#Cyprus

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan promised “empathy for the other side” ahead of the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which got underway in New York in the early hours ...

The number of asylum applications in Cyprus have plummeted to 6,750 in 2024, compared to 11,660 in 2023, marking a staggering 42 per cent decline, according to the annual Asylum and Migration Overview of the ...

Leaflets and transporters demanding to ‘Free Shimon’, demanding the release of Turkish-Israeli property developer Simon Aykut accused of developing and selling €43 million worth of property on Greek Cypriot land in ...

The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Wednesday evening reported that ‘competent sources’ had expressed ‘limited optimism’ ahead of the expanded meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin ...

President Nikos Christodoulides in an interview to Greek news media Naftemporiki on Wednesday said future relations between the EU and Turkey depended on the progress made in regard to the ...

Three individuals, aged 32, 35, and 38, are set to stand trial before the Larnaca district court over their alleged involvement in two arson attacks and one attempted arson in the Aradippou area, ...

Parents are urged to check the credibility of nurseries and daycare centres before enrolling their children, the director of social welfare services (SWS) said on Wednesday. Maria Kiraji was speaking ...

Hotel sector unions on Wednesday accused employers of breaching a collective agreement signed in December, prompting Peo to say they were left with no choice but strike measures. “For months ...

The rape complaint, for which the Republic of Cyprus was chastised by the European Court of Human Rights for violating key human rights, is set to be reopened, but the ...

The finance ministry has refused to greenlight the payment of €25 million to Greece’s independent transmission system operator (Admie), which form part of the government’s obligations regarding the Great ...

The supreme constitutional court on Wednesday began hearing an appeal by Doria Varoshiotou against the decision of the supreme judicial council that relieved her of her duties as a judge. ...

US members of Congress are attempting to scrap the annual process of renewing the waiver for the embargo on selling arms to Cyprus. On Tuesday, representatives Chris Pappas, Gus Bilirakis, ...

Why NGO’s are fighting for the Pentakomo coastline By Tassos Shialis There’s a unique stretch of coastline on the southern shores of Cyprus that remains almost untouched. White ...

Cyprus has recorded a sharp drop in its innovation performance for 2025, the European Innovation Scoreboard announced on Tuesday. According to the report, Cyprus fell by 14.6 points compared with 2024. Its score ...

Young people in Cyprus are among the most prolific users of social networks in the European Union, according to a survey released on Tuesday. The Eurostat survey for 2024 found that, ...

As Cyprus leaders head for New York, Turkish Cypriot opposition leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday called on President Nikos Christodoulides to show a genuine commitment to resolving the Cyprus problem. ...

The recently enacted law helping ‘trapped buyers’ to get a title deed “restores people’s confidence and safeguards the fundamental right to property”, the borrowers association said on Tuesday. The ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Tuesday called on the European Union and the international community to produce “actions, not words” on the matter of the Cyprus problem, as parliament held ...

The report filed by the committee formed to investigate the history of faulty airbags in Cyprus has been forwarded by the legal service to both the police and cabinet, the ...

Confidence-building measures do not “replace the solution to the Cyprus problem”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. He was speaking at an event held to commemorate the 51st anniversary of ...

Tuesday marked 51 years since a Greek military junta-sponsored coup d’état overthrew the Cypriot government of the day, which was led by Archbishop Makarios III. The coup was led by ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will soon visit Cyprus, his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday evening. Addressing an event at the Franco-Cypriot school to mark Bastille Day, he said ...

Opposition Turkish Cypriot leadership candidate Tufan Erhurman on Monday said “nothing has been done in five years” regarding the Cyprus problem since Ersin Tatar was elected to the role. “What ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday held meetings with the leaders of five political parties ahead of this week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set ...