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The government’s reform of the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) is “a huge reform”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, just a day before a three-hour general strike called by the ...

Discussions begin on Wednesday at the House of Representatives regarding the legal framework concerning the distinction of the current double role of the attorney-general, with the creation of a general ...

Cypriot artist Della will take Cyprus music to Europe with three performances at some of its most important showcase festivals, it was announced on Wednesday. Della will first perform on ...

Israel’s airstrike on Qatar was “utterly unacceptable”, Cyprus’ foreign ministry said on Wednesday. It described the attack as a “violation of Qatar’s sovereignty”, and said that while Palestinian ...

Cyprus, as the host country of one of the longest-running peacekeeping operations in the world, is fully aware of the necessity of sustaining a UN force to prevent the recurrence ...

Protesters across France obstructed highways, burned barricades and clashed sporadically with police on Wednesday in a show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron, the political elite and planned spending cuts. ...

The September agenda has arrived alive and kicking! A rich calendar will unfold over the next few weeks with events in towns and villages, for old and young. In the ...

Cyprus is embracing a growing fitness revolution, and interestingly, much of it is happening not in commercial gyms, but right in people’s living rooms, balconies, and garages.  With the ...

A 34-year-old man was remanded in custody on Wednesday after being arrested earlier in the day at Larnaca airport, having arrived with over 24kg of cannabis in his suitcase. Police ...

Parents and guardians of schoolchildren are responsible for picking them up ahead of Thursday’s general strike, the education ministry said on Wednesday. Buses will not be running, so children ...

No lives will be in danger during the general strike on Thursday and no patients will be left without proper medical care, the State health services organisation (Okypy) said on ...

Amidst the cryptocurrency market frenzy, XRP’s price surged past $3 today, becoming a hot topic among investors and traders. Meanwhile, the regulated company FindMining has launched a new XRP mobile ...

Seven tourists have been added to Ayia Napa’s long list of honorary regular visitors, the municipality said on Wednesday. The new ‘tourism ambassadors’ are Paul Johnson with 61 visits, Michael ...

Cyprus Seeds is seeking to expand its small team by recruiting two new professionals, as the organisation strengthens its role in supporting research commercialisation and innovation projects in Cyprus and ...

President Donald Trump said Israel’s decision to strike Qatar was made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and not by the Republican leader who added that a unilateral attack on ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (Selk) have set out their views on the government’s upcoming tax reform, ...

A 29-year-old was arrested on Tuesday in the framework of police investigations into the possession of drugs and explosives. The police said on Wednesday this was the eighth person to ...

Poland shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance ...

Building applications received by the Larnaca district local government organisation (EOA) increased by 53 per cent in January-July 2025 compared to the same period last year. According to the organisation’s statistics, 1,295 ...

A 22-year-old who arrested on Tuesday in Larnaca to facilitate investigations into a drugs case, has been remanded on Wednesday for eight days by the Larnaca district court. Members of ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit widened to €4.57 billion in January-July 2025, up from €4.39 billion in the same period from 2024, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Total ...

A sunny start off for Wednesday before clouds form in the afternoon, yielding isolated showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly in the mountains. Winds will be a southwest to northwest ...

OPEC+ surprised markets on Sunday with a pledge to accelerate the unwinding of output cuts, a move that appears risky in an already oversupplied environment but may have limited impact ...

British shoppers spent more in August, helped by summer weather and stronger demand for food, furniture and back-to-school computers – though some of the increase reflected higher food prices too, the ...