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Maria Panayiotou will leave her post as agriculture minister, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Friday, as the prospect of a cabinet reshuffle appears to draw closer. He told ...

The 46-year-old woman who was shot by her husband, a police officer who subsequently died by suicide, has regained consciousness at Nicosia general hospital, police said on Friday. Investigators are ...

The cabinet has approved the development of a Limassol Mall, ending a lengthy process involving competing applications for two shopping centres planned just 300 metres apart and paving the way for ...

Turkey’s defence ministry on Friday released a video in which it decried the “bloody legacy” of Greek Cypriot paramilitary group Eoka, two days after the 52nd anniversary of the ...

Planned reform to sick leave rules must not undermine the rights of employees with genuine medical conditions, union officials said on Friday as the government moves to tighten controls on ...

A pregnant woman was taken to hospital after a traffic accident on the Nicosia to Limassol motorway on Friday morning. Police said the collision led to the closure of the ...

Forty-seven people were arrested during a nationwide operation targeting illegal employment in catering establishments across Cyprus, police said on Friday. The joint operation involved the aliens and immigration service and ...

A restaurant in Limassol that offers hookah services has been fined after customs officers seized 7kg of duty-free tobacco during a routine inspection, police said on Friday. The search was ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Friday described UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ upcoming visit to Cyprus as “very significant”, saying it marks the first visit by a UN chief to the ...

The government remains committed to securing a Cyprus settlement through negotiations based on the United Nations framework and European Union law, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday night. He ...

An Aradippou coffee shop is redefining the village’s nightlife scene with its intimate, cultural events. Every summer, the rooftop of Kafeneion Ermis hosts live music nights, film screenings and ...

The British father arrested following the death of his three-year-old son in a fall from a fourth-floor hotel window in Paphos is expected to be released under strict conditions, with ...

Four people were arrested on Thursday night while 79 motorists were reported for speeding during islandwide police operations aimed at preventing serious crime and boosting public safety. According to police, the ...

The UN secretary-general’s latest reports on Cyprus were the focus of a closed-door briefing to members of the UN Security Council on Thursday by the UN’s Special Representative ...

The meteorological department has issued a yellow weather warning for extreme maximum temperatures inland on Friday, with temperatures expected to reach around 40C. The warning will be in effect from 2...

Cyprus is experiencing increasingly intense desert dust episodes as climate change accelerates changes in atmospheric conditions across the Levant. According to an international study involving researchers from the Cyprus Institute ...

The government said Thursday it’s mulling giving financial assistance to people for extra expenses incurred during the problematic transition to the new free-to-air television broadcasting standard. In parliament, Deputy ...

A 35-year-old man facing kidnapping charges will remain in custody until July 27, at which date he will enter a plea of guilty or not guilty, the Larnaca criminal court ordered ...

The key prosecution witness in the trial of Giorgos ‘Zavrantonas’ Christodoulou – facing charges of importing 15 kilograms of cocaine with intent to sell – told the court on Thursday that he had ...

Cyprus recorded the fourth highest level of municipal waste generated per person in the European Union in 2024, according to figures released by the Statistical Service on Thursday. Each resident generated ...

The attorney-general is expected to decide on Friday whether criminal proceedings will be brought against the 37-year-old British father remanded following the death of his three-year-old son, who fell from ...

Trade unions sounded wary on Thursday of a drive underway to regulate sick leave in the broader public sector, warning that the government should not proceed unilaterally. Union reps were ...

Cyprus does not currently face a shortage of aviation fuel, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos said on Thursday, but added that authorities are keeping an eye on the situation. It was ...

Cyprus and Greece are preparing a joint programme for the development and co production of an unmanned combat aerial vehicle under the European Union’s SAFE defence funding framework. According ...