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Kato Pyrgos Tylliria will be integrated into the Nicosia water supply network, the Nicosia district local government organisation (EOA) president Constantinos Yorkadjis said on Wednesday. “This development is part of ...

The new air traffic control centre which opened in the Nicosia district village of Kokkinotrimithia on Wednesday is “important for our national identity and for the future of our country”, ...

A €10 million project for a new network of services for the social integration of people with disabilities was approved on Wednesday by the cabinet. Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou said ...

Bringing some pre-weekend fun is the 6th Cyprus Cocktail Festival, part of the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit this Thursday in front of the Nicosia Municipal Theatre. Street food, DJs and, ...

The funeral service for Katie Clerides, who died on Monday at the age of 76 after battling cancer, was held on Wednesday in Nicosia, among relatives, friends, politicians, members of the ...

As the summer draws to a close, it seems the perfect time to share a restaurant that I have been to more than any other over the last few months. ...

The military court where the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north are standing trial will hand down its verdict next week, after the final defence witness was ...

Elena Perikleous has been appointed commissioner for the protection of children’s rights, replacing Despo Michaelidou. The appointment, which will come into force on October 15 after she has resigned from ...

The European Commission gave Cyprus two months on Wednesday to correctly transpose the provisions of the EU Firearms Directive, sending a letter of formal notice. The notice was sent to ...

Marios Charalambides was appointed on Wednesday by the cabinet as the first patients’ ombudsman. In statements after the meeting, Health Minister Michalis Damianos spoke of a historic day for the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has said he would apply for Nato membership right away if he knew he would get a positive answer, but in the meantime preparations are being made ...

A bundle of bills with amendments concerning political parties and the election of MPs, aiming at enhancing transparency and accountability, has been opened to public consultation. Any comments on the ...

The Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday rejected crucial evidence in the case of a German real estate agent accused of seizing Greek Cypriot properties in the north. The court ruled ...

Two people involved in a traffic accident on the Limassol-Nicosia highway were taken to Larnaca general hospital to undergo precautionary examinations, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at ...

Allegations of on-call specialists at state hospitals being paid for not being at work are not what they seem, state health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Wednesday. ...

Professor Kypros Nicolaides, internationally recognised as an expert in foetal medicine and parental surgery, was elected an external member in the medical sciences department of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences ...

Two confidential defence ministry letters regarding installations and defence projects along the buffer zone found their way into an environmental impact study, which was subsequently published online through the government’...

How all non-European Union citizens, including British visitors, travel to and from the bloc will start to change from Sunday when its long-delayed new biometric entry-check system starts operations. The ...

A 52‑year‑old Greek Cypriot man was sentenced to four years in prison by the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) court for possession with intent to supply class A and class ...

A multicultural happening is stepping foot in the capital, presenting the endeavours of young migrant creators active in fashion, jewellery, hairstyling, crafts and design. On Saturday, the Nicosia Municipal Theatre ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday met the outgoing chief of the National Guard, lieutenant general Georgios Tsitsikostas, at the presidential palace. The meeting took place ahead of Thursday’s swearing-in ...

The justice ministry has allocated new funds worth €6.49 million for police camera systems and the introduction of the PhotoRadar List, according to the proposed 2026 state budget. The system will also ...

By Ioanna Panayidou Cities are reflections of the world around us, embodying the social, cultural, and economic structures of their time. The relationship between cities and the natural environment is ...

A low-pressure system named Barbara brought unsettled weather to Cyprus, causing disruptions to the EAC and hazardous road conditions overnight on Tuesday. The meteorological service had issued a yellow warning ...