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Street performances, festivals unfolding in streets and across neighbourhoods, art exhibitions and the first Halloween events make their appearance this weekend. Here’s what’s on this Thursday, Friday, Saturday ...

Disy has marked 95 years since the October uprising of 1931, describing the revolt as “a significant milestone in Cyprus’ anti-colonial struggle”. The party said Cypriots should honour those who “stood tall ...

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is expected to visit Cyprus on October 29, barring unforeseen circumstances. Talks are expected to cover bilateral relations, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and developments in the ...

Communities have been invited to submit projects for a new €3.5 billion funding round, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday during a visit to the village of Sykopetra in Limassol. Speaking ...

Police deported 19 third-country nationals on Wednesday, a day after arresting them in Limassol for residing in Cyprus illegally. Twenty individuals were arrested on Tuesday during an operation in the city, ...

Akel’s central aim in the 2028 presidential election is “progressive change” delivered by a united effort of forces, secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou said on Wednesday. Speaking in Nicosia at the presentation ...

Parliament republished the asset declarations of MPs on its website on Wednesday afternoon, a day after withdrawing them over the accidental posting of material the law does not allow to ...

All 27 EU member states have backed a joint statement rejecting the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum, which the EU said on Wednesday, “violates the sovereign rights of third States” and “does not ...

Egypt said on Wednesday that it categorically rejects the ratification by the Libyan parliament of a 2019 maritime memorandum with Turkey, warning Ankara that it will not allow its sovereign rights ...

Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelaou said on Wednesday that problems over the routing of the Pyroi crossing point “have been overcome”, although a dispute over a second crossing point still ...

Staffing shortages of about 10 per cent persist in all-day schools in primary and secondary education, MPs heard at the House education committee on Wednesday. Committee chairman and Diko MP Chrysanthos ...

British Cypriot businessman John Christodoulou said on Wednesday that he believes he can find a solution to the Cyprus problem, as he considers standing in the 2028 presidential election. Speaking to ...

Dust from Syria and Lebanon is reaching Cyprus this week, with more episodes expected in the coming days. Met office spokesman Andreas Chrysanthou said that it was unusual to see ...

The maritime boundary agreement reached between Turkey and Libya, which was ratified by the Libyan parliament on Tuesday, “infringes on the sovereign rights of third states”, the European Union’s ...

The third-grade teacher of Stylianos Constantinou told the Nicosia district court on Wednesday that he informed the headmaster regarding marks on the boy’s body which had been attributed to ...

Cyprus Airways will be launching daily direct flights between Larnaca and London Stansted on April 23, 2027, expanding its network between Cyprus and the United Kingdom. The new year-round service will provide ...

President Nikos Christodoulides received a delegation from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) at the presidential palace on Wednesday, with both sides pledging to strengthen relations between Cyprus, the ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides on Tuesday urged members of the public to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to use defibrillators, stressing that immediate action by ordinary citizens can mean ...

Disy president Annita Demetriou has left open the possibility of supporting President Nikos Christodoulides in the second round of the presidential election should the Disy candidate fail to qualify. Speaking ...

Police have launched an investigation into the management of Roman Abramovich’s assets through Cypriot companies. Speaking before the House institutions committee on Wednesday, police spokesman Andreas Anastasiades said the ...

The energy ministry on Wednesday said it is no longer accepting applications for people to receive grants as part of the “save and upgrade homes” scheme, as all the available ...

The European Parliament on Wednesday voted to approve the proposal for the European Union’s budget for next year put forward by Cypriot MEP Michalis Hadjipantela, of Disy, and his ...

House speaker Annita Demetriou ordered on Wednesday an investigation into how the House services published personal data of MPs’ family members. Demetriou asked the services to prepare a report of ...

The villages of Alona and Pelendri will be celebrating Cyprus’ zivania traditions with festivals later this month and in November, showcasing traditional distillation, local cuisine, music and dance. Alona’s ...