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Expecting the Greek Cypriots to recognise the north as an independent country is “futile”, former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Thursday. In a social media post, he said ...

Greek political leaders, family, friends, and many citizens gathered at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens on Thursday to pay their final respects to Greece’s former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, ...

Delivery of a technical report on the state of the floating, storage and regasification unit (Fsru) is expected “any day now”, the head of the natural gas infrastructure company said ...

The Turkish Cypriot police have initiated legal action against a 69-year-old man who stole meat from a supermarket in Morphou on New Year’s Eve, before returning it the following ...

Director of Cyfield Construction, Kyriakos Chrysochos on Thursday expressed his willingness to reach a settlement to continue work on upgrades to Akamas’ road network, despite the current suspension and contract ...

Turkish Cypriots are paying more for a cup of coffee than United States congressmen, economist Mertkan Hamit said. In a social media post, he pointed out that an iced americano ...

The first fatality from influenza A in Cyprus this year was confirmed today at Nicosia general hospital, where a 43-year-old man succumbed to the virus while being treated in the ...

A record high number of passengers used the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport in 2024, the airport’s holding company T&T announced on Thursday.  In total, exactly 4,842,134 passengers either ...

The education ministry announced on Thursday that the electronic administration system eDea has been successfully implemented, with a significant number of parents and guardians already using it to register their ...

The government is set to instal ten publicly accessible fast-charging stations for electric vehicles by the end of 2025, the transport ministry announced on Thursday.  With a budget of €1.04 million funded ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday emphasised that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks on a two-state solution convey a message of intransigence and disdain for UN resolutions. During ...

The police on Thursday urged members of the public to verify whether they owe any outstanding fines issued by automated traffic cameras. A large volume of issued fines were never ...

A likeness of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was shaved into the back of a man’s head by Azerbaijani hair artist Hicran Axundov. The back of the man’s ...

Cyprus has dropped two positions in the latest Henley & Partners Passport Index, unveiled yesterday. The Cypriot passport is now ranked 14th globally in 2025, down from its 12th-place position in 2024. ...

A man is in a critical condition after being run over by a lorry while walking on the old road linking Limassol and Nicosia near the village of Moni, the ...

The United States navy’s replenishment tanker ship the USS Laramie arrived in Limassol on Thursday, the country’s ambassador in Nicosia Julie Davis Fisher said. She said the ship ...

The Cairo business conference held alongside the summits between Cyprus, Egypt and Greece, highlighted economic ties and a shared vision for the region, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) said ...

A 63-year-old Ukranian woman who had been remanded in custody on suspicion of having stabbed her husband to death with a kitchen knife is free on Thursday as investigators concluded ...

Police on Thursday announced that between 4pm and 9pm, there will be short-term road closures in Larnaca and Nicosia, ahead of and during the arrival of Israeli President Isaac Herzog ...

A 21-year-old man is in critical condition at Nicosia general hospital on Thursday, after a collision. According to the police, the accident happened at around 6.40am on Wednesday in Latsia. ...

A 48-year-old police officer, named as Sotiris Konstantinou, died overnight on Wednesday while on duty. According to the police announcement, Konstantinou had been driving an official vehicle on Makarios Avenue ...

Thursday will turn mainly clear following dissipation of light mist or fog in some areas, although dust episodes are expected at times. Temperatures will rise to 18C inland, 21C on ...

Cyprus posted a historically high surplus of €1.42 billion between January and November 2024, equivalent to 4.2 per cent of GDP, according to preliminary data from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). This marks ...

Haris Loizides, deputy president of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), has backed those football clubs facing criminal charges over millions of euros in unpaid taxes and social insurance contributions. Speaking ...