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Police arrested a 24-year-old man on Wednesday in connection with the attempted murder of a 19-year-old in Larnaca last Sunday. The victim was first struck in the face before being ...

A bill amending the Refugee Law is entering its final stage before a vote, following the completion of its examination by the House interior committee, with the aim of fully ...

Former Akel secretary-general Andros Kyprianou has rejected claims that he accepted a proposed compromise over the 2020 appointments of George Savvides and Savvas Angelides, dismissing assertions that the arrangement was suggested ...

Association of Cyprus Travel & Tourism Agents (ACTTA) vice president Christos Christou on Wednesday said that tourist arrivals to Cyprus fell by 30 per cent in March due to the war ...

The European Parliament has in its latest annual report called on Turkey to “give the Turkish Cypriot community the necessary space” to chart its own political course. The report was ...

A powerful call for coordinated climate action, grounded in science, innovation, and regional cooperation, was delivered from Nicosia during the international conference “Climate Action in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle ...

The interior ministry has moved to expediate public disclosure of unsafe structures on Wednesday, as authorities examined how to prevent further fatal tragedies after two people were killed when a ...

Lifetime road safety ambassador titles and road safety ambassador distinctions for 2026 were awarded on Wednesday at the “Makis Giorgallas” military camp in Mathiatis, during an event held about the work ...

An indefinite strike by hourly workers at the government printing office began on Wednesday, causing potential disruption to the printing of ballots for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The 22 hourly employees ...

Cyprus has recorded the highest levels of employee burnout in Europe, with new data showing elevated rates of both physical and emotional exhaustion among workers compared with other countries across ...

Police investigations into contested digital evidence in the ‘Sandy’ case continued to widen as forensic findings raised new inconsistencies. Authorities are seeking a secondary mobile phone described after forensic examination ...

Authorities are examining the public publication of approximately 1,300 buildings classified as unsafe for use, as scrutiny of structural safety intensifies following a fatal collapse in Yermasoyia that killed two people. ...

The situation in the UN-controlled buffer zone near the bicommunal village of Pyla remains tense, with an increased presence of peacekeeping forces and continued monitoring by authorities on the ground. ...

Five people were arrested for various offences during coordinated overnight operations across Cyprus, police said on Wednesday. The arrests were made as part of increased patrols in urban areas aimed ...

A robbery and assault in Paphos is being investigated by police after three young men were attacked and injured late on Tuesday night. The incident took place at about 11:30pm ...

Cabinet is expected to be briefed next week on the allegations made by journalist Makarios Drousiotis, as police continue investigations into contested digital material and prepare a criminal case linked ...

Dozens of notable buildings in Nicosia will be open to the public this weekend under Open House Nicosia 2026, part of an international architecture initiative. Organisers said the event will turn ...

A Limassol-based developer with 33 active projects is raising a €200M opportunistic real-estate fund targeting 25 per cent net IRR. Here’s why the timing is right — and why this team is ...

Investigations into a block of flats which collapsed in Limassol’s Yermasoyia, killing two, are expected to be complete within the week, chief of Limassol CID Costas Michael said on ...

Nicosia’s popular street food event makes its comeback this spring and kicks off a new 2026 season of foodie gatherings as the evenings are turning warmer. Two Fork Food Markets ...

The European network of transmission system operators for electricity (Entso-E) has rejected suggestions that it may include plans for a cable to connect Cyprus and Turkey into its continent-wide ten-year ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s close personal associate on Wednesday denied that she has any links to a spate of closures of social media accounts and deletions of ...

A motorcycle burst into flames on Tuesday evening, with the police believing that the fire was set deliberately. The motorcycle had been parked in what the police described as an “...

By Myrto Skouroupathi Energy poverty is defined as the inability of a household to access essential energy services, such as heating, cooling and electricity, required for a decent standard of ...