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Egypt desperately needs a major gas discovery to shore up its declining production The submission of the updated development plan for the Aphrodite gasfield by Chevron at the beginning of ...

President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option Netanyahu’s war cabinet favors after a mass ...

Wildlife services say they probably haven’t been orphaned and you will harm their chance of survival As spring ushers in the breeding season, the serene outskirts of the Paphos ...

After a long legal battle, Polis municipality finally gets to revamp and tame a beloved slice of anarchy The Polis Chrysochous beach campsite, beloved by many for over 40 years, is ...

The situation in Israel is “very difficult”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday following a snap meeting of the National Security Council but stressed the island is not involved in ...

We have lost hope in this country, shopkeepers say The annual inflation rate in the northern part of Cyprus hit 94.5 per cent in March as Turkish Cypriots continue to experience ...

Due to the recent mass arrival of Syrian asylum seekers, and pending developments on the issue of the reassessment of Syria’s status and the designation of safe areas, Cyprus ...

Court decided that there was a risk that the Israeli government harboured intention to destroy the Palestinians of Gaza as a group Last week this column reported on an open ...

The latest evaluation report of the national health scheme Gesy raised some very important concerns, which could jeopardise its medium-term viability if not tackled in the foreseeable future. It is ...

Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first direct attack on Israeli territory, a retaliatory strike that raised the threat of a wider ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Saturday said he is concerned about a possible Iranian attack on Israel and the consequences it would have for Cyprus. During an interview at the ...

Hundreds of protestors gathered in Limassol on Saturday slamming racism outside the apartment where Bangladeshi national Anis Rahman jumped to his death to escape a police raid. Riot officers were ...

Cyprus’ contribution to the EU renewable energy target “so far is well below that seen in EU legislation”, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius said on ...

As a front-line country, Cyprus expects substantive support from the EU in the face of soaring migrant flows, President Nikos Christodoulides told a gathering of EU leaders in Vienna. According ...

It was astonishing to hear that a gymnasium student who had been sexually abused by fellow students was still expected to go to the same school as his abusers, a ...

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou has suggested that people create more rooftop gardens to help mitigate the effects of urban heat islands caused by concrete cities, which can distort temperature readings ...

Police on Friday were accused of lying over their version of events about a raid on a Limassol flat that ended with the death of one Bangladeshi national. As questions ...

The National Security Council convened on Friday to discuss developments in the Middle East as well as migration. Though no decisions were made to change security measures, there was an “...

Disagreements and problems, primarily concerning construction materials, are putting the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous highway project on ice and threaten to postpone its implementation for up to 20 years. The issues hindering the ...

Greece is to join Cyprus’ group of European Union member states which will focus on the matter of declaring parts of Syria safe, Cypriot Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on ...

House President Annita Demetriou will “send a message” to Azerbaijan over its plans to create an ‘inter-parliamentary’ group with the north’s parliament, she said on Friday. Speaking at a ...

The interior ministry on Friday officially announced that elections for European Parliament and local government would be held on Sunday June 9. The deadline to submit a candidacy was set for ...

The National Security Council will be convening at 11am on Friday, to discuss migration and regional developments. Chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides, the meeting at the palace will be with ...

Holding cells in police stations should be abolished, trade union Isotita’s police branch chairman Nikos Loizidis said on Thursday. Speaking to Alpha TV, he said problems in holding cells ...