#Cyprus

A total of 21 flights have been chartered, and are set to depart from Cyprus on Monday, to repatriate Israelis attempting to return to Israel amid the partial closure of the ...

The deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos on Monday submitted a confession of faith to the Holy Synod, ahead of an expected appeal against the decision to relieve him of his duties. ...

The British government was informed ahead of time of the United States’ strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, but did not receive any request for its bases in Cyprus or ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday night condemned a “heinous” suicide bombing which occurred at the Mar Elias Greek Orthodox church in the Syrian capital of Damascus. “I express my profound ...

Emergency repatriation flights to Israel resumed shortly after noon on Sunday from Larnaca airport, following earlier cancellations due to the overnight US airstrikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran. According ...

Preserving regional security and ensuring diplomacy prevails to avoid further escalation is the main priority, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday, following the overnight US strike against Iran. Letymbiotis ...

A total of 19 special repatriation flights are scheduled to depart from Larnaca Airport on Sunday for Israel and Jordan, as efforts continue to facilitate the return of Israeli nationals amid ...

Cyprus will not become a base for military operations, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Sunday, stressing that this is “clear and unequivocal,” and that Cyprus’ partners and friends are ...

A beach in Protaras turned into a scene of chaos on Saturday morning after a young man allegedly punched a municipal worker over a row involving a sunbed. The incident ...

Banana farmers and local growers in Paphos staged a protest on Saturday morning, demanding the release of irrigation water promised by the water development department. The demonstration began at 11am, ...

Fuel prices in Cyprus are expected to see a sharp, but temporary, rise due to the conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said ...

Four Cypriot citizens and their family members have been safely evacuated from Iran through Armenia and are expected to return to Cyprus on a flight from Yerevan, the foreign ministry ...

A cruise ship carrying around 1,600 foreign nationals from Israel docked at Limassol Port early on Saturday as part of an ongoing Israeli repatriation effort, dubbed “Safe Return”. This marks the ...

Police in Cyprus have arrested an individual on suspicion of terror-related offences and espionage, authorities said on Saturday. The individual appeared before a district court on Saturday, which ordered an ...

Cyprus is one of five European countries where 95 per cent or more of bathing waters were of excellent quality, the European Commission said on Friday. The waters off Cyprus consistently ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday held a telephone call with the United States’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as the US deepens its involvement in the ongoing conflict between ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, who was removed from office by a Supreme Constitutional Court ruling last September, on Friday told the police that he was relieved of his duties as ...

Stabilisation works on the old road between Limassol and Paphos, near Aphrodite’s Rock (Petra tou Romiou) are expected to be completed by the end of July, Transport Minister Alexis ...

A total of 49 Cypriot nationals who had been in the Middle East when the conflict between Iran and Israel began last week have now been successfully evacuated, the foreign ministry ...

A total of 24 flights have been chartered, and are set to depart from Larnaca on Friday, to repatriate Israelis attempting to return to Israel amid the closure of the country’...

Lithuania stands in solidarity with Cyprus’ positions on the island’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the country’s president, Gitana Nauseda said on Friday. In joint statements with President Nikos ...

Hotels operating without a full permit got another extension on Thursday, after MPs granted them one more year to comply. The relevant act was passed by unanimous vote at the ...

As promised, the government on Thursday launched an online platform where people losing their savings in the 2013 bank bail-in can apply for partial compensation. It concerns losses to uninsured savings – ...

Thousands of people converged on Cyprus on Thursday as the island became a transport hub, both for Israelis attempting to return to the country, and for others attempting to flee ...