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Thursday’s scheduled session of the House plenary was postponed due to the dearth of items on the agenda, but had it been held the position of acting House Speaker ...

The apparent inroads made by the broader Israel lobby into Cypriot political life erupted into a full-blown row between Akel and Disy on Thursday, after the launch of the Cyprus ...

The European Union’s next multiannual financial framework, its budget for the period covering the years between 2028 and 2034, may be more than 10 per cent smaller than the initial proposal submitted ...

President Nikos Christodoulides was on Thursday one of 17 European heads of government to sign a letter calling for an end to the European Union’s budgetary rebate system, in which ...

More than 1,200 tonnes of used cooking oil have been converted into biodiesel through Cyprus’ Tiganokinisi programme, raising more than €770,000 for environmental projects in schools. According to the education ministry, more ...

Israel said commercial goods were no longer entering Gaza over what it said was a dispute over taxes between local merchants and Hamas, shutting off a vital source of food ...

A one-day exhibition and open studio arrives this Saturday, October 17 in Mammari village. Artist Maria Byron Panayidou, also known as New and Reborn by B, presents her original handmade ceramics, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides “has become a prisoner of rising ultranationalism”, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Thursday, as he reflected on his decision to withdraw from last month’...

A law barring the publishing or broadcasting of political messaging on the eve and day of elections, intended to prevent influencing the outcome, is obsolete and needs to change, MPs ...

Unions told MPs on Thursday that hiring nurses from third countries will not resolve understaffing in hospitals, whilst the health ministry presented the plan as a “temporary solution” until efforts ...

The amended bill on pension reforms is expected to be delivered to the social partners on Friday, with Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas hoping that the government will be able to ...

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the execution of the Fort Hood gunman would not be livestreamed but that immediate families of the victims would be able to view ...

MPs on the House health committee on Thursday pressed officials over who is responsible for policing plasmapheresis, after hearing that a Larnaca centre ran some six machines without an operating ...

Last checked: October 13, 2026 EU, EEA and Swiss citizens do not need a visa for Cyprus. British, US, Canadian, Australian and many other passport holders can make short visits without a ...

A National Guard conscript remains intubated in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest while carrying out cleaning duties near a guard post in the Faneromeni area on Thursday. According to ...

Recent rainfall across Cyprus has benefited the agricultural sector, with farming organisations welcoming the wet weather and reporting no significant damage on Thursday. “The rains were very beneficial in every ...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Thursday rejected calls to resign as thousands of student-led protesters smashed windows and fought running battles with riot police firing water cannon and tear ...

Disy has asked whether Akel wants to be “on the same side as Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and Turkey”, in a retort to the party’s criticism of a new pro-Israel ...

The Bank of England is working with banks on deep cyber-recovery options, its deputy governor Sarah Breeden said on Thursday, arguing they can no longer assume their defences are impenetrable ...

Centre-right European political group the European People’s Party on Thursday called for the “timely completion” of Cyprus’ accession to Europe’s border-free Schengen zone at the conclusion of its ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Thursday highlighted the growing importance of innovation to national security, as Cyprus hosted the European Union’s EUDIS Defence Hackathon for the first time, bringing ...

The Cyprus Red Cross Society and the Lexus Cycling Dream Team have unveiled the ‘Race of Love 2026’, a challenging 165-kilometre cycling route centred on giving and solidarity. The event was ...

Akel has accused Disy, Diko and Elam of turning the House into a lobby for Israel, after the three parties launched a parliamentary group with the Israel Allies Foundation. In ...

Cyprus and Brazil have established a joint business and investment council to strengthen economic cooperation and create new opportunities for companies in both countries, following three years of efforts by ...