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August 2026 was the wettest August recorded in Cyprus in more than a century, with average rainfall reaching more than ten times the normal level for the month, the Met Office ...

Nicosia will host a bi-communal environmental cleanup on September 19, as part of the Let’s Do It! Cyprus campaign and World Cleanup Day, organisers said on Wednesday. The annual campaign ...

Spanish second-division side C.D. Eldense said on Wednesday that Argentine great Lionel Messi has reached an agreement in principle to become the club’s new owner. The Inter Miami ...

The anti-corruption authority will issue an announcement on the ‘black van’ spying case on Monday, its commissioner Haris Poyiadjis informed the House institutions committee on Wednesday. Poyiadjis was responding to ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas will be meeting his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Athens on Thursday, with talks set to focus on closer defence coordination, European defence readiness and regional ...

As autumn nears, fights between male mouflons are increasing as they vie for dominance ahead of the mating season. While these clashes are typical, they can lead to serious injuries ...

Norway’s King Harald V was laid to rest on Wednesday, in a series of ceremonies marking the culmination of 13 days of national mourning following his death at the age ...

The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (BOCCF) is announcing a contest for the illustration of the book As the Lady Says… by Maria Papandreou. The work won an award in ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides on Wednesday insisted that his party, Diko, will support President Nikos Christodoulides’ re-election campaign in 2028, pushing back on party leader Nicholas Papadopoulos’ suggestion that the party’...

Around 300 employees working in education ministry support programmes remain without unemployment benefits during the summer months, with MPs calling on the government to resolve the issue at the House education ...

 Does knowing the “average salary” in Cyprus make you feel better or worse about your own finances? Here’s why comparing your income to national averages and other people’s ...

Annita Demetriou has emerged as the leading choice among Disy members for the party’s presidential nomination ahead of the 2028 elections. The poll, conducted by IMR on behalf of news ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Wednesday called on the government to abandon its current policy of “ambivalence, doublespeak, and inertia” over the Great Sea Interconnector, stressing that the project is ...

Cyprus has the lowest suicide rate in the EU, with the island recording 3.5 deaths per 100,000 residents compared to the European Union average of 10.4. Together with Greece at 4.3 and Malta at 5.5, ...

The government on Wednesday announced two new housing schemes aimed at expanding affordable housing options, allowing families to add an extra floor to existing homes and making state-owned plots available ...

The Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) has opened applications for its sixth participatory budget, offering members funding for projects designed to produce practical benefits for both the profession and ...

The European Commission has proposed new rules for public tenders that would create an EU-wide platform to improve access and slash paperwork for companies, and give EU governments the option ...

Two 32-year-olds were on Wednesday arrested over their alleged involvement in a case of assault and acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm. Police said that the incident occurred around 9 ...

The pre-trial matters regarding the private criminal proceedings brought by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou will be completed by this Friday, according to a court ruling issued as part of ...

Russia hopes that U.S.-mediated peace talks on ending the war in Ukraine will resume soon, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. No such talks between Russia and ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday said that he had told President Nikos Christodoulides to “refrain from initiatives which undermine trust” during their meeting earlier in the day. “The ...

Safe Bulkers is looking to raise fresh capital through a private placement of approximately 12 million new common shares, with the proceeds earmarked for its newbuilding programme and potential further vessel ...

Panikkos Vakkou is expected to move from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) to the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) as an executive director, in a reshuffle that would ...

A document listing the convergences reached in talks on the Cyprus problem up to now will be ready in “a matter of days”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, following ...