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One person was said to be in a serious condition while six more were being treated for respiratory problems after a fire broke out on Thursday afternoon in the holding ...

The cabinet approved a decision allowing Greek Cypriot refugees living in government housing with planning irregularities to obtain title deeds or lease certificates, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday. ...

A new instance of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was detected on Thursday, bringing the total number of affected farming units to 50. According to the veterinary services, the latest affected farming unit ...

Turkish Cypriot “health minister” Hakan Dincyurek on Thursday responded to international media reports accusing an IVF centre in the north of providing families with incorrect sperm during treatment. “We have ...

Cyprus is playing a role in Nasa’s historic Artemis mission, with local research helping address health challenges faced by astronauts, the president of the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO), ...

Parliament on Thursday gave the nod to new rules for the election of the House President, making the procedure more straightforward. The new rules will first apply this June, when ...

Hungry for films? This March, April and May, STYX Film Encounters presents Is It Magic?, a series of five film screenings exploring moments when reality begins to loosen, and the ...

Parliament on Thursday voted through a bill abolishing the social support body – offering financial assistance to disadvantaged students – and transferring its operations and assets to the State Scholarships Foundation. The ...

The Nicosia district court ruled on Thursday to reject a defence request for full disclosure of criminal investigators’ findings in the case surrounding the death of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, while ...

Parliament renewed calls on Thursday for international recognition of the Armenian Genocide as MPs marked its 111th anniversary in parliament. House speaker Annita Demetriou informed the plenary that “the Armenian ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday warned against people becoming “trapped by history” as he responded to statements made by President Nikos Christodoulides the previous day on the anniversary ...

A total of 19 Cypriot-flagged ships remain near the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping deputy ministry said on Thursday. “There are currently 19 ships under the Cypriot flag in the Arabian Gulf ...

Recent rainfall and increased inflows into dams in Paphos district have improved the outlook for water supply, offering authorities valuable time to implement long-term measures, the head of the Paphos ...

There will be no vote in parliament on laws to change the framework regarding the authorities’ access to people’s private communications until after May’s parliamentary election, Akel MP ...

A heated confrontation erupted on Thursday between Makarios Drousiotis and Edek spokesman Georgios Georgiou, as tensions escalated over claims of a clandestine cabal involving political and judicial figures. The clash ...

Turkish Cypriot trade unions and opposition political party the CTP on Thursday took to court the north’s ruling coalition’s decree halting the payment of the cost-of-living allowance to ...

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Thursday called for the investigation to be reopened into the “spy van affair”, during which it came to light that a company was offering private ...

Parliament has unanimously approved legislation on Thursday to include counselling psychologists under the auspices of the national health system (Gesy). The House passed the amendment with 45 votes in favour, enabling ...

The cabinet has approved an increase in the special allowance granted to all contract soldiers (Syop), Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Thursday. Speaking after the cabinet meeting, Palmas said ...

The House unanimously accepted President Nikos Christodoulides’ referral of the amendment to the legislation regarding vehicle insurance, that would scrap discrimination against senior drivers, so that corrections could be made ...

Former supreme court judge Michalakis Christodoulou has acknowledged knowing the woman referred to as “Sandy”, a central figure in the sexual misconduct allegations made by Makarios Drousiotis, while insisting he ...

Former Edek MEP Demetris Papadakis confirmed on Thursday that he has handed over his mobile phone for forensic examination following Makarios Drousiotis’ allegations, with results expected imminently Speaking on Politis ...

The amount of water in Cyprus’ reservoirs is nearing a total of 100 million cubic metres, with greater than expected levels of rainfall continuing into the spring. As of Thursday morning, ...

Following a series of complaints over the unavailability of ferry tickets, the audit office found that from 2022 until 2025 ferries on average were running at 49 per cent of full capacity, yet ...