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The government’s handling of the ‘videogate’ affair leaves a great deal to be desired, and it even suggests the administration may have been subjected to extortion, opposition Akel said ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday said that plans for a status of forces agreement to be signed to allow for French troops to be stationed in Cyprus ...

Police on Monday continued investigations into ‘Sandy’, looking into claims of supposedly dodgy money transfers allegedly paid as ‘hush money’ to the woman, the central figure in the affair. The ...

Efforts were made to prevent Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa from participating in last week’s summit of European and regional leaders in Nicosia, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. Al-Sharaa ...

Strict adherence to European Union protocols is essential in addressing the threat of foot and mouth disease, President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday while signalling his willingness to meet livestock farmers ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Monday expressed confusion at Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras’ plans to stage a protest over perceived delays in progress towards redevelopment of the town’s port ...

The wealth declarations of current and former government ministers were published on Monday, showing a marked disparity among the political class. The filings concerned the ministers affected by the cabinet ...

A renewed United Nations initiative on the Cyprus issue is already in progress, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, indicating that diplomatic efforts to resume negotiations have been ongoing since ...

First Lady Philippa Karsera, currently serving as Director of Consular Affairs and Schengen at the foreign ministry, was on Monday promoted to permanent ambassador. The Public Service Commission said she ...

Electricity Authority (EAC) unions signaled on Monday that further industrial action is on the way, following their 24-hour strike last week. Last Thursday the EAC headquarters and customer service offices ...

The government’s ‘e-Kalathi’ application “essentially goes unnoticed”, supermarkets’ association chairman Andreas Hadjiadamou said on Monday. He had been asked by the Cyprus News Agency whether the application has had ...

Recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean underline the urgent need for a solution to the Cyprus problem, Secretary General of PEO union Sotiroula Charalambous said on Monday, warning that the ...

There have been no unjustified price rises at supermarkets since conflict broke out in the Middle East at the beginning of last month, the consumer protection service’s competition branch ...

The immediate demolition of an unauthorised massage parlour operating on a state-owned coastal plot in Protaras was ordered by the interior ministry on Monday, while a parallel police investigation has ...

A Turkish settler re-entered a designated “frozen area” within the United Nations buffer zone in Avlona on Monday, carrying out unauthorised agricultural activity despite intervention by peacekeeping forces, according to ...

The informal European Council held in Cyprus on Thursday and Friday has strengthened the country’s international standing and reinforced its role in shaping European policy priorities, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

A motorcyclist died in a traffic accident in Akrotiri on Saturday, while his female passenger was injured when their bike crashed with a car, the British Bases said. The driver ...

A 60-year-old cattle farmer from Yeri was admitted to intensive care on Saturday after suffering a heart attack shortly after his animal unit tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease. The incident ...

The government spent around €140,000 to rent 12 armoured limousines for the transport of EU leaders during this week’s informal summit, with costs expected to be reimbursed through the EU budget. ...

Deportations have reached 535 since the start of the year, the justice ministry said on Saturday, alongside 2,052 voluntary departures. According to official figures, 578 arrests and 529 irregular arrivals were also recorded between ...

Cyprus has demonstrated its ability to influence developments beyond its size, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, following the informal European Council meeting held on the island on Friday. In ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has expressed the hope that the informal meeting of EU and regional leaders that took place in Cyprus on Thursday and Friday will be the beginning of ...

Restoration work has begun on the roof of the Apostolos Varnavas church in the Famagusta district village of Engomi, technical committee on cultural heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris said on Friday. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides during a press conference at the Informal EU Heads of State summit in Nicosia on Friday, urged restraint and diplomacy amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, ...