Cyprus News

By Elias Hazou and Iole Damaskinos Speculation was ongoing on Monday as to the fate of consumers regarding electricity costs as deliberations between the electricity authority (EAC) and the energy ...

Greece will exhaust every possibility, so that there can be positive developments in the Cyprus issue, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Monday, following a meeting he had with ...

Turkish Cypriots are concerned about changes on travel website booking.com, which has updated travel information to Cyprus, warning tourists to take care over arriving in northern Cyprus. According to ...

An appeals court on Monday upheld a prior judgement by a district court ruling on the extradition of a wanted German national. The case concerns Reinwald Karl Heinz, against whom ...

Two individuals are seeking damages of up to €2 million from the state in a lawsuit where they claim their right to presumption of innocence was violated, it emerged on Monday. ...

Pedestrian crossing lights with depictions of women in green and red will be installed before the start of the new year, the House human rights committee heard on Monday, where ...

United Kingdom’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis made his first visit to Cyprus on Monday. According to a statement released by the office of the Chief Rabbi of Cyprus, the ...

This Saturday, the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus will showcase awarded short films from its programme in Paphos for the first time. Starting at 7.30pm at the Attikon Multicultural ...

Varosha could be turned into the ‘Las Vegas of the Mediterranean’ reports suggested on Monday, following revelations that a plan has been seen in the UK from billionaires all over ...

Disy party will continue its support of Gesy, party leader Annita Demetriou said on Monday. She was speaking during a meeting with state doctors union Pasyki and committee chairman and ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Monday released an announcement addressing recent media reports, concerning the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) peer review report on the supervision of creditors’ ...

Cyprus’ civil defence force received a positive response from the European Commission on Monday, following its request to enrol and include the Search and Rescue Team in the European Civil ...

A man appeared in court in the north on Monday, accused of having impersonated a police officer to steal £1,000 (€1,171) from a bureau de change. Speaking in court, police officer Alpaslan ...

Blood donation stations will operate nationwide until 8pm this week due to serious incidents that have caused significant reductions in supplies, the Blood Centre in Nicosia has announced. “We experienced ...

The price of water is expected to rise as part of the state’s obligation under the EU to introduce green tax reforms, it emerged on Monday. The aim is ...

‘In Cyprus, you don’t marry one person. You marry an entire community!’ ALIX NORMAN finds out what it’s like to be wedded to the island Marriage is never ...

Marios Pelekanos on Monday resigned as vice chairman of Disy, two days after failing to be selected as a candidate for the party for June’s European Parliament elections. However, ...

Logistics for Cypriot athletes taking part in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics were discussed on Monday between Education Minister Athena Michaelidou and the newly appointed Cyprus Sports Organisation (KOA) president Ioannis ...

In an exciting development for professionals working in Cyprus, the Cypriot parliament has recently amended Cyprus civil registry law, creating a unique opportunity for those seeking Cypriot citizenship. Understanding Greek ...

High levels of dust will remain in the air until Wednesday, head of air quality and strategic planning Chrysanthos Savvides said on Monday. Dust levels recorded at noon reached 126.9 µg/...

Cyprus’ Research and Innovation Foundation on Monday announced that it is joining forces with Israel’s Ministry of Science and Technology, in order to boost collaboration and cross-border relations in ...

Three left-wing activists who allegedly conspired to vandalise posters in the north expressing love for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared in court on Monday. The posters, which read ‘Love ...

Honouring more than 100 years of radio, the Cyprus radio and television authority to celebrate Unesco’s World Radio Day on Tuesday. The international theme of this year’s celebration is ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Monday announced that, in the context of economic diplomacy, president Stavros Stavrou and members of the executive committee will host an ...