Cyprus News

By Philippa Tracy Thank god that August is almost over. Not only does nothing much happen; it’s also way too hot, but we’ve been there before. Certainly nothing ...

With summer in its final weeks, the season for preparing Tylliria’s local halitzia cheese has arrived. The cheese, so named for its likeness to pebbles, which are also called “...

The House education committee is set meet on Wednesday at 9am to discuss the start of the new school year and the strategy for higher education. According to the agenda ...

Half of the island’s ambulances are sitting unused, it was reported on Tuesday, due to a failure to reach an agreement between private ambulance providers and the state. Eighty ...

As we bid farewell to the summer season – though in Cyprus, summer seems to linger year-round – a type of event typically favoured in autumn and spring is making its return. ...

The Green party on Tuesday initiated a move to assure protection of the Mathiatis pine forest after what is seen as a close call, with a proposed giant photovoltaic (PV) ...

Kidnapping of a minor with reference to an absence of parental consent is being brought up as a possible scenario by police on Tuesday, as part of the investigation into ...

Deputy Minister for EU Affairs Marilena Raouna met with Cypriot MEPs ahead of the Cyprus EU Presidency for the first half of 2026. Raouna and the MEPs on Monday discussed the ...

The police force is seeking to purchase two additional water cannon vehicles and other supplies to boost its capacity, it emerged on Tuesday. The additional water cannon are expected to ...

Overnight works will be carried out on a section of the Nicosia-Limassol highway and on the Limassol bypass with sections of both lanes closing, the department of public works announced. ...

Tuesday will see increased cloud cover at times, which in the afternoon is expected to bring localised showers and isolated thunderstorms in the mountains, the interior, and the southeast. Temperatures ...

Cyprus has the second largest drop in the number of firefighters within its ranks across 12 EU member states in 2023, an analysis by European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has revealed. The ...

A 53-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia on Monday under suspicion of having committed 19 robberies, burglaries and break-ins police said. According to police, the man was arrested on Monday afternoon ...

An exposé released on Monday revealed that migrant fruit pickers in the north are living in squalid conditions in a camp near Morphou. The report, released in newspaper Ozgur Gazete, ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday waved off the notion he might quit over lingering concerns he has regarding the mooted Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnector. Speaking to the ANT1 television channel, ...

Deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Monday that President Nikos Christodoulides has already responded positively to plans afoot to hold a three-way meeting on the Cyprus problem. Antoniou said ...

A group claiming to be the owners of Turkish Cypriot properties on Mackenzie beach, Larnaca on Monday expressed frustration with the interior ministry over being excluded from processes to sign ...

The Israeli partners in the consortium holding the concession on the Aphrodite offshore gas reservoir confirmed on Monday that they had received from the Cypriot government a ‘notice of breach’ ...

British Royal Navy HMS Duncan took part in a joint exercise with Cyprus’ naval guard last week, it was reported on Monday. According to the British High Commission in Nicosia, ...

The government is due to give the thumbs-up on Tuesday to a call for tender for the selection of a project manager for the troubled Vasiliko LNG terminal. The decision ...

Ninety-four people have been arrested so far this year in connection with human smuggling offences, head of the Police Aliens and Immigration Unit Petros Zenios said on Monday as efforts ...

Over 100 British medical personnel have been deployed to the British bases in Cyprus as the UK prepares for possible evacuations from Lebanon, it was reported on Monday. Sources close to ...

Throughout the Middle Ages, Cyprus and Europe’s medieval monasteries played a crucial role in preserving and advancing winemaking knowledge. Monks in Europe, particularly in France and Germany, held vast ...

Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis on Monday decried what he described as “unfair competition” from the north in the tourism sector. Questioned by Politis Radio over tour operator Tui’s ...