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United Nations special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne on Wednesday briefed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the latest situation regarding the Cyprus problem. The pair met in New York ahead of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday described former President George Vassiliou as a universal citizen, expressing his condolences to the family. Vassiliou died overnight on Tuesday his family said on Wedesday. “...

It may be months ahead, yet an exciting summer concert is coming to Cyprus in 2026. The world-renowned band The Gipsy Kings will perform live in Limassol this July, as part ...

A 37-year-old local man from Akrotiri was arrested in connection with a series of housebreakings, acts of malicious damage and thefts in Akrotiri last week, Bases police said on Wednesday. ...

On Wednesday, the weather will be mostly clear. Temperatures will reach 14 degrees Celsius inland, 16 degrees on the coast and 3 degrees in the higher mountains, where frost is likely to occur. ...

Travelling widely during his five years as president from 1988 to 1993, George Vassiliou galvanised international interest in helping to resolve the Cyprus problem. His commitment to a settlement highlighted the obduracy ...

Former president of the Republic, George Vassiliou died overnight at the age of 94, his family said in a social media post on Wednesday. Vassiliou had been hospitalised since January 6 in ...

Banana farmers in the Paphos district “must be protected” when the recently agreed trade deal between the European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur comes into force, Nikolas Theodosiou, ...

A 68-year-old resident of Larnaca district was arrested on Tuesday following a coordinated operation by the anti-corruption and anti-piracy units, according to a police statement. The arrest came after a ...

The Cyprus Integrity Forum (CIF) on Tuesday called for the investigation into a controversial video to be completed and its findings published as soon as possible. In a statement, the ...

Former minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis and Charalambos Charalambous – the president’s former chief of staff – may have been deliberately lured by individuals posing as prospective investors, media reports suggested on Tuesday. ...

The House refugee committee has requested that the Turkish Cypriot property management service director submit the points used for allocating TC housing and business premises, citing transparency concerns, committee chairman ...

The government is implementing an €8.38 million project to assist voluntary returns of third-country nationals, an 18-month EU-backed initiative set to wrap up by the end of 2026. According to a statement ...

An opposition MP on Tuesday claimed “systemic fraud” is in place to throttle electrical storage as well as the development of energy generated through renewables, with consumers saddled with high ...

Paphos residents have lodged complaints over increased water bills, prompting the intervention of Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis on Tuesday. Pittokopitis urged consumers who believe their bills are excessively high ...

Two suspects handed over by the British Bases and are expected to appear before the Limassol district court on Wednesday in connection with the attempted murder of a 36-year-old man ...

There is no cap on donations to the independent social support body, nor are there any restrictions as to who can contribute, the Cyprus Mail learned on Tuesday, as the ...

December saw 200 bowlers from 20 countries across the world descend on Paphos, to participate in The Atlantic Senior Fours Bowls competition, a World Bowls approved competition for the over 55’s. This ...

The police said on Tuesday they had charged four men after a video emerged of them appearing to kick and throw a turtle. Police received a complaint at around 1.30pm ...

A mosque which was built on the northern outskirts of Nicosia with funding from the Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi is to be demolished. The mosque is located in the ...

The nephrology clinic at Nicosia General Hospital was on Tuesday renamed the Alkis Pierides Nephrology Clinic, in honour of the doctor’s contribution to the development of nephrology in Cyprus. ...

Changes in police working hours recently presented by police chief Themistos Arnaoutis will be discussed at House legal affairs committee next week, committee chairman and Disy MP Nicos Tornaritis said ...

Attorney-general George Savvides on Tuesday appointed former Supreme Court judge Andreas Paschalides as the independent criminal investigator of a video which emerged last week alleging campaign finance lawbreaking on the ...

The trial of a 22-year-old accused of involvement in an attempted murder last July will continue on February 2, Larnaca criminal court ruled on Tuesday. He is accused of attempting to ...