Cyprus News

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said that he “truly believes” both that a solution to the Cyprus problem is possible, and that his interlocutor, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, also ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met in the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal city of El Alamein on Tuesday morning, ahead of a trilateral meeting the pair ...

Bases police made 22 arrests over the past seven days for a range of offences, including drug possession and four drink-driving offences. A total of 31 road safety operations were carried out ...

Finance ministry defends minimum tax rules as business group raises concerns The American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus (AmCham Cyprus) has called for a balanced approach to implementing the OECD/...

The cause of a fire which caused extensive damage to a house in Latsia on Monday morning remains unknown, the fire service said on Tuesday. The fire broke out in ...

Kolokasi Keftedes In September, Cyprus enjoys a rich late-summer and early-autumn harvest, featuring an abundance of fresh local vegetables and fruit. At this point, and kolokasi ( taro) start to feature ...

The prosecution on Tuesday announced it was discontinuing proceedings against three of the six defendants, , two 30-year-olds and a 51-year-old, standing trial over the murder of 49-year-old Limassol businessman Stavros ...

One person was lightly injured on Monday morning in accident on the highway from Larnaca airport to Ayia Napa, under the Rizoelia roundabout. The injured driver was taken to Larnaca ...

September’s cultural agenda welcomes more and more fun outings to beat any of those back-to-routine blues. Soon, three acclaimed names from the international instrumental hip-hop and electronic music join ...

Strengthening the primary sector is a matter of food security, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday evening, announcing at a dinner hosted for the Cyprus Grain Producers Organisation that the ...

A fire broke out in a flat in a three-storey building in Yeroskipou on Monday night, caused by an unattended pan on the cooker. The fire brigade said the fire ...

A fire broke out next to a house in Ayia Napa on Tuesday morning, destroying a prefabricated shed and damaging the owner’s vehicle that was parked outside, the building’...

Two individuals aged 24 and 23 were remanded on Tuesday for seven days pending investigations into the kidnapping of an 18-year-old. The suspects were arrested on Monday evening after a report that ...

Writer, director and publisher Vasos Ftochopoulos, who was associated with ‘Aegeon’ publications and owned Aegeon tavern in Nicosia – a meeting point for artists and intellectuals – has died at the age ...

Cyprus, Greece and Egypt are meeting on Tuesday in El Alamein, Egypt, to discuss critical geopolitical developments in the region and ways to further strengthen trilateral relations. President Nikos Christodoulides, ...

Eight people were arrested for offences including possession of drugs, illegal residence, burglary and theft, in the framework of overnight police operations to crack down on crime. The police also ...

Mainly fine weather is forecast for Tuesday with temperatures reaching 37C inland, 34C along the coast and 26C in the highest mountains. Winds will be a northeast to southeast gentle ...

The National Betting Authority (EAS) will host the ninth edition of Safe Gaming Week from October 12 to 18, aimed at raising awareness about responsible gambling, with a focus on prevention, self-control ...

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday told Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides that his country intends to “get closer” to the European Union, six and a half years after leaving ...

The parents’ associations of Ypsonas public schools made a formal complaint to the labour inspection department over construction works at schools and on Monday threatened action in collaboration with schools ...

Lawmakers on Monday began reviewing proposed legislation requiring Cyprus to participate in an EU-wide centralised platform providing data on companies and financial institutions. Officials have prepared a dozen bills for ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that a total of nine ships and 11 aircraft are participating in efforts to recover the bodies of the 14 people who remain unaccounted ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday said that he would be ready to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman “every day” between now and when both leaders are set to travel ...

Parliament on Monday took a first look at a batch of bills aiming to rationalise and speed up hiring in the civil service, with MPs objecting to some of the ...