#Cyprus

On Wednesday, temperatures will climb to up to 30 degrees Celsius inland, around 28 degrees on the coast and up to 23 degrees in the higher mountains. While it will initially be mostly ...

Peace processes that involve women are more likely to be agreed upon and last, making female participation a crucial part of negotiations, Gender Commissioner Josie Christodoulou said on Tuesday. “Women’...

MPs on Tuesday pledged to come to the aid of displaced persons who claim that creditors are moving to repossess their homes, while government officials pleaded ignorance of the issue. ...

The civilian court case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July was on Tuesday adjourned until Friday. The pair face charges of ...

Turkish Cypriot leader-elect Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday said his “greatest pride is seeing our people smiling” in his first public statement since Sunday night. “I am continuing to listen to ...

Cyprus and Croatia underlined their similarities and reaffirmed their alignment on all EU matters on Tuesday as President Nikos Christodoulides visited Zagreb, the first official visit by the island’s ...

A 30-year-old convict in the central prisons was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the murder of 49-year-old Limassol businessman Stavros Demosthenous last week. He has been held in the ...

Turkish Cypriots were on Tuesday incensed Turkish nationalist political party MHP leader Devlet Bahceli’s comments as he twice called for northern Cyprus to join Turkey in the aftermath of ...

Repeated social media posts by women claiming to have been physically harassed by two men in Limassol have been circulating since the weekend. Three women described the alleged assaults to ...

Serious omissions, lax supervision and “black holes” in public revenue were uncovered in an Audit Office report into the tax behaviour of 11 companies operating leisure and dining venues in Larnaca’...

A rocket launcher detached from a military helicopter during a training flight on Tuesday, falling into a residential area in Peyia, the defence ministry said. At around 1pm, a H145...

A new negotiation framework drawn up by the government to solve the ongoing disagreement over the Cost of Living allowance (CoLA) received a lukewarm reception from employers and unions on ...

The European Commission on Monday congratulated Tufan Erhurman on his election as leader of the Turkish Cypriot community and reaffirmed its full support for the resumption of peace talks on ...

Despite being relatively new, Cyprus universities have reached notable positions in international rankings. The sector has developed on the island mainly over the last 30 years, yet some institutions have managed ...

A recruitment crisis threatens the future of the national guard future, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas told MPs on Monday as the House finance committee discussed his ministry’s budget. After ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday presented Cyprus’ six-point proposal for Gaza during the MED9 summit held in Slovenia. The plan focuses on security, humanitarian aid and reconstruction in line with ...

Three men aged 58, 39 and 30 were on Monday remanded in police custody for eight days by the Limassol District Court in connection with the murder of 49-year-old businessman Stavros Demosthenous, who ...

Turkish Cypriot leader-elect Tufan Erhurman received his official mandate certificate on Monday after pulling off a landslide victory over his soon-to-be predecessor Ersin Tatar at Sunday’s election. The certificate ...

A €66.1 million budget for 2026 for the deputy ministry of culture was presented to the House finance committee on Monday, representing an increase of €7.7 million compared with 2025. The rise stems in ...

The military court case against the five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north was on Wednesday adjourned until November 7. It had initially expected that a verdict would be handed down ...

Deals were signed on Monday for the commercial development of the Kronos gas reservoir located within offshore Block 6 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone. The agreements were inked on the sidelines ...

Three more arrested over shooting of businessman Three more arrests were made in connection with the shooting of 49-year-old businessman Stavros Demosthenous, bringing the total number of arrests to four, ...

Turkish nationalist political party MHP leader Devlet Bahceli on Sunday night declared the landslide victory of pro-reunification Turkish Cypriot leader-elect Tufan Erhurman to be “unacceptable” and called for northern Cyprus ...

Outgoing Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Sunday night lamented “internal party problems” within the three political parties which endorsed his re-election campaign after suffering a landslide defeat to pro-reunification ...