#Cyprus

British Royal Navy HMS Duncan took part in a joint exercise with Cyprus’ naval guard last week, it was reported on Monday. According to the British High Commission in Nicosia, ...

Ninety-four people have been arrested so far this year in connection with human smuggling offences, head of the Police Aliens and Immigration Unit Petros Zenios said on Monday as efforts ...

Over 100 British medical personnel have been deployed to the British bases in Cyprus as the UK prepares for possible evacuations from Lebanon, it was reported on Monday. Sources close to ...

The University of Cyprus on Monday said there is “nothing irregular” in its allowing students who obtained international high school qualifications to apply to study at the university. The university’...

The electricity authority (EAC) on Monday cancelled a meeting with the electricity market association (EMA) over what they described as a “violation” of an agreement on the EMA’s part ...

A two-year delay in the Akamas national park’s operation and a number of other loose ends must be definitively dealt with, newly elected Mayor of Akamas Marinos Lambrou said ...

A 46-year-old hunter who suffered an eye injury was being treated on Monday in Paphos general hospital. The man was injured on Sunday during the first day of the season ...

The fire service said on Monday will intensify its use of drones and increase collaboration with the police after recent wildfires broke out again in the mountainous areas of Limassol. ...

Television series Famagusta will appear on streaming website Netflix, its director and lead actor Andreas Georgiou said. In a post on Instagram, he said the show would drop on Netflix ...

This week saw the Electricity Authority of Cyprus and private energy producers trading barbs over who is gouging consumers and who’s responsible for the high electricity prices. So what’...

A year into the pilot bus service offering free on-demand rides to and from work, school and medical institutions for people with disabilities in Nicosia has proved to be a “...

The reference point for the Cyprus problem is now the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, said in an interview published on Sunday in Kathimerini newspaper, noting ...

The Green party on Sunday said it had written to Auditor General Odysseas Michealides to investigate a property accused of breaching environmental regulations. This is because the private residence is ...

Four in five British Turkish Cypriots travelling to Cyprus are choosing to fly to Larnaca or Paphos airport rather than the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport, Turkish Cypriot opposition party ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Saturday fired back at the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli over the latter’s remarks that Greek Cypriots who use Turkish Cypriot-owned property vacated ...

The Limassol district government on Saturday said it would decree that work stop on an “illegal house” being built near the Kryos river near Platres and examine whether conditions set ...

A police officer was reportedly handed a promotion on the strength of his proficiency in playing the clarinet. According to daily Phileleftheros, the man was made a sergeant as his ...

The Cyprus Paralympic delegation will arrive at the Paralympic Village in Paris on Sunday, just three days before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Head of the delegation ...

Preparations are underway in the Paphos district village of Lysos for the drying and production of the area’s cured figs, commonly known as ‘maxilles’, which are on the island’...

Cyprus’ reservoirs are only a third full, data released on Saturday shows. The figure was revealed after the latest reading of the dams on Wednesday, which showed that there are 95.9 ...

The proportion of Cyprus’ government expenditure spent on fire protection services was slightly below the European Union average in 2022, according to data released by the EU’s statistical service Eurostat. ...

The contract for the Cyprus-Greece ferry service has been renewed for another three years, the deputy ministry of shipping announced on Friday following another successful summer run. The government also ...

Putting an end to the one-way system on Nicosia’s arterial Makarios Avenue “could put European Union funds at risk”, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. Speaking to the ...

Cyprus will have an opportunity to assess Turkey’s intentions over the Cyprus problem in the upcoming informal EU foreign ministers meeting, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday. The ...