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Opposition party Akel on Tuesday lambasted the interior minister’s positive spin on the migration agreement announced last Thursday by the EU ministerial council. In its statements, Akel bashed the ...

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled two laws passed by parliament aiming to reduce the impact of increasing fuel costs to consumers were unconstitutional, as they violate the separation of ...

Two British lawyers arrived in Cyprus on Monday to assist with ongoing investigations of the anti-corruption authority, one of the cases thought to relate to the ‘golden passports’ affair. The ...

After a barrage of allegations pointing to a coverup, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou on Monday announced a new team of police investigators are re-examining a 2012 road death. Over 10 years since ...

A second Turkish Cypriot halloumi producer landed a Protected Designation of Origin for its hellim/halloumi, it emerged on Monday. According to Turkish Cypriot press reports, the producer is called ...

Former Kiti Bishop Chrysostomos, who was found guilty of sexual assault, might be placed on a forced sabbatical by the Holy Synod, since filing an appeal against the ruling by ...

Around 54 per cent of Cypriot consumers are not sure whether the products they buy are genuine or not, according to a study carried out by the European Union Intellectual Property ...

Irregular doctor charges and long waiting times for appointments are not widespread, head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning programme, ...

Τurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday made the north of Cyprus the destination of his first overseas visit following his reelection last month. He arrived on the island ...

Nearly two years after the catastrophic fires of July 2021, which left four dead and forced the evacuation of ten villages, a 69-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in jail ...

Will have huge impact on northern Cyprus The appointment of Turkey’s secretive intelligence chief as the country’s new foreign minister is a sign that Turkish foreign policy, which ...

More than 900 traffic violations were recorded around the island in 48 hours this weekend, police said on Sunday. They were recorded from Friday until early in the afternoon on Sunday. According ...

The man who runs a successful business selling homemade halloumi out of his van A career change is never easy. Many of us consider it, even attempt to turn it ...

Archbishop Georgios said on Sunday he determined not to allow a schism to develop in the Church of Cyprus. He was asked to comment following the second refusal of Bishop ...

Key vote looms on future of EU nature restoration The vote on the future of nature restoration is one of the most important decisions the EU has ever been faced ...

The conundrum of driving in Cyprus By Christakis Peristianis Some years ago, when the pandemic was still in its initial stages, the then Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis commented on the ...

Sixteen kilos of cannabis was found in the luggage of a man arriving at Larnaca airport, police said on Sunday. The 28-year-old was remanded for eight days by Larnaca district ...

Limassol police have launched a murder inquiry after Christos Charilaou, 39, was killed outside a house in Parekklisia, Limassol on Saturday night. Police received information at about 11.45 on Saturday night that ...

President Nikos Christodoulides suffered a few embarrassments in his first hundred days in office, mostly related to some bizarre appointment choices, but these could be put down to inexperience as ...

Christodoulides undermined by appointments, Cyprus problem and cost of living allowance On balance, Nikos Christodoulides’ first 100 days as president have been somewhat underwhelming – a view shared by many mainstream and ...

A small minority will not be allowed to tarnish Cyprus’ reputation, which has been built over many years, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Addressing the bank worker’s union, ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry has already made demarches to countries taking part in a military exercise with Turkey and the north, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Christodoulides said that these ...

A grandfather and grandmother and their two grandchildren were injured in a car crash in Xylophagou on Saturday, Famagusta police said. According to Famagusta police spokesman, Steve Theodoulou, the incident ...

Limassol court on Saturday remanded a teen for six days, on suspicion of having stabbed another young man at an internet café. According to police, the court decided that the 17...