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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 ...

Eva Umlauf was two years old when she and her mother were freed from the Nazi death camp Auschwitz in January 1945. She says she is horrified to see that more ...

The lack of a Cyprus-owned air ambulance sees the health insurance organisation (HIO) spend an approximate €2.6 million per year on external air lifting services, with the majority of the services ...

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday dissolved parliament and announced snap elections for next month as he seeks to extend his hold on power by running for prime minister. ...

Delays in providing schoolbooks and installing air conditioning in classrooms, as well as the fact that hundreds of pupils are attending school in prefabricated buildings, has prompted primary teachers’ union ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Wednesday acclaimed what he described as a “show of power in Cyprus”, when his country deployed frigates and F-16 fighter jets to the island ...

The British father charged following the death of his three-year-old son at a Paphos hotel has asked the attorney-general to suspend the criminal prosecution against him, his lawyer told the ...

The European Researchers’ Night will return to Nicosia on Friday, September 25, 2026, marking 20 years of bringing science and research closer to the public in Cyprus with an event at the Cyprus ...

Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. sank five Iranian oil tankers, in the biggest declared wave of tit-for-tat attacks ...

A major international success was achieved by Andreas Shiamishis, the Cypriot Chief Executive Officer of HELLENiQ ENERGY, who secured first place as top CEO in the “Mid-Cap Oil & Gas” ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit widened sharply in the first seven months of 2026 as imports rose by 11.4 per cent, significantly outpacing the growth in exports, according to provisional data released by the ...

Gan Direct is preparing its strategy for the next chapter of its development, focusing on specialisation, the growth of its private clients and corporate businesses, and its gradual expansion into ...

President Nikos Christodoulides’ meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday ended with no joint statement, with the pair going their separate ways following around an hour and a ...