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President Nikos Christodoulides “has become a prisoner of rising ultranationalism”, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Thursday, as he reflected on his decision to withdraw from last month’...

A law barring the publishing or broadcasting of political messaging on the eve and day of elections, intended to prevent influencing the outcome, is obsolete and needs to change, MPs ...

Unions told MPs on Thursday that hiring nurses from third countries will not resolve understaffing in hospitals, whilst the health ministry presented the plan as a “temporary solution” until efforts ...

The amended bill on pension reforms is expected to be delivered to the social partners on Friday, with Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas hoping that the government will be able to ...

MPs on the House health committee on Thursday pressed officials over who is responsible for policing plasmapheresis, after hearing that a Larnaca centre ran some six machines without an operating ...

Last checked: October 13, 2026 EU, EEA and Swiss citizens do not need a visa for Cyprus. British, US, Canadian, Australian and many other passport holders can make short visits without a ...

A National Guard conscript remains intubated in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest while carrying out cleaning duties near a guard post in the Faneromeni area on Thursday. According to ...

Recent rainfall across Cyprus has benefited the agricultural sector, with farming organisations welcoming the wet weather and reporting no significant damage on Thursday. “The rains were very beneficial in every ...

Disy has asked whether Akel wants to be “on the same side as Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and Turkey”, in a retort to the party’s criticism of a new pro-Israel ...

Centre-right European political group the European People’s Party on Thursday called for the “timely completion” of Cyprus’ accession to Europe’s border-free Schengen zone at the conclusion of its ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Thursday highlighted the growing importance of innovation to national security, as Cyprus hosted the European Union’s EUDIS Defence Hackathon for the first time, bringing ...

Akel has accused Disy, Diko and Elam of turning the House into a lobby for Israel, after the three parties launched a parliamentary group with the Israel Allies Foundation. In ...

Rain and thunderstorms have started to subside and the weather is expected to start improving on Friday, senior meteorological department officer Michalis Mouskos said on Thursday. Mouskos told CNA that ...

Former chief negotiator and 2023 presidential candidate, Andreas Mavroyiannis, said on Wednesday that he will announce no later than January whether he will run in the 2028 presidential election, and that he ...

Forthcoming elections in Spain “may potentially create issues” for the formulation of the European Union’s next multiannual financial framework – the bloc’s budget for the period covering the years ...

The court of appeal has increased a 26-year-old man’s sentence for setting fire to a car in Nicosia from one year to two, ruling that jealousy – his apparent motive – ...

The European Union must “demonstrate greater flexibility” so as to stem the rise of consumer energy bills, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday, as he arrived at the day’s ...

The final phase of the Iris 2026 military exercise took place on Thursday at Kalo Chorio – the first time with drones included – with Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas saying that maintaining a ...

The public audit oversight board (Adeelep), the state regulator of auditors, said on Wednesday it was acting on allegations that Deloitte Cyprus helped conceal Roman Abramovich’s assets. Its general ...

A new campaign focusing on the personal stories of seven rural woman was launched by the office of the gender equality commissioner Josie Christodoulou on Thursday. “Their stories are not ...

Energy Minister Michael Damianos on Thursday said that a navtex, a message used to transmit information to seaborne vessels, will be issued before the end of the month to warn ...

Forces will be deployed to the Central Bank on Friday for a full-scale field exercise and firing of blank cartridges, to evaluate the effectiveness of security measures in the event ...

Diko MP Chrysis Pantelides said on Thursday that members of the new parliamentary group at the Israel Allies Foundation (IAF) are covering their own expenses, and that the group has ...

Joint manoeuvres on October 20 between Cyprus and Greece off the Greek island of Andros will see the two countries’ operational forces strengthening their preparedness and coordination in responding to incidents ...