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A National Council meeting has been slated for September 13, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. The aim is to brief political party leaders of developments on the Cyprus problem, ...

Migrants stranded in the buffer zone made a ‘tepid’ attempt to enter the Republic of Cyprus on Monday but were stopped by police. According to Menelaos Savva, community leader of ...

Interference with the GPS system, attributed to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, continues to affect electronic devices in Cyprus but flight safety is not an issue, the transport ...

The government is preparing tenders ‘immediately’ for experts linked to the Larnaca port and marina project, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday after a two-hour meeting. An ad hoc ...

Independent energy producers on Monday accused the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) of keeping a chokehold on competitors by placing obstacles in the way of the full opening up of ...

US ambassador Rodger Davies was remembered on Monday during a memorial ceremony to mark 50 years since he was killed in Nicosia, during the events of 1974, along with embassy employee and ...

The game fund issued a fine of more than €20,000 on Monday, after an individual was found trying to ensnare protected moufflon to sell. According to the game fund, a fine ...

Delivery drivers were partially resuming work in Limassol but only until 8pm on Monday, as part of their plea to end racist attacks against them. They said the assaults in ...

The Green party has filed a formal objection to a massive photovoltaic plant proposed for the Mathiatis-Analyontas-Lythrodontas triangle, in the Nicosia district. In a press release announcing the action, the ...

August and September are the worst months for blood adequacy, especially this year, when demands are unchanged but donations are fewer due to the holiday season. Head of the health ...

Damage to a central well caused irrigation water to leak onto beaches in Limassol, it was announced on Monday. According to the Limassol district self-governance organisation (Eoa), the incident that ...

Under the warm sun of Avgorou, a young girl runs barefoot across the fields. Her feet are caked with red earth; her dress dusty; her hair flies loose. From this ...

A Georgian woman was arrested in the north, after it was found she was wanted by Interpol, the Turkish Cypriot press have reported. The woman, Shehriban Toptal, is wanted for ...

By 2050 a total of 72 per cent of Cyprus will be at risk of desertification, according to a climate change report issued in 2022. Although if you stepped out at any point ...

Two people were arrested with fake passports attempting to leave from Limassol port, police said on Monday. The two individuals were caught on Sunday attempting to board the MV Daleela ...

Cooperative banks are set to make a comeback, with regional meetings to inform the public scheduled for October, during which people will be able to sign up. Learning from the ...

Larnaca and Limassol are due to get park & ride services, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday, announcing they are looking for the appropriate areas in each city. For ...

The government will propose professor Costas Kadis for Cyprus’ EU commissioner, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. Kadis’ experience from serving the Republic of Cyprus in various posts, as ...

The forestry department on Monday warned hunters about lighting fires, as the hunting season begins on Sunday. Hunters are advised to completely avoid lighting fires for any reason, as well ...

Sixty per cent of Cypriots are dissatisfied with President Nikos Christodoulides’ tenure and his handling of domestic matters as well the Cyprus problem, according to the results of an online ...

An 83-year-old woman who was hospitalised in Limassol following a traffic accident last week died at the weekend, while police are awaiting the results of an autopsy on Tuesday to ...

A new yellow warning for high temperature up to 40C is in place on Monday, issued by the Department of Meteorology. The warning is valid from 1pm until 4pm. During ...

As we get closer to critical decision-making deadlines, there is no end to debates about the viability and future of the Great Sea Interconnector. But sadly, often these are not ...

On a blisteringly hot afternoon in the middle of July, some five weeks after arriving in Nicosia, I drove across Cyprus to visit the Tomb of the Kings and Kato ...