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Akel boss Stefanos Stefanou said on Thursday that Akel does not rule out seeking the role of House speaker after the parliamentary elections, while insisting that political offices are not ...

If there is one thing Agros village is well-known for, it is its pink, fragrant rose. Its cool climate and fertile land offer Cyprus the most aromatic rosewater, rose liquor ...

Social Welfare Deputy Minister Clea Hadjistefanou-Papaellina on Thursday inaugurated the True Heart Cafe in Nicosia, describing it as a “historic moment for Cypriot society” and the country’s first social ...

Police investigations into the cases of the Pentakomo waste treatment plant and the Trimiklini fish farm are ongoing, attorney-general George Savvides said Thursday, declining to give a timeline for when ...

Two truck owners were fined €2,000 each after customs officers caught them using coloured heating oil to power their vehicles, the customs department said on Thursday. The violations were uncovered during ...

President challenges foreclosure amendment citing risks to financial stability — borrowers association rejects claims of unconstitutionality Serious constitutional and institutional concerns have been raised over a new foreclosure law, following a ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou, said on Thursday that the Cyprus issue remains of paramount importance to the party. Her intervention came after recent remarks by Nikos Christodoulides that developments on ...

Works on new water reservoirs in Limassol are progressing normally and are expected to strengthen the district’s water supply network and ensure the uninterrupted provision of drinking water, the ...

As of next year, the government plans to start paying back the some €12 billion it has borrowed from the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) over the decades, the labour minister signaled ...

Cyprus has significantly strengthened surveillance along the Green Line with modern monitoring systems, while much of the barbed wire previously installed along the buffer zone has now been removed. Speaking ...

Proceedings against a 22-year-old contract soldier (Syop) defendant accused of the attempted murder of a 47-year-old man in 2025 were scheduled before the Larnaca permanent criminal court on Thursday, with the ...

The installation of smart parking systems began on Thursday in the municipality of Latsia-Yeri as part of the ‘Smart Cyprus’ project. The council will enable drivers to use a mobile ...

Sharp exchanges dominated a televised debate on Thursday between Nikolas Papadopoulos and Odysseas Michaelides, with the leaders of Diko and Alma confronting each other over corruption allegations, the Pentakomo case, ...

A 45-year-old police officer was among three people arrested on Thursday as part of two operations in Limassol targeting organised crime, with authorities freezing assets worth more than €420,000. Police said ...

A Green party candidate withdrew from the parliamentary elections on Thursday after reporting threats to the police and having been forced to leave his home following a dispute with his ...

Cyprus is intensifying efforts to reduce road deaths among young people, with Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades warning on Thursday that fatalities involving inexperienced drivers and motorcyclists remain a major public ...

Proceedings in the private criminal prosecutions brought by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou against five defendants were postponed on Thursday after Limassol court suspended the hearing to examine an unrelated ...

Proceedings in the Pyla torture case were postponed on Thursday by the Larnaca criminal court, with two defendants now expected to enter pleas on May 25 in connection with allegations of ...

Questions over the military status of a 24-year-old Cypriot living in South Africa prompted a response from the defence ministry on Thursday after the hunter’s movement claimed the man ...

With the onset of warmer weather, it is time for some dishes that are not so heavy With the arrival of early summer, many of us start to crave some ...

Over 4kg of cannabis has been seized at Larnaca airport during joint operations by the drug squad Ykan and the customs department, police said on Thursday. The shipment, which arrived ...

A heartfelt morning workshop in an intimate green garden of old Nicosia invites participants to remember and honour a special family person – their grandmother. By blending storytelling and the art ...

An agreement to construct the second phase of the Yeroskipou coastal walkway project, worth €1.08 million, has been signed, the municipality said on Thursday. The project involves renovating the coastal walkway ...

By Dina Gavarieva For the past few years, longevity goals have been associated with billionaires and tales of plasma transfusions and stem-cell therapies that sound more like science fiction than ...