Cyprus News

Copper Island, the international film company with roots in the US, UK, Europe and Australia, has officially launched its new post-production facility in Limassol’s old town, marking a strategic ...

Representatives of the Larnaca and Dromolaxia-Meneou municipalities met on Wednesday to discuss a study on compensatory measures related to Larnaca airport operations and formally requested a meeting with President Nikos ...

Shopkeepers and residents in Strovolos have created a resistance group to oppose plans for a roundabout and widening of a road in the Nicosia suburb, saying it will destroy trade ...

A man is facing up to five years in jail in the north for “insulting the president” after referring to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar as a “circus monkey” in ...

The police fired warning shots on Thursday morning after an inflatable boat carrying around 20 people towards Cyprus’ east coast attempted to ram a police vessel after they attempted to intercept ...

A man has been handed a 173,876TL (€3,852) fine after feeding cigarettes to a wild donkey in Karpasia, the Turkish Cypriot police said. A video of the cigarettes being fed to ...

The north’s ‘education minister’ Nazim Cavusoglu on Wednesday night reacted with fury to the Republic’s Education Minister Athena Michaelidou’s praise of Eoka, the paramilitary group formed with ...

Many of the 297 contract police officers who are to leave the force when their contracts expire will be “absorbed” back into the police through new hiring initiatives, the justice ministry ...

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday night in connection with the robbery of a bakery, the police said on Thursday. The police said the boy was questioned in the ...

The new post-production studio of international film company Copper Island officially opened its doors in Limassol on Wednesday night, with its inauguration ceremony attended by Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou. ...

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? We have gathered some of the best events around Cyprus, from cultural performances to village festivals and live music, so look no ...

Thursday is set to begin with early fog and low cloud in parts of the island, though this will quickly give way to clear skies and continued high temperatures. Inland, ...

Sek trade union on Wednesday accused hoteliers of trying to circumvent previously agreed modalities that form the basis of a Memorandum of Agreement leading to the renewal of a collective ...

A 27-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for illegal entry and causing malicious damage to the Holy Cross Catholic church in Nicosia. The police received a complaint on Tuesday that ...

A total of 58 public summer schools will be operating from June 23 till July 25 across Cyprus, with this year seeing the inclusion of special schools till August 1, the education ministry announced ...

The resumption of Cyprus talks from where they left off in Crans-Montana “remains our primary objective”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday evening, pointing out that any discussion of ...

The strategic partnership between Cyprus and the UK is “mutually beneficial at all levels and one that goes from strength to strength”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday evening, addressing ...

A 25-year-old was issued a six-day remand order on Wednesday by the Larnaca district court to facilitate investigations into the theft of a car, resisting lawful arrest and assaulting a ...

The Electricity Authority (EAC) has decided not to insist on a 7.5 per cent increase rate on electricity bills and to request that the adjustment be limited to just 3 per cent, ...

Cyprus will be working closely with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) during its EU rotating presidency in the first half of 2026, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday. Addressing the 113...

Around 20,000 journalists and delegates will be arriving in Cyprus during the country’s EU rotating presidency in the first half of 2026, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna told MPs ...

Hotel worker trade unions warned on Wednesday they will be taking “dynamic measures” if employers continued to violate collective agreements and employee rights. Trade unions Sek and Peo called on ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou promised a more inclusive school, saying that a bill would be prepared this year to improve the special education offered by the state. Speaking after a ...

Between 2008 and 2017, a total of 7,500 individuals obtained Cypriot citizenship through the investment programme, with the cabinet first becoming involved in 2021, a senior officer told the Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday. ...