#Cyprus

What happened in Spain and Portugal on April 28 brought home how insecure our energy systems have become. For about 20 hours Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France experienced a widespread ...

Cyprus and Israel share common values and common interests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday after a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides in Jerusalem. As two democracies in ...

Two people were arrested late Sunday afternoon in what police said was a murder case after a man’s dead body was found outside an apartment building in the Neapolis ...

Those who ignore the Turkish Cypriots should know that they will face a stronger Turkey, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters travelling back to Turkey with him from ...

The new Limassol port has rapidly become a daily reminder of Cyprus’ omission to provide the general public with basic facilities. Quite aside from the busy port and cruise ship ...

Paphos fishermen on Sunday complained of a lack of support, poor infrastructure and crippling limitations on their ability to fish imposed on them by the municipality and the Ports Authority. ...

The sympathy of the Cypriot people was on Sunday offered by President Nikos Christodoulides during his visit to Jerusalem to relatives of Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023. “We ...

In May 2017, thousands of people, many of them children, gathered at Manchester Arena to see American pop star Ariana Grande perform. As the concert ended and families made their way ...

Government policies support rural communities, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday night opening the House of Cultural Activities and the Missing in Kyperounta. The €1.6 million building is part of the ...

By Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades Cyprus is committed to reducing the number of fatal and serious injury car accidents. This is the primary objective of the Road Safety Council, which ...

Peace in Ukraine could see a quarter of the Ukrainians who have moved to Cyprus and their businesses return home, reports said on Sunday, underlining the potential impact on the ...

By Christiana Gregoriou The second world war veteran community is far more ethnically diverse than many people realise, with over 3 million foreign servicemen serving with the British armed forces during ...

Members of the House human rights committee came out with guns blazing this week, proposing changes in insurance law to end “discrimination” against elderly drivers. Independent MP Alexandra Attalidou led ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday praised the “strong reaction from our Turkish Cypriot compatriots” in recent protests against both the north’s ruling coalition and against Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday issued a warning to Turkish Cypriot trade unions over their opposition to the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing ...

Activist Louis Allan has announced the launch of a ‘hunger strike’ and tree sit-in protest aiming to draw attention to the ongoing ‘siege conditions’ in Palestine with the strike set ...

A 39-year-old man was arrested for suspected theft in Nicosia early Saturday after he was stopped by police while riding a bicycle with his 12-year-old son. Police said that around 5...

Holguin reappointed UN chief’s personal envoy to Cyprus, government to cooperate ‘closely’María Angela Holguín Cuéllar of Colombia was appointed as UN Secretary-General António Guterres ...

The government recognises the challenges faced by journalists and stands with them with institutional tools, government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said in a statement issued on World Press Freedom Day on ...

Press freedom in Cyprus has sharply declined over the past year, with the country now ranked 77th out of 180 in the 2025 Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ...

For the third time since April 8, thousands of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets to protest against the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs ...

Cyprus and Greece are deepening cooperation in the field of education, focusing on the transition from rote learning to skills-based instruction, the exchange of educational materials, and the organisation of ...

The government on Friday vowed to press ahead with a “holistic and coordinated” overhaul of Cyprus’ civil protection framework, following an emergency wildfire summit chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides. “The ...

The government on Friday condemned the visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the north, saying recent remarks from Turkish and Turkish Cypriot officials are not only provocative but ...