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A meeting between UN Secretary-General and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday finished after an hour, following the latter’s comments that only a state solution can be the ...

Plans are afoot to abolish the practice of paying multiple pensions to government officials, it was revealed on Friday. Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said the government “is determined to continue ...

Limassol’s central Anexartisias street will become a one-way street from the end of 2025, the city’s council decided on Thursday. Preparations for the road to become a one-way street ...

A total of four migrant boats were spotted off the coast of Cape Greco at around midday on Friday, according to reports. The first was brought ashore at the Golden ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview with British newspaper the Daily Telegraph that “one tiny mistake” could turn Cyprus into “a new Gaza”. He said, “a mistake ...

The temporary jetty which is being constructed off the coast of Gaza to facilitate the receipt of aid under Cyprus’ Amalthea plan “will be completed within 15 days”, it was learned ...

The House on Thursday passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and for continued support to the maritime aid corridor known as ‘Amalthea’ despite the Israeli military’s ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition politicians made some very pertinent points regarding a new peace process, in an article published in the last Sunday Mail, which the Greek Cypriot leadership should take ...

A whopping €2.5 billion in taxes is owed to the state, of which €1.1 billion are deemed doubtful as to whether it can be collected, a report released Thursday found. The findings ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou Lawmakers heard on Thursday that a warehouse where medicines were being stored and which was recently flooded, was unfit for purpose – a fact known ...

Cyprus is looking for “immediate solutions” to deal with the migration crisis, House president Annita Demetriou said on Thursday, in a meeting with Lebanese ambassador Claude El Hajal. The meeting ...

More than €8 billion of major developments have been planned to be carried out in Cyprus, the Association of Large Investment Projects’ chairman Andreas Demetriades said on Thursday. Demetriades was speaking ...

Two flamingos observed at the Larnaca salt lake have been determined to be living to a ripe old age, environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus reported. In a post on social media ...

The foreign ministry has requested that the investigation into the attack on NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK) staff in Gaza be swift, thorough and accountable, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said ...

Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who won a second term in office in a landslide victory on Sunday, was once a footballer in Cyprus. Imamoglu, who was born near the Black ...

With one of Christianity’s most important dates fast approaching, several church scandals have dominated the headlines during the Lenten period that again raises the question of how much longer ...

Cyprus currently has no firefighting aircraft available to use in case of a forest fire, as temperatures begin to soar, it emerged on Wednesday. The statement was made by senior ...

Cabinet on Wednesday rubberstamped a memorandum of cooperation between Cyprus’ police and the FBI (US Federal Bureau of Investigation), describing it as a significant development. A justice ministry announcement said ...

MPs on Wednesday repeated a variation of ‘show me the money’ during a House ethics committee discussing the amount of cash flowing into the country, amid fears of ongoing money ...

Water leakage into medical storage facilities of the health ministry through a damaged roof, resulted in large quantities of medicines being destroyed it was revealed on Wednesday. The incident happened ...

Two more boats carrying 263 irregular migrants were spotted on Tuesday night by authorities who proceeded with a rescue operation bringing the passengers to the safety of the Larnaca port. Another ...

The answer to the barrage of criticism by opposition parties over the government’s decision not to extend the tax discount on fuel beyond last month was provided by the ...

Exams sat by prospective teachers to gain a post in public schools came under scrutiny on Tuesday after dramatic failure rates were recorded for those wishing to teach Greek and ...

House President Annita Demetriou and the finance minister got into a verbal spat on Tuesday after the former complained again that the latter is not following proper procedures in submitting ...