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The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is both technically and financially viable and must go ahead, former finance minister and Disy MP Harris Georgiades said on Monday. He was speaking as ...

A 29-year-old was arrested on Monday evening in connection with a homophobic attack at the weekend. The attack, outside a nightclub in Limassol on Saturday night, was allegedly carried out ...

A marathon session of the Holy Synod court was held on Monday, as a trial got underway for monks involved in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal. The monks chose to ...

The cattle breeders’ coordinating committee on Monday expressed fury over the European Commission’s decision to provide €39.5 million in aid for the Turkish Cypriot community as part of its latest “...

A 96-year-old, permanent resident of London, was killed in a fatal accident in Larnaca on Sunday, police announced on Monday. The accident happened at 8.10pm on Sunday on the motorway ...

A 19-year-old has been arrested in Paphos for conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, hunting in a restricted area, transporting an assembled hunting rifle and failing to comply with a game ...

A decision to allow girls into the national guard when they graduate secondary school on a voluntary basis is in its final stages, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Monday. “...

The government on Sunday said Turkey is using the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) to avoid its obligations to claimants who were displaced in 1974 and won cases in international courts. The ...

The Great Sea Interconnector project will go ahead “if its financial viability is ensured”, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday. Speaking at the Thessaloniki international fair, he said, “...

Will the government cross the Rubicon, take the plunge – pick your idiom – this coming Tuesday when all the players sit down in Nicosia for a powwow on the Great Sea ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said that “no matter how hard some people try and would like us to, we do not forget” Turkey’s invasion of the island in 1974. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to meet with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on September 23, according to reports. The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Sunday reported that the pair will meet ...

“The invasion and occupation is not a historical event, but our daily experience,” Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Saturday. Speaking at an event organised by the village of Lysi’...

Monks involved in the Osiou Avakoum Monastery scandal have selected a new lawyer for their appearance at the Holy Synod court, after their original choice was rejected by the church ...

Boat owners at Larnaca marina protested on Saturday, voicing concerns over rising docking fees and the management of the marina. The protesters marched from Larnaca marina to the entrance of ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promoting Cypriot gastronomy and supporting rural communities at the 45th Kolokasi Festival in Sotira on Friday. In his speech, Ioannou ...

Works to remove a total of 130 speed bumps and raised crossings are underway, with some being left for 2025 and others further down the line as part of reconstruction works. Senior ...

Parents of students at the new Apostolos Loukas Special School in Limassol expressed concerns on Friday about unfinished construction as the first day of school approaches. According to the parents’ ...

Cyprus’ nominee for European Commissioner Costas Kadis is likely to be named commissioner for the Mediterranean and the environment, according to reported leaks published on Friday. The leaks were published ...

A trilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt will take place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York between September 22 and 29, ...

People “seem to forget what they said a year ago, two years ago, or three years ago” about the Great Sea Interconnector, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. He was ...

The Paralimni and Deryneia municipality on Friday called on the government to take action after mayor Giorgos Nikolettos and Deryneia deputy mayor Nikos Lillis were both reportedly placed on a ...

The new academic year for secondary schools began on Friday with a total of 42,650 students registered. Marking the start of the new academic year, President Nikos Christodoulides and Education Minister ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said Cyprus “cannot function in 2024 under the terms of 1960” in response to the audit office’s charge that the government’s plans to reform it ...