Cyprus News

Americans are retiring abroad more than ever before – and Cyprus is quietly rising to the top of the relocation list! Recently, U.S. News ranked Cyprus the 25th Best Country ...

Staffing, infrastructure, day-long schooling and security at nursery schools were among issues raised by parents’ associations during Wednesday’s House education committee meeting, demands which they were pleased to say ...

The agriculture ministry is well aware of the problems caused by drought and water shortage, but says solving the problem would take hundreds of millions of euros and thus solutions ...

Written exams for the certificate of professional competence (CPC) for lorry and bus drivers will soon be available in English, the transport ministry announced on Wednesday. This change is aimed ...

Two undeclared luxury watches and one bag were found in the luggage of two passengers arriving from Basel, Switzerland by the customs department during inspections at Larnaca airport on April 27 ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said he wishes the north could change its name. He made the comments during an interview with Turkish researcher Hilmi Dasdemir which was ...

Strictly speaking, the definition of a restaurant is “a place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked on the premises”. This review is slightly different in ...

The environmental department on Wednesday announced that it has put plans to construct 15 reef breakwaters along the Larnaca coastline on hold, citing concerns about the potential harm to the region’...

The Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus began hearing a case on Wednesday over a disputed law requiring countdown timers at junctions monitored by traffic cameras. At the centre of the ...

Marios Hannides announced on Wednesday that he will run for the presidency of Cyprus’ socialist party, Edek, pledging to restore unity and revive the party’s role as a forward-looking ...

Former president Nikos Anastasiades has concluded three consecutive days of testifying behind closed doors before the Anti-Corruption Authority, in the ongoing investigation into allegations raised in Mafia State, a book ...

Proceedings before the investigative committee, examining the circulation and recall of vehicles with faulty parts, resumed on Wednesday in a tense and emotionally charged setting with testimonies from bereaved families. ...

Successive crises “have made one thing crystal clear, that strategic autonomy is no longer an option, it is a necessity”, President Nikos Christodoulides told the European People’s Party (EPP) ...

Stalled roadworks in Akamas national park are under scrutiny by the auditor-general, who is preparing a report following a site visit to assess two years of stagnation. Auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou ...

Police are investigating attempted murder, after a 31-year-old was hospitalised in Paphos for leg injuries from shrapnel when two people allegedly shot at his feet during a mugging. The police ...

Paphos police are investigating a complaint regarding the alleged kidnapping and attempted abuse of a 12-year-old. The girl’s family filed a complaint with the police that an unknown person ...

Police are investigating assault against a 23-year-old food delivery driver in Germasogeia on Tuesday at around 8pm. The delivery driver told the police that he had been riding his motorcycle ...

A vehicle parked outside a house belonging to an 80-year-old was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning in Korakou, Nicosia. The police said the fire started at 1.30am and ...

A car went up in flames about 40 minutes after midnight in Moutallos, ​​Paphos, causing damage to the front of the car. The blaze was put out by the Fire Department ...

Cloudy skies and fine dust are forecast for Wednesday, with possible isolated showers mainly in the morning. Winds will start out a northeast to east gentle to moderate breeze of 3 ...

Police were on Tuesday investigating the case of a man found dead in his apartment in Limassol. Media reports said the discovery was made in the afternoon. Foul play is ...

Nicosia criminal court said on Tuesday it would pronounce sentence next month on two Hungarian nationals who pleaded guilty to charges of promoting the ‘usurpation’ of Greek Cypriot properties in ...

Authorities on Tuesday arrested five people suspected of illegally residing in Cyprus and for illegal employment, during a sweep operation in the old town of Nicosia. In a statement, the ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Tuesday filed a formal complaint to the anti-corruption authority regarding President Nikos Christodoulides’ use of a leisure/events hall in Nicosia during the 2023 election campaign. ...