#Cyprus

Anna Aristotelous’ position as acting permanent secretary of the defence ministry was terminated on Thursday by the Public Service Commission, which named Ellikos Elia to the post in addition to ...

Cyprus on Thursday bid farewell to a key figure in its modern healthcare history, Nikos Ioannou, who passed away, leaving behind a legacy of compassion, reform and service. He died ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday hailed the “American intervention” which brought about a ceasefire in the conflict between Iran and Israel earlier in the week. “We must start by welcoming ...

Conditional approval has been given for the construction of two towers on Larnaca’s beachfront by an Israeli-owned business. While little is known about the company, named Solvin Ltd, it ...

Commando squadron officer Marinos Ioannou will be handed his sentence on June 30, for the death of 27-year-old soldier Panayiotis Yiannios, who was critically injured during a helicopter training exercise in ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday met the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Europe Stephen Doughty in London. He is carrying out a visit to the UK ...

The number of people registered to vote in the north is exactly 215,611 as of May, Turkish Cypriot supreme court chief justice Bertan Ozerdag said. Speaking to the north’s public ...

MEMBERS of parliament on Wednesday discussed a new bill which, if passed, would tighten regulations on their own second jobs. The bill was put forward by Dipa MP Marinos Mousiouttas, ...

Supporting opposition candidate Tufan Erhurman at October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election is “the right thing to do”, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Wednesday. Speaking to Genc ...

The central government has allocated €8 million worth of funding to Cyprus’ five district governments to deal with “water supply and water loss issues”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday. ...

A box file full of evidence was the central subject of Thursday’s court hearing of the trial of the 49-year-old woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot-owned ...

The permanent criminal court of Paphos will announce its sentence on July 8 for convicted murderer Doros Theofanous, known as “the hairdresser”, who escaped from custody last year. The court heard ...

Applications for financial assistance to farmers hit by natural events, especially drought, are now live online, with €12.3 million currently available as compensation and a further €3.5m expected to follow, the ...

The Israeli ambassador to Cyprus, Oren Anolik, on Wednesday expressed concern over what he describes as a spike in “antisemitic rhetoric” across Cyprus’ public sphere in recent days. “What threatens ...

A batch of frozen duck breast fillets imported from Poland has been pulled from supermarket shelves in Cyprus after testing positive for Salmonella enteritidis, health officials confirmed on Wednesday. The ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Tuesday said the EU must lead efforts to de-escalate the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Speaking ahead of the start of the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday clarified that Cyprus’ new tax reform will come into force without delay on January 1, 2026, describing the implementation date as final and non-negotiable. Speaking during a ...

Efforts to finalise the future of the cost-of-living allowance (Cola) have entered a critical phase, as Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou confirmed on Tuesday that talks are intensifying ahead of the ...

Three popular beaches in Yeroskipou have earned the internationally recognised blue flag award for 2025, a sign of excellence in cleanliness, safety and coastal management. The municipality of Yeroskipou confirmed the ...

A total of 20 flights have been chartered and are set to depart from Larnaca airport on Tuesday to repatriate Israelis attempting to return to Israel amid the partial closure of ...

There are “about 14” British Typhoon fighter jets currently stationed at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri base in Cyprus, the country’s parliamentary under-secretary of state for the armed forces Luke ...

The House human rights committee on Monday held a charged session that lasted more than three hours, focusing on the death of 26-year-old national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, following the recent ...

Passengers travelling from Larnaca and Paphos are advised to arrive three hours early due to increased traffic at the airports, Hermes airports said on Monday evening. “It is recommended that ...

The audit service on Monday published a report flagging mismanagement and oversights by the forestry department in managing four contracts as part of the sustainable development plan for the Akamas ...