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Think September is only about back to school routines and the end of summer? Paphos’ packed cultural agenda has arrived to bust any stereotypes that September is a dull month, ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) has submitted 33 recommendations to strengthen Cyprus’ National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2032, calling for a greater focus on turning its ambitions into measurable and practical results. The ...

Two men, aged 19 and 20, were remanded in custody for seven days by Limassol district court on Friday in connection with a total of 11 offences following a police chase in Limassol ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet European Council President Antonio Costa at the presidential palace on Friday morning, with the EU’s next long-term budget and the Cyprus problem expected to ...

Rain and isolated thunderstorms are expected in parts of Cyprus on Friday afternoon, with temperatures reaching 37C inland. The day will begin mainly clear before clouds gradually develop, bringing local ...

More bodies are now visible to rescue teams working at the wreckage of a ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel ...

Cyprus recorded one of the highest shares of young adults with a tertiary education qualification in the EU in 2025, as the bloc continued to expand its highly educated workforce, according ...

A total of 761 school buses have passed mandatory inspections and are ready to operate at the start of the new school year, while 40 that failed the checks will not be ...

Last updated: September 1st 2026 Larnaca International Airport, or LCA, is Cyprus’s largest airport and the principal arrival point for Larnaca, Nicosia, Limassol, Ayia Napa and Protaras. It is approximately 5...

Government officials and MPs on Thursday revisited the matter of restricting property and land purchases by non-EU nationals, with one lawmaker saying that foreign nationals account for one-half of such ...

A tenth body was recovered on Thursday from the wreckage of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said.  “We have learned that ...

In a letter published on Thursday, the leader of opposition Akel has asked the finance minister how the entry of a French asset management firm in the Great Sea Interconnector (...

The 12 per cent pension reduction imposed on people who retire at 63 dominated discussions at the Labour Advisory Board on Thursday as negotiations over the government’s pension reform continued. The ...

Cyprus and the United Kingdom are expected to finalise a new strategic dialogue by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Thursday following talks in London. ...

Lawmakers on Thursday continued seeking ways of barring recipients of Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) from gambling at casinos, amid an acknowledgment they have to tread carefully due to privacy considerations. ...

The third vulture chick born in Cyprus this year has been successfully ringed, marking another step in efforts to conserve the endangered species, authorities said on Thursday. Meanwhile, GPS tracking ...

The House health committee pressed for expedited action on staffing and oncology services at Limassol general hospital during a visit on Thursday. Committee chair Savia Orphanidou said four specialties required ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday that talks on pension reform were “in full swing”, stressing that implementation remained on track for 2027. “Today, discussions at the Labour Advisory Board ...

Dimis Mavropoulos was laid to rest on Thursday as relatives, friends, business associates and public figures gathered in Limassol to pay their final respects to the businessman and motorsport figure ...

The government’s pension reform must deliver sustainable and adequate pensions without increasing contributions or the retirement age, Disy president Annita Demetriou said on Thursday after meeting Labour Minister Marinos ...

Cyprus tourism continued to show resilience and momentum in the first half of 2026, despite disruption caused by developments in the Middle East and turbulence in air transport during March and ...

EU finances, enlargement, migration, developments in the Middle East and Ukraine, and the Cyprus problem will be on the agenda when President Nikos Christodoulides meets European Council President Antonio Costa ...

A small number of relatives of the families of the 19 people who remain missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday were on Thursday afternoon taken ...

A regular inspection system for buildings, similar to that of an MOT test for cars, is being proposed as parliament examines new measures to tackle dangerous properties. The proposal was ...