Cyprus News

Things always take a little longer to get to Cyprus. Traffic signals, for example, are still catching on. Online shopping was slow to arrive – it took the pandemic to coax ...

Journalist Aristides Vikettos’ lawyer on Monday called on Archbishop Georgios to come clean over allegations which prompted the head of the church to sue for libel. Vikettos was sued for ...

Eight more archaeologists and a new digger have been secured with Cyprus’ latest funds for the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP). The agreement for €300,000 was signed on Monday at the ...

The planned 48-hour strike by public hospital doctors scheduled to take place from Tuesday to Thursday has been called off following extensive discussions between the doctors’ unions, the state health ...

A 31-year-old man was arrested on Monday in Ayia Napa for swearing in public, causing a disturbance, assaulting a policeman and resisting arrest. Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou said the ...

The last week of the month is traditionally a time for a rundown of movies and shows to catch on Netflix in the next month. I never thought that one ...

Candidates in key constituencies in North London are focusing their campaigns on the significant British-Cypriot population ahead of the upcoming UK general election. In particular, Chipping Barnet – also known as ...

Nicosia’s newly appointed mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Monday expressed strong confidence in the success of local government reform in the capital. During the handover ceremony, Prontzos also underlined his ...

Three and a half million euro has been spent to upgrade the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) police station in Dhekelia, it was announced on Monday. The upgraded station will accommodate ...

Kato Pyrgos mayor Nikos Kleanthous on Monday called for the immediate improvement of the community’s fishing shelter as part of the improved efficiency touted by the local government reform. ...

A three-day celebration of contemporary dance will be held in the centre of Limassol next month as Nea Kinisi presents the 21st Summer Dance Festival. On July 12, 13 and 14, five site-specific ...

A body was found in the Strovolos linear park in an advanced state of decomposition, with authorities on Monday working to identity the deceased. The body was found on Sunday ...

Police arrested an illegal immigrant in Limassol who had been deported eight years ago following his involvement in serious crimes, it emerged on Monday. According to Limassol CID, the 45-year-old, ...

EU Council Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić who is on an official visit to Cyprus will be received on Monday by President Nikos Christodoulides. Burić will also meet Foreign ...

As long as the Turkish Cypriots are not considered equal and a solution based on equality is not accepted, there will be no common ground for negotiations in Cyprus, Turkish ...

Authorities on Monday were investigating the causes of a fire that broke out in Klirou in Nicosia. The fire was brought under complete control on Sunday afternoon shortly after it ...

Monday will be mostly sunny with increasing afternoon clouds in the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 39C in the interior, 33C on the west coast, 35C on the remaining coasts, ...

Cyprus has an opportunity to push ahead and establish a Truth Commission on the Missing with a visit by the Council of Europe in early July and also the presence ...

A group of 65 students and six teachers from the English School who became stranded in Switzerland are safe at their hotel, and arrangements are being made for their return, foreign ...

The Rialto Theatre is getting ready to present another edition of the Cyprus Rialto World Music Festival, bringing a series of concerts to Limassol from renowned local musicians and acclaimed ...

Outrage was expressed on Sunday at the way some people live after it emerged that some were occupying an abandoned hotel in Limassol. Former general secretary of the Diko party ...

We will do everything possible to punish those responsible for usurping Greek Cypriot property, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding that the government does not politicise the issue, which ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will on Monday afternoon receive Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart. The meeting, which is to take place at the presidential palace, is ...

It was, as they say, a ‘crossing the Rubicon’ moment. I was trying to organise a short trip to Rome (speaking of Caesars, and Rubicons), and having trouble finding a ...