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Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos expressed his support for the creation of a crossing point at Ayios Hilarionos, located in the northeastern Nicosia suburb of Kaimakli on Tuesday. He said that ...

The government is increasing social expenditure after the economy recorded growth, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. “It is important that we have had the ability – based on economic circumstances ...

The government confirmed on Wednesday that compensation of about €4.5 million will be paid to farmers for the culling of roughly 13,000 animals affected by the rapid spread of foot-and-mouth disease. So ...

New delays in delivering the last part of a report by the authority against corruption on Mafia State – a book by investigative journalist Makarios Droushiotis – are expected to be announced ...

Members of the LGBTQIA+ community can now access a register of queer-friendly medical professionals of various specialisations across the island, the Queer Collective announced on Wednesday. “Finding a doctor, therapist, ...

The water situation in Polis Chrysochous is critical but manageable, Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis said on Wednesday. After a meeting in Polis Chrysochous with key officials on water supply ...

Turkish Cypriot businessman Erdil Nami, father of the north’s former ‘foreign minister’ and Cyprus problem negotiator Ozdil Nami, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84. Erdil Nami graduated ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou met farmers in Aradippou on Wednesday morning to hear directly from livestock farmers facing what has been described as ‘the gravest threat in living memory’ to ...

A criminal investigation is warranted into possible corruption offences regarding former Edek leader and sitting MP Marinos Sizopoulos, the legal service concluded on Wednesday, initiating procedures to lift his parliamentary ...

The government is determined to raise pensions through reforms, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday during a meeting with trade unions SEK, PEO and Deok. The president said the meeting ...

Seven people were arrested over Tuesday night for various offences including the illegal possession of a firearm, illegal residency in Cyprus, and impersonation, police said on Wednesday. Police stopped and ...

Cyta trade unions have called on parliament to support the finance ministry’s bill to modernise the organisation and open it up to the provision of new services, including energy, ...

A new nomadic platform that explores ways of cultivating ecological imagination and interdisciplinary collaborations has launched in Cyprus. PIKNIK is an initiative of the Xarkis NGO and consists of an ...

Holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Cyprus has put continued support for Ukraine at the top of its priorities, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos said on ...

Woman injured after gun discharges during maintenance A 26-year-old man was remanded for three days on Wednesday after accidently injuring his 25-year-old partner in the leg while handling a shotgun, ...

On Wednesday, the weather will start off overwhelmingly clear but will gradually become cloudy with rain starting in the west of the island, while snow or sleet might fall in ...

The spending limit per candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections has been set at €25,000 plus an additional €5,000 for personal expenses, interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elia said on Tuesday. “Exceeding ...

The Green party of Cyprus demanded a full investigation on Tuesday after several dogs were found dead in an unfenced water reservoir inside the Astromeritis buffer zone, lambasting the incident ...

An urgent appeal was issued on Tuesday by Turkish Cypriot conservationist Kemal Basat after an injured donkey died in the Karpass region days after being shot. In his post issued ...

Cyprus’s halloumi exports will continue without disruption after the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia confirmed on Tuesday that they will not impose restrictions on the flagship national cheese, despite ...

The government aims to submit legislation reforming the first pillar of the pension system to parliament by early June, with the objective of implementing the changes by 2027, labour minister Marinos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has written to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaffirming that the country’s EU council presidency and the upcoming parliamentary elections “in no way affect” the immediate resumption ...

Police on Tuesday warned the public about scam messages on social media, in which a company falsely promises jobs with high financial rewards. The purpose of these messages is to ...

Water runoff into the island’s dams saw a substantial uptick in recent days, although the overall situation remains precarious, a former official told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday. Over ...