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Former Edek MEP Demetris Papadakis, currently running for Alma in the May 24 parliamentary elections, testified to the police on Friday and filed a complaint against journalist Makarios Drousiotis – a Volt ...

Polling stations for the May 24 parliamentary elections will be operating in London, Athens, Salonica and Brussels, the interior ministry announced on Friday. It also called on those wishing to vote ...

Special education should be provided in private schools as well, the office of the commissioner for administration and protection of human rights (ombudswoman) said in a report made public on ...

Then attorney-general Costas Clerides was informed in 2019 of evidence which later formed the basis of journalist Makarios Drousiotis’ corruption allegations, according to statements made by his brother Nikos Clerides, which ...

An investigation has been launched after a 39-year-old detainee allegedly set fire to a cell at Limassol police headquarters on Thursday, assistant police director Lefteris Kyriakou said on Friday. “We ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) announced on Friday that the €5 silver collector coin “Rigaina’s castles” has been fully sold out at its counters, reflecting strong demand from collectors ...

A martial arts instructor was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of the sexual abuse of a child. The Law Office will now be ...

A new incidence of foot and mouth disease was reported on Friday at a cattle farm in Yeri, within the Nicosia containment zone, while tracing and sampling continue. The Veterinary ...

The Cyprus Land Development Corporation (Koag) is moving ahead with the “Adonis III” affordable housing project in Polemidia following the signing of contracts on Friday with construction firm A. Aristotelou ...

Labour Minister Marinos Moushiouttas on Friday presented the government’s support plan for the hotel industry, following a morning meeting with hotel associations and trade unions, as authorities moved to ...

The Turkish government is to provide 25 billion TL (€486m) worth of funds to northern Cyprus as part of the latest annual financial protocol it is to sign with the Turkish ...

The Eratosthenes centre of excellence announced the completion of a mobile three-dimensional mapping project for the development of “digital twins”, which it says will improve digital public services. Named “3D-Twinmap: ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday reported that the price index of crop production recorded an annual increase of 3.24 per cent in the third quarter of 2025 compared with the ...

More electricity smart meters are being installed this month on a large scale, the electricity authority (EAC) announced on Friday, reminding consumers that power will be cut off for about 20 ...

Cyprus’ prison and other holding facilities are full, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Friday, though he did stress that the government is “trying to find solutions”. “The prisons are ...

Energy Minister Michalis Damianos on Friday confirmed the commercial viability of the ‘Pegasus’ deposit in block 10, a newly discovered offshore gas field. Speaking at a press conference, Damianos said a ...

Sometimes you wonder if some restaurants are not meant to be in your life, and this was certainly the case with the new Artio Symposium at Elinn Traditional Suites. Over ...

Limassol container terminal operator Eurogate CTL on Friday announced that a large-scale rescue exercise was successfully carried out at the company’s facilities at Limassol port. The exercise involved Eurogate ...

Journalist and Volt candidate Makarios Drousiotis presented evidence to the police on Friday regarding allegations of a corruption ring involving politicians, judicial and financial figures. Before giving his statement, Drousiotis ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Friday moved to play down the seriousness of the throwing of rocks and explosives across the buffer zone at Turkish Cypriots earlier in the week, ...

Initiatives to address the ongoing critical nurse shortage nationwide, particularly in private hospitals where staffing gaps reach hundreds of vacancies, were announced by the health ministry on Friday. Health Minister ...

A budget of €7,693,500 has been allocated for farmers whose crops and fixed assets were damaged due to poor weather conditions in 2024 and 2025, the agriculture ministry announced on Friday. “The proposal ...

Police issued 170 fines in nationwide crime crackdown on Thursday night aimed at preventing serious crime and boosting public safety, it said on Friday. Officers carried out coordinated patrols across urban ...

An unprecedented incident at the Limassol permanent criminal court occurred on Friday when a convicted man physically attacked a representative of the prosecuting authority immediately after his sentence was announced. ...