Cyprus

Cyprus’ presidency of the EU Council in the first half of 2026 will be a “flagship event” in the context of European and Cypriot public broadcasting, President Nikos Christodoulides said on ...

By Yiannis Kourtoglou A new space observatory in Cyprus looks like it just uncloaked itself on the set of a sci-fi movie and is ready for takeoff. Perched high on ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ cross examination was adjourned on Thursday at the Supreme Constitutional Court, as one of the judges had a medical issue and was unable to attend the hearing. ...

Eni denied on Thursday that it has been engaged in any discussion for the sale of shares in Cyprus, a company spokesperson told the Cyprus Mail after the government also ...

The first weekend of July is here and it brings with it the first music festivals! Get ready to enjoy fiestas and live music but also art events in the ...

The weather on Thursday is expected to be mainly fine, with occasional high cloud cover. There may be some sparse dust in the atmosphere. Winds will be south-westerly to north-westerly, ...

The amendment criminalising fake news, threats, insults and the online distribution of obscene photos and pictures is being sent to the House plenary in September. When the amendment passes, the ...

A 15-year-old woman was pulled from the sea unconscious in Larnaca on Wednesday afternoon and later pronounced dead at Larnaca general hospital, according to a statement released by the Joint ...

The Council of Ministers approved three new bills aimed at strengthening measures against illegal and undeclared work, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said in a statement on Wednesday. The new legislation ...

Cyprus made “notable progress” in 2023 “in gigabit connectivity infrastructure (FTTP), and in the share of ICT specialists in employment, however important challenges persist in at least basic digital skills and ...

A highly-anticipated music event makes its comeback towards the end of summer gathering electronic music fans. BEONIX Festival will take place at ETKO Limassol on September 20-22 and is getting ...

The education ministry is set to present its strategy for higher education in September, it emerged during a House education committee meeting on Wednesday that also discussed the regulations for ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) aims to welcome back away fans for the upcoming 2024-2025 season by allocating them 10 per cent of the seating capacity in all stadiums, its chairman ...

Cyprus submitted a request to the European Commission on Wednesday for the disbursement of the fourth tranche of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), amounting to €77 million. The government submitted ...

Public sector workers’ unions and bank employees’ union Etyk are planning to create a new cooperative savings bank. Civil servants’ union Pasydy secretary-general Stratis Matheou told the Cyprus Mail on ...

The National Federation of Cypriots in the United Kingdom on Wednesday issued a last-minute call for British Cypriots to vote in the country’s election, which is to take place ...

The Audit Office cannot bow to orders from the attorney-general over when it can or can’t publish reports, as it needs to cling on to whatever remnants of independence ...

Road construction works in the Akamas are set to resume in October but with a reduced environmental footprint, according to Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou. Speaking at the House environment committee ...

The new Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road, years in the making and with no end in sight, was once again the topic of discussions with ministers and Paphos authorities, who are now ...

A 47-year-old man and his three sons, aged 24, 22 and 19 years old respectively, were remanded in custody for six days, having been arrested for attacking the man’s ex-wife’s new ...

Police on Tuesday arrested an additional three people in connection with an alleged brawl between families in Limassol. The trio, aged 47, 44, and 26 years old respectively, were remanded in custody for ...

Italian energy giant Eni is reportedly considering divesting from specific projects, including Cyprus, but Nicosia on Wednesday said they had so far received no information. Energy Minister George Papanastasiou was ...

An amended plan to address declining fertility was approved on Wednesday by the cabinet, including increased allowances and setting women’s upper age limit for reproduction at 53, from the previous 50. ...

The immediate hiring of 108 contract workers for the Forestry Department was approved on Wednesday by the cabinet. The new staff will cover needs in “firefighters, special vehicle operators and fireguards”. ...