TV show we love: The Four Seasons
Netflix’s The Four Seasons, co-created by Tina Fey, turns Alan Alda’s 1981 film into a smart, eight-part series about the ups and downs of long-term friendship and marriage. It ...
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Cyprus ‘in a unique position to be a gateway to Europe’
Cyprus is “in a unique position to be a gateway to Europe”, Deputy Minister of Migration Nicholas Ioannides said on Friday.
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Row erupts in parliament over €14m tax debt case
A session of the House audit committee looking into a €14 million tax debt to the state ended abruptly on Thursday amid accusations of disrespect and obstruction by a state’s ...
In major public health push, government launches free bowel cancer screening
The launch of a new nationwide screening programme for bowel cancer on Thursday offers free testing to thousands of people across Cyprus to detect the disease early and save lives.
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Cyprus launches global drive to bring back talent from abroad
Cyprus is preparing to roll out a global campaign aimed at bringing back talented Cypriots from abroad, President Nikos Christodoulides announced during the IN Business Awards 2025. The initiative, titled “Minds ...
Political parties welcome special envoy for Cyprus talks
Austrian politician Johannes Hahn has been appointed as the European commission’s special envoy for the Cyprus issue, a move broadly welcomed by political parties in the republic.
The appointment, ...
Banks clash with MPs over push to free trapped property buyers
The battle to free nearly 10,000 “trapped buyers” in Cyprus is heating up, as banks and credit institutions voiced strong opposition to a new law proposal discussed on Wednesday in Parliament.
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Water supply disrupted in Nicosia after pipeline fault
Residents in Nicosia and its western suburbs on Wednesday faced reduced access to drinking water after a serious fault was detected in a main water supply pipeline.
The water development ...
Protest law debate stalled as MPs skip session
Wednesday’s parliamentary session on controversial protest legislation abruptly ended after too few MPs turned up to begin the debate.
A key discussion on a bill to replace Cyprus’ current ...
Court rules loan terms violate consumer rights
A Nicosia court ruled on Tuesday against the state-owned Housing Finance Corporation (HFC) for including unfair terms in its loan agreements with consumers, in breach of Cyprus’ consumer protection laws.
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Rising usurpation arrests provoke tensions in north
Tensions escalated in the north on Tuesday over recent arrests linked to the usurpation of Greek Cypriot, with Turkish Cypriot opposition leader Tufan Erhurman warning that the deadlock in Cyprus ...
Cyprus out of Eurovision final despite strong performance
Despite high expectations and a visually striking performance by Theo Evan, Cyprus failed to qualify for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
The result came as a shock ...
Two men jailed in Paphos for drug case
The permanent criminal court on Tuesday sentenced two men to prison in Paphos after a large amount of drugs and money was found earlier this year.
The 29-year-old suspect was ...
Christodoulides to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead of EU council presidency
President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Sarajevo on Thursday for a working visit as Cyprus prepares to assume the presidency of the council of the European Union in the first ...
Gun and ammunition found hidden inside grave in Limassol cemetery
A gun and several rounds of ammunition were found hidden inside a grave at a cemetery in Limassol on Tuesday, raising suspicions of criminal activity.
Police said they acted on ...
German fraud suspect arrested in Limassol
A 33-year-old permanent resident was arrested on Tuesday morning at his home in Limassol after a European arrest warrant was issued against him.
He was wanted by German authorities in ...
Signs of human activity from first millenium BC found at Limassol site
Signs of human activity dating back to the first millennium BC on the western terrace of the Amathus Acropolis in Limassol were revealed by recent excavations, the department of antiquities ...
HIO admits delays in drug approvals, blames understaffing
The Cyprus health insurance organisation (HIO) on Monday broke its silence over mounting criticism about delays in approving innovative medicines, pointing to chronic understaffing and the complex nature of pharmaceutical ...
Cigarettes and caviar seized at Green Line
A routine border inspection at the Ayios Dhometios crossing led to the seizure of undeclared cigarettes, tobacco and fish products, the customs department said on Monday.
Two separate incidents took ...
Two witnesses testify in trial over Al Jazeera citizenship expose
The high-profile trial into Cyprus’ controversial citizenship-by-investment programme resumed on Monday with testimony from two key witnesses before the permanent criminal court in Nicosia.
The case centres on allegations of ...
Morphou bishop calls new pope a ‘servant of darkness’
Tensions within the Orthodox Church of Cyprus appear far from over, as yet another dispute surfaced on Monday among senior clergy, this time over the election of the new pope.
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More than 95% of teens register to start army service this summer
A total of 95.2 per cent of teens who will carry out their army service as of July successfully registered through the ministry of defence’s online platform, officials confirmed on ...
Pensioners’ union urges expansion of holiday support for retirees
A leading pensioners’ group in Cyprus has urged the government to immediately renew and strengthen its holiday subsidy scheme, warning that more support is needed to help vulnerable retirees.
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Teachers’ union rejects education ministry’s final proposal on evaluations
The secondary school teachers’ union in Cyprus has rejected the education ministry’s final proposal for a new teacher evaluation system, the union’s president said on Friday.
Speaking to ...