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Cypriot business magnate Nicos Shacolas, one of the country’s most prominent entrepreneurs and philanthropists, has died at the age of 98 after facing health problems in recent months. “With profound ...

The 46-year-old woman who was shot by her husband on June 30 remains in a critical condition at a private hospital, according to a police spokesperson. The police officer shot his ...

The vice-president of the Cyprus Psychologists’ Association, Stella Katsari, has called for the introduction of a formal framework for the continuous assessment of police officers, particularly regarding the possession and ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Wednesday marked the party’s 50th anniversary by paying tribute to its founding principles, thanking supporters for the party’s recent parliamentary election result and ...

Police arrested three people during preventive operations carried out across Cyprus overnight, authorities said on Thursday. According to a police statement, the arrests concerned offences including possession of burglary tools, ...

Sunny and seasonably warm weather is expected across Cyprus on Thursday, with temperatures climbing to 37C inland under the influence of seasonal low pressure affecting the region. Winds will initially ...

The government’s long-awaited pension reform bill will be submitted to the House of Representatives on September 20 regardless of whether an agreement is reached with social partners, Labour and Social ...

Police anti-drug officers seized around two kilograms of cannabis during an operation in the Zygi area on Wednesday and arrested a 63-year-old man in connection with the case. On Thursday, ...

The Palestinian technocratic committee expected to assume a role in the post-war administration of Gaza announced late on Wednesday that it had completed its two-day meetings in Cyprus, which focused ...

Friday, July 3 This Friday, Oroklini welcomes the Thalassa ki Almyro Nero festival, filling the church courtyard of Archangel Michael with music, dancing, traditional activities and food. From 7pm onwards, local ...

The union of municipalities on Wednesday expressed its concern over the implementation of the landfill tax, citing serious economic and environmental implications and describing it as an “image of a ...

Police on Wednesday said the criminal investigation into the shooting of a woman by her police officer husband and his subsequent suicide remains ongoing, stressing that any public conclusions about ...

The government intends to table legislation granting investigative powers to the Anti-Corruption Authority, the permanent secretary of the justice ministry, Giorgos Panteli, told parliament’s legal affairs committee on Wednesday, ...

The tax department on Wednesday issued an announcement saying that as of July 1, the payment of rent in Cyprus can no longer be paid in cash but must be paid ...

Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday accused Cyprus of blocking efforts to modernise the customs union between Turkey and the European Union, despite what he described as strong ...

By Alexandra Epifaniou The environmental organisations BirdLife Cyprus and Terra Cypria have renewed their concerns over the Lady’s Mile beach, urging the British bases administration to publicly clarify how ...

A fire which broke out in dry grass and wild vegetation near the Astromeritis checkpoint on Wednesday afternoon has been brought under control, the fire service said. Fire service spokesman ...

A large-scale counter-terrorism exercise involving police, emergency services and port authorities was carried out at Limassol port’s container terminal on Wednesday, in what organisers described as the first ever ...

Cyprus and Greece could play a key role in a broader regional security architecture stretching from India and the Gulf to the eastern Mediterranean, the director general of Israel’s ...

The former nursery school teacher of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, who died by suicide in September 2019, broke down in tears on Wednesday during lengthy and at times intense cross-examination before the ...

Energy expert Dr Charles Ellinas on Wednesday warned that the Cypriot government is likely offering “continuous concessions” to multinational energy corporations so as to persuade them to drill for natural ...

Greece has contributed €67,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus, providing further support for efforts to locate, identify and return the remains of missing persons to their families. ...

The father of two young boys who were found dead inside a car in the Dhekelia British bases area is due to appear before a court on the bases on ...

Seventeen cases of femicides were recorded in the period between 2020 and 2025, with two attempted femicides registered in 2026 alone, according to police data published on Wednesday. The extent of the issue ...