Charalambos Stylianou

Pension reform bills will be submitted in 2026 rather than the previously stated target of the end of 2025, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Saturday. He said the delay is linked ...

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, proposed on Saturday that Cyprus MEP Fidias Panayiotou should become president of the European Union. The suggestion came shortly after a ...

A total of 3,945 people have been granted ‘citizenship’ in the north in the last three years while 573 gun licences have also been issued, according to ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz, it ...

Prisoner found dead in central prison A 23-year-old Syrian national, identified as Abdul Kader Almfalani, currently serving a sentence at Nicosia central prison, has died, police confirmed on Saturday. He ...

Striking teachers should think of the message they are sending students, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Saturday. Reform, he said, promotes the worthy teacher – those who are selfless and ...

Saturday’s weather will be mostly fine with occasional patches of increased cloud. Winds will be light to moderate, variable in direction at 3 to 4 on the Beaufort scale. The sea ...

The Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman met this week with the European Union’s special representative for Cyprus, Johannes Hahn, in a move criticised by senior Turkish Cypriot officials as ...

Cyprus on Friday welcomed a reference to United Nations security council resolutions in a recent joint statement, calling it a key step in aligning negotiations with international law. The announcement ...

A workshop in Larnaca on Friday brought together 60 final-year pupils to test practical responses to severe flooding, as part of a wider effort to strengthen climate resilience among young people.  ...

Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Friday that the upgrade of the National Guard’s operational capacity remains a core priority, as the force seeks to maintain a modern and ...

The European Commission on Thursday issued a formal warning to Cyprus for failing to meet its obligations under the EU water framework directive. The commission sent a reasoned opinion after ...

The agriculture ministry has completed the payment of financial support to landowners in the Akamas region.  A total of 1,559 applicants received €1,913,616.71, the ministry confirmed. The support relates to the year 2025 ...

The European Commission has launched the next stage of infringement procedures against eight EU member states for failing to apply stronger rules on renewable energy.  Cyprus, Greece, France, Italy, Hungary, ...

The bank of Cyprus oncology centre on Thursday reported a serious breach of personal data, raising concerns about the security of sensitive patient and employee information.  The centre has filed ...

Officers from the British bases police spent a week in London with the metropolitan police’s public order and football policing unit to strengthen crowd control tactics at Cypriot matches ...

A cultural project has been launched to revive the myths and legends of rural Larnaca, the Larnaca tourism board announced on Thursday. The initiative presents nine local stories through short ...

Cyprus’ traditional wine, Commandaria, has been officially inscribed on the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was announced on Wednesday by the intergovernmental committee ...

Around 20,000 visitors are expected to travel to Cyprus during its six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. According to the president, visitors ...

Cyprus is experiencing a prolonged spell of heavy rain and thunderstorms, causing flooding, landslides and road closures across the island.  The meteorological department has issued a yellow warning from 5am ...

A bomb exploded in a parked vehicle in the Akrotiri community in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the sovereign base areas (SBA) police. Officers were called to the ...

The Israeli vessel which had gone missing in the Levantine Sea was located with all four Israelis on board in good health, the joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC) said on ...

The Greek Cypriot negotiator, Menelaos Menelaou, and the representative of the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Dana are meeting on Wednesday, as preparations continue for talks between the two leaders in ...

On Wednesday, the weather is mainly cloudy. Local rain is expected at times, with isolated thunderstorms. Hail may fall during some storms. Winds are mainly northerly to north-easterly. They are ...

President Nikos Christodoulides spoke on Monday at the annual general assembly of the chamber of commerce and industry (Keve), emphasising the government’s economic and international policy agenda. He highlighted ...