Cyprus News

In today’s episode, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis said the bankruptcy of German tourism group FTI is a negative development for Cyprus’ tourism. Meanwhile, the owners of a hotel ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has been briefed about the meeting of the UN secretary general with his personal envoy, taking place at UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Elsewhere, Turkish ...

The Supreme Court will announce its decision on Wednesday morning, regarding the preliminary objection of Auditor General, Odysseas Michaelides, in the case registered by Attorney General George Savvides for his ...

Limassol police on Tuesday arrested a suspect for causing a fire in a cultivated area, currently being investigated as having been set through negligent and reckless actions, not arson. He ...

A suspect arrested for an investigated case of theft in Nicosia involving goods valued at €5,000, will be brought before the district court on Wednesday. The burglary at a residence in ...

An orange weather warning is in force on Wednesday from 11am until 5.30pm for extreme high temperatures. Temperatures are expected to hit 43C inland, 38C on the south and east ...

By Alexandra Attalides The illegal construction of a church in the Natura 2000 Network in Cape Greco, despite the reaction of relevant government departments, shows that the violation of the environmental ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 74-year-old man on suspicion of having caused a fire in Farmakas a day ago. According to police, the fire burned 15 hectares of trees and dry ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday received delegations from associations involved in the halloumi making process. The meeting was attended by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou and other state officials. After the ...

Cypriot consumers could save as much as €400 a year with the introduction of the Great Sea Interconnector – a mooted subsea electricity cable linking Cyprus to Greece – its promotors said on ...

Cyprus has the third highest proportion of new voters for the upcoming MEP elections among member states, data compiled by Eurostat on Tuesday showed. According to data provided to Eurostat ...

Close to two dozen bounced cheques were issued in May, the Central Bank of Cyprus said on Tuesday, adding they were from six legal entities and individuals. The CBC said ...

Photography lovers rejoice! Another edition of the GuruShots exhibition happens on the island this June, featuring a series of stunning images from around the world. Taking place once again at 6×6 ...

Minibus services have been organised by the Human Rights Platform to take Turkish Cypriots from across the north to vote in Sunday’s European parliament elections. There will be three ...

The met office issued a further yellow weather warning for high temperatures on Wednesday as the heatwave is set to continue. The warning will be in effect from 11.30am until 4.30...

Akel MP Irini Charalambidou on Tuesday slammed the attorney-general’s office for its handling of the prosecution of former Volunteerism Commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki, accused of forging his academic qualifications. In ...

The government on Tuesday remained tight-lipped over mounting criticism on its handling of 27 migrants stranded in the buffer zone, with President Nikos Christodoulides stressing a new influx of arrivals will ...

Six additional aircraft rented by Cyprus to help combat forest fires are set to arrive in the next few weeks, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Tuesday. Speaking on CyBC ...

A new app called Myth of Aphrodite, which delves into the history of the goddess using audiovisual media, was unveiled by the Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) on Tuesday. Available ...

Two drivers were stopped by police Monday night for driving at up to 22 times the legal limit, it emerged on Tuesday. Police pulled over a 64-year-old driver in Paphos during ...

A fire in Gerasa, Limassol that broke out in the afternoon was extinguished five hours later on Tuesday. According to the forestry department, 70 of its officers with 14 fire engines, six ...

Cypriot driver Vladimiros Tziortzis said on Tuesday he is hoping for a “fresh start” at the coming weekend’s EuroNascar race after a calamitous start to the season. Tziortzis crashed ...

The governments of Cyprus and Egypt on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding which will facilitate Egyptian nationals wanting to work in Cyprus. The agreement was signed by Cyprus Foreign ...

Unemployment in Cyprus has reached its lowest levels in the past 15 years, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday. In the first quarter of 2024, unemployment was at 6 per cent, which ...