day being declared a public holiday for the funeral of former president George Vassiliou, its association said on Friday. Head of the ...

The Security Council was briefed on Thursday night behind closed doors on the UN chief’s two reports on Cyprus, covering his good offices mission and Unficyp’s mandate. The ...

Weekly film nights are taking place in Larnaca thanks to the Larnaca Cinema Society, which continues to bring independent world films to the coastal city. Every Monday night, the Municipal ...