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Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides on Wednesday sought to set the record straight after auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides slammed the proposed plan for a new legal service building. Earlier in the day, daily ...

Six international media freedom organisations and journalists’ associations said they were “highly concerned about the alleged surveillance of journalist Makarios Drousiotis, and the fact that there has not been a ...

Amid the beautiful setting of Agros village, over 100 people had the chance to participate in compelling experiential workshops, seminars and activities recently, as well as relax in the unique grounds ...

‘Gunboat diplomacy and strong-arm tactics belong to the past’ President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday called on his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan to work together to send a message of peace ...

King Charles arrived in France on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, during which he and President Emmanuel Macron will hope to build on symbolism and personal bonds to turn ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday presented plans to revitalise old Nicosia, including grants to boost business activity, student accommodation grants, town planning incentives and housing arrangements, and home ownership grants. ...

Politicians on opposite sides of the divide in Cyprus on Wednesday found themselves on either side of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, with Greek Cypriots expressing their support for Armenia, and ...

Doctors “were not consulted” about the planned extension of afternoon outpatient clinic hours, the doctors and clinical directors branch of civil servants union Pasydy said on Wednesday. Health minister Popi ...

The trial of a 45-year-old man accused of the premeditated murder of Ioannis Polycarpou, who was attacked by a driver while on his moped, was postponed on Wednesday. The trial ...

Cyprus has received a loan of over €350 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to boost social cohesion, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Wednesday. The loan of €369 million is ...

The commerce ministry on Wednesday defended its e-kalathi proposal, which has faced criticism, saying that it is one of the many measures it has taken to tackle the impact of ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou has urged President Nikos Christodoulides to display clarity and a readiness to undertake initiatives at Friday’s meeting with the UN Secretary-General in New York. ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets a young South African Cypriot making a name for himself on the football field In August 2023, South African defender Marko Veselinovic signed a two-year contract with AEL ...

The five Israeli nationals accused of raping a British woman in Ayia Napa earlier this month were remanded in custody for an extra day for the second consecutive day on ...

A coalition of British retail industry groups and shopworkers union USDAW has written to police leaders in England and Wales calling on them to back a plan to counter a “...

Opposition party Disy is to table a bill which seeks to ban face coverings at demonstrations and large gatherings, claiming that “disruptive elements” infiltrate such events by becoming unrecognisable. Disy ...

Football referees will return to the pitch this weekend, they announced on Wednesday following a meeting with the Cyprus Football Association and internal meetings. Earlier this week, they had called ...

Oil prices fell by more than $1 on Wednesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, with investors uncertain when peak rates will be hit and how much ...

India urged caution on Wednesday by its nationals in Canada, and those planning to visit, as relations deteriorated after each nation expelled one of the other’s diplomats in an ...

The creation of a planned Russian consular office in the north was on Wednesday unclear, with no side willing to give much away regarding progress. Both the Russian ambassador in ...

The reactivation of the Housing for All (Stegi gia olous) social platform is “imperative,” as the reasons that lead to its creation in 2019 not only continue to exist, but have ...

THE WAY THINGS ARE China’s one-party political system is not in tune with the West’s practice of democracy. Yet, as a major source of trading exchange for so ...

The 17 people arrested during the incidents in Chlorakas in late August appeared before Paphos district court on Wednesday, with their case rescheduled for October 5. The eight Greek Cypriots, eight Syrians ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos has met with counterparts from across the globe on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Alongside other commitments, he met with ...