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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen outlined the key energy and geopolitical measures expected to dominate the informal European Council meeting in Cyprus next week, as leaders prepare to ...

The recent audit report into the operations of the ferry service between Cyprus and Greece “did not take into account the provisions of the contract itself”, deputy shipping minister Marina ...

The Cyprus bus drivers’ union on Wednesday warned it may proceed with a work stoppage if protective measures are not implemented, in the wake of a serious assault on a ...

A total of 268 buildings in Nicosia have been deemed unsafe, four of which require immediate evacuation, with costs amounting to more than €2 million, the local district organisation EOA said on ...

The National Guard will hold a planned military exercise on the Akamas peninsula on Thursday as part of its tactical training programme. The drill will run from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ...

The first reported case of foot and mouth disease in a pig farm was reported in Paliometochos in the Nicosia district on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infected livestock ...

A bill which will alter the payment of the cost-of-living allowance to Turkish Cypriot public sector workers will be sent back to the Turkish Cypriot legislature’s finance committee, ruling ...

Pro-federal solution, centre-left political party the CTP will form the north’s ruling coalition after the next legislative elections, according to the results of a poll released on Wednesday. The ...

The ferry linking Cyprus and Greece during the summer will now be carried out by the Italian-flagged AF Marina, Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanoli said on Wednesday. “The first route ...

Calm is prevailing in the buffer zone village of Pyla after reports of “tensions” between the island’s two sides and the United Nations earlier in the day, Turkish Cypriot ...

Police arrested a 24-year-old man on Wednesday in connection with the attempted murder of a 19-year-old in Larnaca last Sunday. The victim was first struck in the face before being ...

A bill amending the Refugee Law is entering its final stage before a vote, following the completion of its examination by the House interior committee, with the aim of fully ...

Former Akel secretary-general Andros Kyprianou has rejected claims that he accepted a proposed compromise over the 2020 appointments of George Savvides and Savvas Angelides, dismissing assertions that the arrangement was suggested ...

Association of Cyprus Travel & Tourism Agents (ACTTA) vice president Christos Christou on Wednesday said that tourist arrivals to Cyprus fell by 30 per cent in March due to the war ...

The European Parliament has in its latest annual report called on Turkey to “give the Turkish Cypriot community the necessary space” to chart its own political course. The report was ...

A powerful call for coordinated climate action, grounded in science, innovation, and regional cooperation, was delivered from Nicosia during the international conference “Climate Action in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle ...

The interior ministry has moved to expediate public disclosure of unsafe structures on Wednesday, as authorities examined how to prevent further fatal tragedies after two people were killed when a ...

Lifetime road safety ambassador titles and road safety ambassador distinctions for 2026 were awarded on Wednesday at the “Makis Giorgallas” military camp in Mathiatis, during an event held about the work ...

An indefinite strike by hourly workers at the government printing office began on Wednesday, causing potential disruption to the printing of ballots for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The 22 hourly employees ...

Cyprus has recorded the highest levels of employee burnout in Europe, with new data showing elevated rates of both physical and emotional exhaustion among workers compared with other countries across ...

Police investigations into contested digital evidence in the ‘Sandy’ case continued to widen as forensic findings raised new inconsistencies. Authorities are seeking a secondary mobile phone described after forensic examination ...

Authorities are examining the public publication of approximately 1,300 buildings classified as unsafe for use, as scrutiny of structural safety intensifies following a fatal collapse in Yermasoyia that killed two people. ...

The situation in the UN-controlled buffer zone near the bicommunal village of Pyla remains tense, with an increased presence of peacekeeping forces and continued monitoring by authorities on the ground. ...

Five people were arrested for various offences during coordinated overnight operations across Cyprus, police said on Wednesday. The arrests were made as part of increased patrols in urban areas aimed ...