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Cyprus has emerged as a leader in protecting young people from severe material and social deprivation, according to newly released figures from Eurostat for 2025. The island recorded a rate of ...

Municipalities across Cyprus are increasing charges for sunbeds and umbrellas on organised beaches this summer, with local authorities arguing that higher fees are necessary to support upgraded facilities and services. ...

Two young Somali women lost their lives on Thursday afternoon after going for a swim in Oroklini area, Larnaca district. A search and rescue operation failed to get to the ...

The filing of tax returns for 2025 began on Thursday, and will run until October 31. In a statement, the tax department said all employees, pensioners and self-employed persons – and whose gross ...

The European Commission is set to soon announce the EU’s new envoy for the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. He was speaking to journalists on arrival ...

The newly created metropolitan municipality of Nicosia has reduced its deficit by 80 per cent and resolved more than three-quarters of citizen requests during the first two years since the local ...

The race for the vacant deputy mayor post of Aglandjia officially began on Thursday, with two candidates submitting their nominations ahead of the June 28 by-election. Prokopis Prokopiou submitted his candidacy ...

By the end of the 2025-26 school year, 70 per cent of the school transport fleet had undergone inspections at state vehicle testing centres (KEMO), the road transport department (TOM) said ...

The municipality of Paphos on Thursday began cleaning and improvement works in the Anavargos area after serious issues were identified near the community kindergarten. Officials said the area had become ...

Phaneromeni Square in Nicosia will fill with colours, community spirit and multicultural energy this Friday as the World Refugee Day Street Festival returns. From 6pm to 10pm, downtown Nicosia is ...

By Lanting Liu The 2026 Cyprus-China Film Week, held to mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Cyprus, drew to a successful close in Nicosia ...

The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ on Thursday expressed disgust with the European Parliament’s latest annual report on Turkey, which was accepted by the parliament by a majority vote on ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades will hold a press conference next week regarding the anti-corruption authority’s findings in relation to their investigation into the book Mafia State. Earlier this week, ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday acclaimed the deal signed by Iran and the United States to bring a halt to the war which broke out between the two countries ...

Journalist Makarios Drousiotis said on Thursday that the findings of the anti-corruption authority’s investigation into allegations contained in his book Mafia State had vindicated years of reporting, after the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday said there is no “lack of understanding” between himself and Turkey, as efforts aimed at bringing about a resumption of negotiations to solve ...

A Ukrainian woman who brought over almost €8 million in cash into Cyprus over a seven-month period was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Thursday after being found guilty of making ...

Akel have demanded the immediate resignation of attorney-general George Savvides and his deputy Savvas Angelides despite their decision to recuse themselves from any involvement in the case. In secretary-general Stefanos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said that the European Union has “the most decisive role” to play in the current effort being undertaken to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest ...

Cyprus on Thursday took receipt of its first payment under the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) defence procurement programme, with a total of €177.2 million being disbursed to ...

A proposed elevated railway network running through Limassol could offer a solution to the city’s growing traffic problems, digital creator Marinos Protopapas said on Thursday. The concept, put forward ...

Cyprus needs a more mature conversation about housing. Not only about how more homes will be built, but about what kind of homes we need. Not only about the immediate ...

The future of the Limassol zoo is set to be decided on Thursday, with the municipal council expected to vote on whether the facility should continue housing animals or be ...

David Hunter, the man who was convicted of manslaughter in 2023 after killing his seriously ill wife, died on Thursday at the age of 78. He had been rushed to hospital on ...