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Oceana has urged the European Commission to take real action to protect marine ecosystems on Friday. The NGO welcomed the Commission’s recognition of the need to support Europe’s ...

Local authorities cannot be downgraded to second class services for responsibilities the central government is reluctant to take on, and this goes for the health sector as well, chairman of ...

New sunbeds and umbrellas will be available to the public at Lady’s Mile beach in Ypsonas from Friday. Kourion mayor Pantelis Georgiou said the beach had been designed to ...

The European Union’s Pact on Migration and Asylum formally entered into force on Friday, with Cyprus and the European Commission describing the move as a historic milestone aimed at ...

Some meals are planned weeks in advance. Others arrive courtesy of visiting friends. When our guests from abroad announced that they wanted “somewhere traditional”, the challenge began. Not because Cyprus ...

A wildfire that broke out near the village of Neo Chorio on Friday morning was brought fully under control within just over an hour, after burning around three hectares of ...

A probationary police officer was dismissed on Friday by police chief Themistos Arnaoutis following his arrest earlier this month over the discovery of 69 vials containing anabolic substances. The officer was ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday hailed Cyprus’ submission of a proposal for the European Union’s next multiannual financial framework – the bloc’s budget for the period covering the years ...

Elam has taken the chairmanship of three of the 16 parliamentary standing committees, including the House defence committee, with the committees’ chairmanships having been allocated on Friday. Alongside defence, the party ...

The Xeros and Diarizos river valleys are set to become Cyprus’ first Unesco biosphere reserve areas to promote environmental protection, sustainable development and cultural preservation, the environment commissioner announced on ...

Two black snakes were spotted at a beach in Protaras, with a video of them circulating on social media on Friday. The snakes were seen moving around in the sand ...

Final year students and parents of the English School in Nicosia will hold a protest on Friday outside the school and the nearby Presidential Palace over the cancelled graduation ceremony. ...

The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum will provide an effective and coherent framework for managing migration across the European Union, Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Friday. Speaking ...

We’ve made it even easier to find your next great dining experience. Our new Restaurant Reviews Hub brings together all our restaurant reviews in one place, conveniently organised by ...

The first phase of the Pedieos River/Kanli Dere Restoration Project is complete, representing a significant step towards a greener, more accessible, and environmentally sustainable public space in Nicosia, UNDP ...

A further two dangerous residential properties in Larnaca will be demolished in the coming days as authorities continue efforts to address a growing number of unsafe buildings across the district, ...

The ancient amphitheatre of Curium is about to host a beloved and long-standing theatrical tradition this summer. The open-air productions Shakespeare at Curium by Performing Arts for Cyprus Charities have ...

Cyprus fell nine places in the Global Peace Index 2026, ranking 80th worldwide, marking one of the sharpest declines recorded among European countries in this year’s assessment. The annual index, ...

Police in Larnaca are investigating the alleged kidnapping of a 22-year-old foreign student after a ransom demand was reportedly made to his father. The case came to light shortly before 1...

Turkey failed to persuade the Council of Europe’s ministerial committee that it has fulfilled its obligations under a landmark European Court of Human Rights ruling concerning property rights in ...

The House formally approved on Thursday night the composition of its selection committee as well as the appointment of new parliamentary secretaries and the administrative clerk. The plenary session lasted ...

Cyprus is set for a predominantly sunny weekend with temperatures remaining close to seasonal averages. Friday will begin largely clear across the island, although some localised mist and low cloud ...

Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the United States established the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Centre in Houston on Friday and agreed to develop a joint roadmap for future energy cooperation. The agreement ...

Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis on Thursday welcomed the Council of Ministers’ decision to allocate additional water for irrigation, saying the district should not face water supply cuts during the ...