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The government said on Monday it hopes to table legislation reforming the pensions system by June so the reform kicks in as of January 2027. Labour Minister Marinos Moushiouttas was taking ...

Two tombs and evidence of human activity dating back to the late bronze age, 1400 BC, were discovered during excavations carried out at the Dromolaxia-Vyzakia Hala Sultan Tekke, the antiquities department ...

A four-year-old girl who had been admitted to Limassol general hospital on Saturday died of influenza type A on Monday, the state health services (Okypy) announced. “According to the attending ...

A 30-year-old man has been arrested in the north in connection with a stabbing in Larnaca last week, Larnaca police head Giorgos Charalambous said on Monday. He said the man ...

The government has terminated more than 300 rental contracts for abandoned Turkish Cypriot properties after it was found that tenants were violating their terms. Details of an audit of the Turkish ...

The use of the term ‘loonies’ to describe people with mental disabilities is a “rotten perception” and it was unthinkable that an MEP would do so, president of the Cyprus ...

The Cypriot government’s plans for its six-month term holding the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency remain unaffected by the European Parliament’s decision last week to ...

EU regulation for controlling olive oil quality including Cyprus contains serious weaknesses that risk undermining consumer confidence, according to a report by the European Court of Auditors released last week. ...

Cyprus’ Paralympic Committee on Sunday reacted with fury after member of the European Parliament and social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou labelled Paralympians with intellectual disabilities as “loonies” during a podcast ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday praised the “wise and visionary leadership” of the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, saying that the monarch “has established the Kingdom of ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Sunday defended the four stipulations which he says must be met for negotiations on the Cyprus problem to recommence in earnest, with United Nations ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said that a recent string of shootings in the north is the fault of the Greek Cypriots. “There are attempts to portray the TRNC ...

The European Commission will provide “strong political and technical support” for the Great Sea Interconnector, European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on Sunday. “I am personally very actively involved and ...

A 32-year-old man was admitted to Larnaca general hospital in critical condition after being injured with a sharp object in an attack, police said on Saturday. Police were alerted around 5.15...

A protest was held on Saturday in Mazotos by local residents against plans to install a mobile desalination plant in the area. Mazotos community leader Georgios Demetriou Paphitis said he ...

Akel is a strong and effective opposition force, party leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Saturday, unveiling the party’s candidates for May’s parliamentary elections. “The stronger Akel is in ...

A fire in a room of a two-story apartment building on Saturday caused extensive damage and saw eight people being taken to Larnaca general hospital with respiratory problems from smoke ...

The Church of Cyprus expects to elect a new Bishop of Paphos within three to four months, Archbishop Georgios announced on Saturday, saying updated bylaws will simplify the vote process. “...

Potato farmers are asking the state for a subsidy to cover damages they suffered in 2025 from heatwaves, frost and drought, while also requesting additional water to irrigate their crops at ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will pay an official visit to Bahrain on Sunday and Monday following an invitation from the country’s king, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Saturday. The ...

Cyprus “could take a decisive step” towards joining Europe’s open-border Schengen zone as soon as this spring, European Internal Affairs Commissioner Magnus Brunner said on Friday. Speaking to the ...

Closer coordination of forces across the EU are essential to combating organised crime, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris accounted on Friday. Speaking at the end of the two-day informal meeting of ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Friday said the government will bolster the island’s capacity to desalinate water, as Cyprus battles an ongoing water shortage. She said that two new ...

Commitment to freedom of the press and freedom of expression is not a priority of any single administration but an obligation of every government, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...