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Letters sent to former president Nicos Anastasiades in April and May 2022 show that he was informed on allegations concerning deputy police chief Michalis Katsounotos before the case was formally reported, ...

The Ecologists has raised concerns over plans to relocate the central prisons to Ayios Sozomenos, warning that the proposed site could affect protected land within the Natura 2000 network. In a ...

The “sovereign equality and equal international status of the Turkish Cypriot people” must be recognised, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, as he addressed the United Nations general ...

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens welcomed its first, first year students at its Cyprus branch in Nicosia on Monday, marking the start of the 2026 to 2027 academic year. The ...

Cyprus’ role as a bridge between the EU and the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as opportunities for greater cooperation in defence, energy and infrastructure, were discussed at the House foreign ...

Disy has backed Diko’s criticism of Finance Minister Makis Keravnos over his handling of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), saying the government must give “specific and convincing answers” over ...

A rare Egyptian vulture was filmed at a forestry department feeding unit in Ayios Ioannis, Paphos, on Tuesday. The bird, Europe’s smallest and most endangered vulture species, was recorded ...

Applications for key social insurance benefits are being processed up to 70 per cent faster following the rollout of new digital services, Deputy Research Minister Nicodimos Damianou said on Tuesday. The ...

Cyprus requires a single, independent authority to manage the country’s water resources, Nicosia district local government organisation (EOA) chief Constantinos Yiorkadjis told the House agriculture committee on Tuesday, describing ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Tuesday cautioned against “alarmism” regarding rising fuel prices, while an energy expert predicted that high prices at the pump would persist until mid-2027. Speaking on ...

Talks focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation in defence and security were held on Tuesday morning between Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The meeting took place ...

Twenty one people were arrested on Tuesday after a migrant boat arrived near the Karpas peninsula village of Vokolida, Turkish Cypriot police said. Police confirmed to the Cyprus Mail that “...

Police removed four British passengers from a flight from Larnaca to Birmingham on Monday after they repeatedly refused to stop using electronic cigarettes during the five-hour journey, according to a ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Tuesday said he is “not sure” if Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos realises that the minister is a member of the party, after Papadopoulos on Sunday ...

United States ambassador John Breslow on Tuesday stressed his country’s support for a solution to the Cyprus problem after he met Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman. “The United States ...

Five former politicians and officials will have their police guards withdrawn from October 5, the justice ministry announced on Tuesday. The decision affects three former House presidents, Yiannakis Omirou, Demetris Syllouris ...

The Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday rejected a request made by the defence for the release of documents and electronic files in the case against former prison director Anna Aristotelous ...

Crossing the bridge over the Pediaios River, I enter the Ayioi Omoloyites neighbourhood. It is quiet, yet these streets always feel busy. Workers step in and out of house renovations, ...

A decision on an appeal by the Bulgarian father charged over the deaths of his two sons in Xylofagou against a refusal to grant him bail is expected within the ...

Limassol’s hygiene service gathered what is described as a record 24,700 tonnes of waste materials in two years, including pruning waste, tyres, abandoned vehicles and other bulky items, the municipality ...

Upgrading roads in Strovolos, speeding up repairs at refugee housing estates and improving waste management planning were among the issues raised during a visit by a Disy delegation to the ...

Cyprus will be used as the launchpad by the British Royal Air Force for assistance it plans to provide to Saudi Arabia in its war with Yemen’s Houthi movement, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on the sidelines of the United Nations’ “high-level week” in New York on Tuesday, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis confirmed. The ...

Children came up with a host of ideas for making their neighbourhood greener, from planting more trees and adding benches to creating spaces for play, walking and socialising, during an ...