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Finance Minister Makis Keravnos expressed confidence on Monday that the 2026 state budget will be approved by parliament. Speaking after signing a tax avoidance agreement with Vietnam, Keravnos said he expects ...

Take control and behave responsibly, the Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission urged people on Monday ahead of a projected increase of online gambling over the festive season. Timed to coincide ...

Young in people in Cyprus were less likely than most of their European peers to drop out of formal education or training during 2024, according to Eurostat, highlighting the island’s ...

The situation at the crossing points which connect Cyprus’ two sides “will not be easier” than it is today after Cyprus joins Europe’s border-free Schengen area, former Turkish Cypriot ...

An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected on a farm in the Famagusta district village of Ayios Sergios, the Cyprus Turkish veterinarians’ association said on Monday. It explained that ...

Energy Minister Michael Damianos emphasised Cyprus’ readiness to work towards a more substantial EU energy union on Monday, during a meeting with his counterparts on the EU council of energy ...

The unrest in the education sector is solely the education ministry’s responsibility, primary school teachers’ union (Poed) chairwoman Myria Vasiliou said on Monday. Speaking on the teacher evaluation legislation, ...

A dead body found near Kyrenia on Sunday belonged to a man who had gone missing in Turkey almost two weeks prior. The body had been found on rocks in ...

“People are of vital importance,” said Zhou Yunliang, chargé d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus, speaking on Friday at the seminar Mirror of Culture – Enhancing Inter-Civilization Dialogue between ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Sunday night denied telephoning Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan during last week’s tripartite meeting on the Cyprus problem, saying that he had instead ...

The eight people facing charges concerning the confidential documents from the prisons found in the home of a chief warden have been referred to a trial before the criminal court ...

A biker and his female pillion rider were injured on Sunday evening in Paphos when they fell off their motorcycle. The police said the accident happened at around 7.30pm on ...

‘Intimidation and terrorism’ led to cancelled Gavriel exhibition By Rebekah Gregoriades The cancelling of art exhibition ‘Antisystemic Art’ in Paphos happened in a climate of “intimidation and terrorism”, artist Giorgos ...

Two 18-year-olds were rescued from a ravine in Lagoudera, Nicosia, after losing their bearings and getting trapped. The teens were taken to Kyperounta hospital and are in good health. According ...

A car belonging to a 71-year-old in Flasou, in the Nicosia district, caught fire at around 1am on Monday, causing extensive damage. The police said the fire was put out ...

The police arrested a 60-year-old on Sunday in the framework of investigations into online fraud and the extortion of a large sum of money, after a 49-year-old in Nicosia reported ...

A 23-year-old man from Bulgaria was killed in an accident on Sunday in Paphos. According to the police, the man – identified at Petko Svetlozar – was riding his motorcycle when he ...

The week starts off cloudy with local showers and isolated thunderstorms, initially along the coast and later inland and in the mountains, where snow or sleet can be expected. Temperatures ...

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan made his first-ever visit to Cyprus on Sunday, meeting President Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace in Nicosia for official talks. The ...

As Cyprus reaches 20 years of EU membership, the event Are We European Now? invites the public to reflect on what Europeanness means today, beyond policy and symbolism, and within the ...

I was shocked when I visited the grave of my husband’s parents in Nicosia. There is hardly space to walk to a grave, and many of them have not ...

The Blue Iris gallery in Paphos on Sunday cancelled its exhibition after paintings sparked controversy for being considered offensive to Orthodox Christian symbols. The works, created by Giorgos Gavriel, depict ...

Police are searching for a suspect after a driver of a stolen vehicle fled following a dangerous pursuit in the Ayia Napa area during the early hours of Sunday morning. ...

Cyprus will set out its energy priorities for its upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union at a ministerial meeting in Brussels on Monday. Energy Minister Michael Damianos ...