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Another anniversary of the Turkish invasion was marked on Thursday – the 49th – with the traditional memorial service at the Makedonitissa military cemetery, church service for politicians, and the gathering at ...

A scheme for the installation of PV hybrid systems for residential units will be rolled out likely in September, the energy minister said Thursday, explaining that anyone can apply for ...

Only around half of vulnerable individuals eligible for a reduced price for their electricity bill, have actually applied to be part of the scheme, the electricity authority (EAC) said on ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the north on Thursday to partake in celebrations linked to Turkey’s July 1974 invasion, and to officially open the new Ercan (Tymbou) airport terminal. ...

The current status quo is not and will never be accepted and cannot be the future of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday, the 49th anniversary of the first ...

Last year was historically the best year in terms of fires occurring within the forestry department’s jurisdiction, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Wednesday. According to the data, in 2022, 192 ...

In its interim report for 2023, released on Tuesday, the Fiscal Council expressed concerns about rising government expenditure and warned that if it continued it could eat away at the budget ...

Eight private colleges are suing the government for “tens of millions of euros” over a cabinet decision to crackdown on third country nationals who come to Cyprus to study but ...

Smugglers facilitating irregular entries into Cyprus are adapting their operations which has in turn prompted the government to alter its approach, setting up a special task force. Interior Minister Constantinos ...

The government aims for ‘photovoltaics on every roof’ with a proposal providing free installation of solar panels to vulnerable people in exchange for a small bimonthly tariff to the electricity ...

A renewed yellow warning for extremely high temperatures issued at 9pm Tuesday, is in effect until 6pm Wednesday. According to the met office, temperatures are expected to hit 41C inland ...

Of late, it seems, there have been a spate of environmental atrocities beyond what even the most jaded among us can bear to witness. Those of us who still somehow ...

Former finance minister Constantinos Petrides made a name for himself as a politician, who did not mince his words, always expressing his views in a clear and forthright way, regardless ...

The unnamed businessman who claims to have purchased hotels in Varosha has stated that from Tuesday he would be accepting bookings for the 2025 season. The businessman additionally claimed that he ...

While the prices of basic consumer goods have generally sharply increased in the past year, some have started to decrease in the past month, according to the latest report by ...

A growing number of citizens groups have pressed for a reinstatement of electricity subsidies in the midst of the ongoing heatwave but the official line, that state finances permit only ...

The Greens said on Tuesday that the state is obliged to relocate heavy industry away from residential areas, but others argue that the issue has been exacerbated by people building ...

Soviet communism and the Eastern Bloc under its control may have collapsed more than 30 years ago, but Akel still refuses to abandon the Kremlin-dictated, anti-West propaganda it relentlessly mouthed during ...

Akel general secretary Stefanos Stefanou blasted the laying of wreathes at a memorial for fallen coup d’état soldiers by the government and the political parties Disy and Elam. The ...

Opposition Akel on Monday said it will hand over material to the independent anti-corruption authority regarding the use of spyware, vowing not to drop the issue until some accountability has ...

Temperatures over 40 degrees C are expected to bake the island until Thursday, the director of the meteorological service Kleanthis Nicolaides said on Monday, as the office issued a yellow weather ...

Positive news is expected from the findings of the third drill in the Aphrodite natural gas field in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), to test the quality and quantity of ...

Air quality had reverted back to normal levels on Monday afternoon in Geri, after a recycling plant in the area burned to the ground. Earlier in the day, the labour ...

Staff are feverishly preparing for the new school year, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said, explaining that the summer months are especially important to prepare for all the new changes ahead. ...