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Cyprus is unlikely to be affected by weather phenomena as extreme as those seen in Crete but may experience strong, isolated storms in the coming days, meteorological officer Panayiotis Lingis ...

Cyprus is among 56 countries that overnight on Saturday signed a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to the implementation of the United Nations restrictions on Iran. The statement stipulates the returning ...

A total of 54 cartons of cigarettes, 3 cartons of heated cigarettes and 12 packages of rolling tobacco were seized at a property in Protaras on Thursday, the customs department said on Saturday. “...

A total of 175 cartons containing 200 cigarettes each were seized from the luggage of a British passenger at Paphos airport on Thursday, the customs department said on Saturday. The cartons did ...

A total of 534 complaints and requests were submitted to the newly established patients advocate office between May and August 2026, with the majority of complaints concerning the quality of care, time ...

Conservation works have been completed at the mosque in Koilani, Limassol and the Church of Ayia Paraskevi in Palaiosofos, Kyrenia, co-chair of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage Sotos Ktoris ...

A 44-year-old man was arrested in connection with five burglaries committed in between 2010 and 2013 on Friday night, police said on Saturday. The man was arrested on a European court warrant ...

Six people were arrested for various offenses including illegal stay in the territory of the Republic and the illegal possession of property during police operations in urban areas across the ...

On Saturday, it will be partly cloudy with isolated showers and possible storms, mainly in the northern and western parts of the island. In the afternoon, it will become increasingly ...

Velychko Gallery in Limassol presents MURMUR kairos, a solo exhibition by Cypriot artist Kyriaki Costa showcasing a new body of work comprising sculpture, embroidery and painting. Running throughout October, November ...

The Nicosia regional tourism board (Etap Nicosia) used an event in Athens on Friday to promote the capital as a destination for Greek visitors, highlighting its cultural attractions, business links, ...

What’s the story behind Salt, a brand-new 20-minute film premiering on Monday 12th October at the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus? In a way, it begins with the ...

The Democratic Rally (Disy) on Friday fixed the timetable under which it will nominate the person standing for the party in the 2028 presidential election. The party’s political bureau decided ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) this week ruled in favour of a Moroccan national, an asylum seeker who sued Cyprus for his prolonged detention on national security grounds. ...

The head of an NGO revealed on Friday that she has been questioned by police over a social media post she had made on the eve of the May parliamentary ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas met new United States ambassador to Cyprus John Breslow on Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation on defence and security. During the meeting, Palmas and Breslow reaffirmed ...

An animal welfare awareness programme is set to expand to more schools and pupils across Cyprus, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Friday during a visit to Aglandjia’s Fourth ...

Two days full of the tastiest sweet treats and fresh mountain air await at the Platres Chocolate Festival this weekend. On October 3 and 4, the entire village will host workshops, music, ...

In the trial concerning the suicide of Stylianos Constantinou, the defendants’ attorneys on Friday sought to discredit the testimony of a prosecution witness, describing as arbitrary her personal conclusion that ...

Social inclusion requires a society organised in such a way that no one is marginalised and everyone has the right to live and work in a safe and creative community, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman has described issues concerning children of mixed marriages, Maronite children and pupils at the Greek Cypriot school in Rizokarpaso as matters of human rights which ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Friday criticised the Republic’s strengthening of its military capabilities, describing it as a “great contradiction to talk about peace while at the ...

The Cyprus Fiscal Council on Friday called for a shift away from broad tax cuts as a response to inflation, arguing in a presentation covering developments through August 2026 that support ...

The trial proper in the ‘golden passports’ case is expected to proceed later this month, after the defence said on Friday that prosecutors had adequately explained some of the new ...