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Cyprus is this year facing a 122 per cent increase in irregular arrivals in the first seven months compared to the same period in 2021, mainly due to arrivals from Turkey to ...

The ultimatum issued to Unficyp by the ‘government’ in the north is another attempt to set in motion some kind of recognition process. There have been several such attempts over ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday told Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan the Cyprus problem needs to be solved and efforts made to revive stalled peace talks. The two chatted briefly on ...

The health ministry on Thursday signed a joint declaration of intent with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) regional office for Europe for the establishment of an office in Larnaca. “...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Thursday said she was sorry it took 17 years for Thanasis Nicolaou’s 2005 death to be properly investigated. The latest twist in the tragic tale of ...

The state budget for 2023, submitted on Thursday by Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides, has been increased by €500 million. Petrides met with House President Annita Demetriou in her office to deliver his ...

Around 29,377 Cypriots registered with Gesy have been diagnosed with symptoms associated with long Covid, according to the results of a survey by the federation of patients’ associations (Osak) presented on ...

Pensioners demonstrated in Nicosia on Tuesday in protest against what they described as government indifference to their plight. Their organisation, Ekysy, said the government had not done anything to protect ...

By Evie Andreou Despite the progress made, more action is still needed to address the impacts of climate change in the European region, according to the 7th pan-European environmental assessment, ...

The administration of the fifth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine is set to begin on Thursday, the health ministry announced in a statement. To be vaccinated with the fifth jab, ...

The state pathologist who wrote up the initial report on the death of Thanasis Nicolaou as a suicide has filed a complaint with the police watchdog unit against the police ...

Europe should show “far greater ambition” on climate change because its overall greenhouse gas emissions are still rising, and so countries must embrace recycling, tighten air quality and spend more ...

The Sovereign British Bases will need to show will in their agreement to allow development in the Lysi and Kontea areas, the house refugee committee said. In statements on Tuesday, ...

There is no doubt the reaction of the ministers of finance and transport to the allegations made against them by the auditor-general last week regarding dealings with Hermes Airports was ...

The auditor-general’s office on Tuesday called suggestions it leaked reports on irregularities in the leasing of firefighting helicopters to the press as “absurd”. The office is carrying out an ...

Nicosia on Tuesday expressed concern over an agreement signed between Turkey and the Government of National Unity in Libya, which is expected to escalate tensions between Ankara and Athens. The ...

Low-cost airline Wizz Air has brought around 400,000 tourists to Cyprus so far this year and the goal is to double that by the end of 2022, acting network officer at the ...

The cabinet on Tuesday appointed Stavros Michail as head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), a move which is hoped will offer reprieve for the embattled organisation. A government spokesman ...

Fake fan cards are not the reason football violence has broken out over the last couple of weeks, head of the Cyprus Sports Organisation (Koa) Mary Papamiltiadi said on Tuesday ...

Disabled rights group Kisoa has decried state officials for not upholding the law as a disabled woman is being restricted access to her home after a garage was illegally built, ...

Finance minister Constantinos Petrides submitted the last state budget of the Anastasiades administration to the council of ministers for approval on Friday. It continues the cautiously, prudent economic policies that ...

Libya’s Tripoli government signed a preliminary deal on energy exploration on Monday, prompting Greece and Egypt to say they would oppose any activity in disputed areas of the eastern ...

The government has launched a two-year action plan to boost the recognition of halloumi (hellim) as a true Cypriot product and increase exports. The halloumi.cy website was launched on ...

True alternatives to the Electricity Authority (EAC) for energy provision can be expected by the end of November, Charalambos Rousos, the director of energy has said. Speaking on CyBC radio ...