Cyprus

A 66-year-old fell victim to an online General Health System (Gesy) scam after receiving a fraudulent text message requesting a small payment supposedly linked to his coverage, police said on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides arrived at the presidential palace in Beirut at around 11.30 on Wednesday morning, where he was met by his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun. A guard of honour was ...

Overtime claimed by nurses working in state hospitals has been closely checked by the state health services organisation (Okypy), which concluded that many of the extra hours were not justified, ...

A man who was sentenced to 300 years in prison in Turkey for forgery and fraud was arrested in the north on Tuesday, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Wednesday. According to ...

Over 1,000 incidents of violence against women were recorded in the north last year and the figure has reached 957 as 2025 draws to a close, reports showed on Wednesday. In addition, 36 sexual ...

The Cyprus Christmas Parade returns to Nicosia for the 11th consecutive year, spreading joy, music and Christmas magic in the heart of the city. Kickstarting its route from Makarios Hospital ...

The Larnaca district court issued a five-day remand order on Wednesday for a 56-year-old man accused of breaking into a home, with police saying he was caught inside the property ...

Light, isolated showers are possible on Wednesday morning along the northern and eastern coasts. Early mist and low cloud over inland areas are expected to clear quickly. By midday, the ...

By Maria Savvides Every year, on the last Friday of November, the Christmas shopping season kicks off with what has become known as Black Friday, a day of supposedly big ...

Cyprus is among 12 eurozone countries whose draft budgets for 2026 have been assessed by the European commission as compliant with EU fiscal rules. The commission’s evaluation, presented on Monday in ...

Cyprus retains the capacity to service its debt, the European Commission said in its latest post-programme surveillance assessment published on Tuesday.The Commission carries out a post-programme surveillance (PPS) twice ...

The construction of a new anchorage and the installation of two subsea pipelines for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the Zygi (Vasilikos) marine zone is now expected to finish by ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday declined to confirm reports that he met three Greek Cypriots recently released from detention in the north, saying only that “the meetings that should be ...

Police are investigating a fraud case in which a 66-year-old man in Limassol received a message on Tuesday from a sender claiming to be the national health scheme (Gesy), asking ...

By Johanna Pauls and Elias Hazou People who are dead and would be 150 if they were alive are named on rental contracts for Turkish Cypriot properties, the House refugees committee ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday reiterated that the deputy attorney-general has not submitted his resignation as rumours continued to swirl that the law enforcement official had wanted to quit but ...

A total of 407 volunteering activities are set to take place across Cyprus, Cyprus Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PVCC) president Elias Demetriou said on Tuesday. Under the auspices of First Lady Philippa ...

A tornado swept through the community of Avgorou on Tuesday afternoon, leaving behind damaged rooftops, fallen trees, and destruction to solar panels and water heaters. According to deputy mayor Panayis ...

Discussion on a draft law on the operation of bars, restaurants and other entertainment venues remain at an impasse, chairman of the House commerce committee Kyriacos Hadjiyiannis said on Tuesday ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Beirut on Wednesday for a visit of “particular significance,” following an invitation from his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun, with specific announcements expected on energy ...

Two dead mouflon, tangled together at the base of high cliffs in Troodos were captured in drone footage uploaded to social media by Cyprus-based photographer Bora Markovic. Preliminary observation suggests ...

The late Kyiakou Pelagia is a figure Cyprus knows well. Her unexpected fame in her sixties, her passion for Cypriot tradition and songs such as Eipa sou Xtenistou Lio, have ...

Heavy rain caused limited visibility on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway on Tuesday afternoon with the police are urging motorists to drive slowly and keep their headlights on. Kitas weather said the ...

Collaborative defence efforts between Cyprus, Greece, France and Italy will be further expanded as part of the framework of the quadrilateral QUAD initiative, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. “The ...