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Forty-six-year-old Costas Soteriou was on Tuesday sentenced to 28 years in prison at the court on the British base of Dhekelia for the murder of Charalambos Constantinides. He was handed a “...

The Forestry Department has failed to protect Cyprus against fires due to both insufficient air and ground-based equipment, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said in a report made public on Tuesday. After ...

The Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evel) has cautiously welcomed President Nikos Christodoulides’ latest pledges for the city, backing the vision but pressing the government to deliver clear deadlines ...

Bowel cancer screening kits are now being sent to men and women aged 74 years old across Cyprus, the health ministry said on Tuesday. A ministry spokesperson told the Cyprus Mail ...

Cyprus’ next parliamentary elections will be held on May 24, 2026, the interior ministry announced on Tuesday. The parliament will be dissolved on April 23, 2026, and the proclamation of the elections will be ...

Israel’s easing of humanitarian aid access to Gaza is insufficient, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, warning its ally that the new offensive on Gaza had to stop ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday welcomed the European Commission’s latest economic forecast, describing it as a “clear endorsement of Cyprus’ resilience, stability and prudent policymaking”. Speaking during the opening ...

By Philippa Tracy Who was Eileen O’Shaughnessy? She is perhaps better known as the first wife of writer George Orwell (Eric Blair). In a particularly burdensome moment of what ...

Hungary’s parliament approved a bill on Tuesday that will start the country’s year-long withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court, which Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government said ...

Three sculptures by Cypriot artists will be on permanent display at Larnaca’s newly launched Mesoyios (Mediterranean) artists’ park by the end of the year. Katerina Stavrou and her work ...

The presentation of the ground-breaking exhibition Unseen Gaze – The Hidden Portrait under Titian’s Ecce Homo has now moved to Nicosia – a visual revelation that has captivated both the scientific ...

Deputy Minister for Shipping Marina Hadjimanolis on Monday called for deeper inclusion of women in the maritime industry, during the ministry’s third annual event in Limassol to mark the ...

Larnaca’s paved areas will now be sparkling with the new high-pressure machine the municipality has received, which will remove grime with a jet of boiling water. The municipality announced ...

Paphos is joining nine other European regions in the EU-backed Smart-Tour initiative to boost digital and sustainable tourism as part of its strategy to become a forward-looking destination. According to ...

The case against former Sigma TV journalist Giorgos Tattis and Turkish Cypriot former MEP candidate Oz Karahan was adjourned on Tuesday until June 20. Tattis and Karahan were arrested in October ...

The Trump administration has intensified its campaign against what it describes as ideological bias and antisemitism in higher education, launching a new federal enforcement unit and terminating millions in research ...

The group of governments whose bonds get the highest ranking just got smaller, after the United States lost its last triple-A credit rating from Moody’s. The agency on Friday ...

Trade union Isotita has opposed the content of the revised plan for the evaluation of teachers, prepared by the education ministry and set to be passed by the cabinet on ...

Britain is to regulate buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders from next year in a shift the government said would give shoppers stronger rights and more protections from the “wild ...

A man was arrested on Monday for driving a stolen car, after he was stopped in Kokkinotrimithia for a routine check. The 33-year-old driver was driving without a driving licence ...

A 34-year-old food delivery driver was assaulted in Limassol on Monday night by about ten hooded people. The police said an unknown person approximately 20 years of age approached the delivery ...

Tuesday will be mainly fine, with temperatures reaching 31C inland, 27C along the coast and 22C in the highest mountains. Winds will be a northwest to northeast gentle to moderate ...

France and Germany are moving towards a joint European energy policy based on technological neutrality, marking a new phase in nuclear energy, according to Andreas Poullikkas, professor of energy systems ...

The price index for construction materials in Cyprus recorded a 1.2 per cent increase during the period from January to April 2025, compared with the same period in 2024, according to the state ...