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A man who last year branded one of the north’s opposition ‘MPs’ a “terrorist” was on Thursday handed one of the north’s highest ranking civil service jobs, being ...

A US travel association, a top Democrat, and would-be travellers from Europe and Australia are bristling at President Donald Trump’s new plan to require Europeans and other visitors using ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has proposed a tradeoff, where Cyprus would join Nato’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme in return for the resumption of Cyprus peace talks and Nicosia gradually ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman agreed “that the real aim is the solution of the Cyprus problem with political equality as described by the United Nations ...

An evening dedicated to empowering women during all stages of their reproductive health is coming up at a Nicosia gallery. A day of talks will unfold at the AG Leventis ...

Authorities on Thursday cautioned the public to be wary of a new type of phone scam where the caller pretends to be a doctor asking for money in return for ...

OpenAI and its largest financial backer, Microsoft, were sued in California state court on Thursday over claims that OpenAI’s popular chatbot ChatGPT encouraged a mentally ill man to kill ...

Lidl Cyprus continues its dynamic growth with a new, fully upgraded store at 51 Kyriakou Matsi Avenue in Agios Dometios, ready to welcome consumers from the wider Nicosia area with high-quality ...

Russia’s Foreign Ministry called on Thursday for Britain to disclose what a British soldier killed in Ukraine was doing there, and accused London of directly helping Kyiv to carry ...

Investors evaluating what is the best cryptocurrency to invest in for maximum returns have been closely comparing legacy memecoins like Dogecoin with emerging DeFi projects attracting rapid early demand. This ...

More than two thousand blood bags were donated by national guard personnel in 2025, the National Guard said on Thursday. “Through this initiative, the National Guard highlights its contribution to society ...

The European Commission on Thursday issued a formal warning to Cyprus for failing to meet its obligations under the EU water framework directive. The commission sent a reasoned opinion after ...

The agriculture ministry has completed the payment of financial support to landowners in the Akamas region.  A total of 1,559 applicants received €1,913,616.71, the ministry confirmed. The support relates to the year 2025 ...

MPs on Thursday held a first discussion of the amendments that the political parties will table regarding the government’s tax reform bills, with four of the parties – Disy, Diko, ...

The European Commission has launched the next stage of infringement procedures against eight EU member states for failing to apply stronger rules on renewable energy.  Cyprus, Greece, France, Italy, Hungary, ...

European Union governments want to agree on Friday to freeze Russian central bank assets immobilised in Europe for as long as necessary, replacing the need for a vote to renew ...

The cabinet has greenlit up to €18.8 million in financial assistance for around 8,600 farmers whose crops were damaged by prolonged drought and severe weather in 2025. Grain farmers bore the brunt, with 8,000 ...

The bank of Cyprus oncology centre on Thursday reported a serious breach of personal data, raising concerns about the security of sensitive patient and employee information.  The centre has filed ...

New Justice Minister Constantinos Fitiris on Thursday pledged immediate steps to address severe failings in the prison system, following a damning report by the European council. The minister spent more ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman paid a joint visit to the Committee on Missing Persons’ laboratory in the buffer zone in Nicosia on Thursday, ahead of ...

The civil defense service said most of the tent encampments across the enclave were flooded, and it received more than 2,500 calls for help. Some of the belongings of displaced people ...

Larnaca was officially named European capital of culture for 2030 on Thursday, following a closely contested process against the rival city of Limassol. The announcement concludes an arduous battle between the ...

The European Commission on Thursday sent Cyprus a reasoned opinion over its “shortcomings in the implementation of airport security and surveillance”, while also raising wider concerns about the state of ...

Internet usage is near-universal among Cyprus’ population but is highly dependent on age and educational background, according to the results of a survey released on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical ...