Cyprus News

The administrative court issued an interim order to suspend construction work on the new port at Pentakomo over fears that it may impact the area’s native Mediterranean monk seal ...

By Charis Martin “The wines of this island are so thick and rich, as if they are meant to be consumed like honey on bread,” 13th century German bishop Wilbrand ...

As Cyprus recovers from the disappointment over the failure to find commercially viable natural gas at the Electra-1 target, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou has said the outcome is not as ...

Over 70 tattoo and piercing artists from across Cyprus participated in a health ministry training programme focusing on sterilising instruments, organising the workspace and preventing the spread of infectious diseases. The ...

A 35-year-old man from Limassol has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an attack at a pharmacy in Chlorakas on Monday. He is expected to be transferred to ...

Cyprus has moved a step closer to joining the United States Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), following what President Nikos Christodoulides described as “absolutely constructive” talks with a visiting American delegation. ...

Recommendations included in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) report on Cyprus reaffirm the government’s “responsible fiscal policy”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Many of the IMF recommendations ...

President Nikos Christodoulides confirmed on Tuesday he will meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on May 5 and expressed hope for progress on appointing a new UN envoy to support future ...

Authorities have arrested 23 people in the run-up to Easter during a series of joint operations near Pyla village, police confirmed on Holy Tuesday. The arrests followed six coordinated raids involving ...

A gun and more than 350 firecrackers were discovered during a police search in a Nicosia home on Holy Monday. Officers carried out the raid as part of an ongoing investigation. ...

Police stepped up their patrols overnight and into the early hours of Holy Tuesday, carrying out 235 targeted checks on premises and open spaces in a coordinated effort to tackle juvenile ...

The president of the Eurogroup and Ireland’s finance minister, Paschal Donohoe, is paying an official visit to Cyprus on Holy Tuesday. Donohoe’s visit aims to strengthen cooperation on ...

The Paphos District Court is expected to decide on Wednesday whether a 40-year-old man, arrested for disturbing a church service in Yeroskipou on Holy Monday, will remain in custody until ...

Cyprus is set for a stretch of sunny weather, with temperatures expected to rise well above seasonal averages by the end of the week. Weak high pressure is taking hold ...

Without proper adaptation measures, public expenditures needed in the coming decades for the rehabilitation of infrastructure and compensation for climate-related disasters may derail government spending, the Cyprus Institute (CyI) warned ...

Police are urging the public to remain alert following the emergence of a new phone scam targeting citizens across the country. The electronic crime sub-directorate has issued a warning about ...

An estimated 2,000 Turkish Cypriots gathered outside the north’s ‘parliament’ on Monday evening for the first of the planned nightly lighting of fires to protest against the ruling coalition’s ...

A push for closer cooperation between Cyprus and the European Union on economic policy took centre stage on Monday during a meeting between Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and Independent MEP ...

Cypriot and Egyptian authorities co-organized a conference on combating the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage within the framework of the Euromed Justice Project, with the assistance of Eurojust (European Judicial ...

A teenager has been arrested on Monday, in connection with a suspected arson attack on a car in Paphos. According to police, the arrest was made under a court warrant ...

Green Dot Cyprus on Monday sought to reassure the public it is doing what it can to deal with disruptions to collection of recyclable material, following the non-renewal of a ...

Several electrical parts used in solar energy systems have been taken off the market in Cyprus because they may be unsafe, the department of electromechanical services announced on Monday. According ...

Fresh discussions on the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) will get underway after the Easter holiday, media reported on Monday, on the back of the release of an International Monetary ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos strongly condemned Russia’s latest assault on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Holy Monday. He called the attack “unacceptable” during a key meeting of the ...