#Cyprus

Maria Angela Holguin, the UN secretary-general’s envoy for Cyprus, met with President Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace on Saturday and is scheduled to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin ...

A 62-year-old man was killed on Saturday morning in a road collision near Paphos. The crash occurred around 7.30am on the road from Praitori to Kedares. The victim has been ...

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool is being developed to monitor the vast amount of data recorded in Cyprus’ national health scheme (Gesy), aiming to expose potential fraud, misuse, or ...

The international credit ratings agency Fitch confirmed on Saturday Cyprus’ long-term rating at ‘A-’ with a stable outlook, citing strong public finances, falling debt levels and steady economic growth. The ...

Cypriot member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou was eviscerated in an interview over the matter of the ongoing war in Ukraine by British journalist Caolan Robertson. Robertson, who lives ...

Five individuals arrested on Thursday in connection with an ongoing investigation into official documents found at the home of a prison warden were remanded for seven days on Friday by ...

The charges levied on motorists driving ‘grey vehicles’ – those which are imported second-hand privately – for having their airbags replaced amid mass recalls are “completely legal”, the motor and electric vehicle ...

Aglandjia Mayor Andreas Constantinou on Friday criticised the state for failing to promote the pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) waste scheme, for which his municipality was a pioneer. “Aglandjia is being punished for ...

Nicosia District Governor Constantinos Yiorkadjis on Friday called on outgoing Edek leader and House interior committee member Marinos Sizopoulos to give his support to increase both the financial and administrative ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday discussed with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo the prospects for the European Union’s next multiannual financial framework, which is due to be renewed in 2028, ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin is to arrive in Cyprus on Friday evening and will remain on the island for a week, marking the start of her second stint ...

Problems with Paphos Bishop Tychikos’ social conduct, as well as in his dealings with the municipality, had been brewing for years, the town’s Mayor Phedonas Phedonos said on Friday, ...

A Norwegian man woke up to find a huge Cyprus-registered container ship mere metres away from his home, international media reported on Friday.  The Cyprus-flagged cargo ship, the NCL Salten, ...

The psychiatric clinic at Nicosia general hospital needs more staff as well as better segregation of patients according to the type of treatment they receive, the ombudswoman has recommended in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb praised the “remarkable momentum” of Finnish tourism in Cyprus during the former’s visit to Helsinki on Thursday. The visit marked ...

The trial of Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut, who stands accused of having developed and sold €43 million worth of property on Greek Cypriot land in the north, continued on ...

Cyprus’ defence industry “has made significant progress in recent years”, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Thursday. Addressing a conference at the Cyprus chamber of commerce and industry (Keve), he ...

The Cypriot government spent €500 million on the management of immigration over the space of four years between 2021 and 2024, Auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Thursday. Addressing the House audit committee, he ...

The Green party and Dipa on Thursday issued statements calling on Cyprus’ government to take decisive action in light of a new military offensive having been launched by the State ...

The Turkish Cypriots’ non-invite to this week’s summit of the Organisation of Turkic States “does not overshadow” the north’s role within the Turkic world, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Thursday that he had made evidenced statements to the police backing up his claim that President Nikos Christodoulides had been aware since July last ...

Polis Chrysochous Mayor Yiotis Papachristofi on Thursday called for “long-term measures” to address problems facing the issues facing the supply of water to both his area and Cyprus at large. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to travel to Helsinki on Thursday to meet Finnish President Alexander Stubb. According to government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, Christodoulides and Stubb will hold a private meeting, ...

Despite efforts by the current government to fully postpone green taxation, which the Anastasiades administration had built into the framework for Cyprus to access recovery and resilience funds, the EU ...