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The old GSP is set to become a new dining, retail and public services hub after PHC Ltd secured the contract to operate five commercial units at the redeveloped site, ...

Newly sworn in Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis pledged to deliver “tangible results” and build on the work of his predecessor Maria Panayiotou after being sworn in on Thursday as part ...

The 31-year-old man who stabbed a woman multiple times at a supermarket in northern Nicosia was on Thursday brought before a court in northern Nicosia and remanded for a single ...

President Nikos Christodoulides heaped praise upon his government and upon the ministers whom he relieved of their duties as their replacements were sworn in on Thursday morning. “With feelings of ...

A €31 million reform will deliver the first comprehensive and holistic modernisation of Cyprus’ Social Welfare Services, affecting every aspect of their operation, department director Maria Kyratzi said on Wednesday. “This ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday accused Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel of having unduly interfered in last year’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, which saw him unseated ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday said that President Nikos Christodoulides rejected a proposal for more landmines to be cleared across the island, which was made by United Nations ...

Trade unions announced on Wednesday that hourly paid government employees will stage a nationwide 24-hour strike on September 17 unless the government submits a revised pay proposal before then. After rejecting ...

Around 35 per cent of free water-saving equipment kits have already been distributed to households across Cyprus as part of the agriculture ministry’s “Water, for Tomorrow” campaign, the ministry said ...

The drug squad (Ykan) is investigating possible trafficking routes through the north used to bring the stimulant Captagon into the government-controlled areas, as the substance emerges as one of the ...

Communities affected by the wildfire sparked at the Kalo Chorio firing range have unanimously renewed calls for the facility to be relocated. The defence ministry also pledged to cover all ...

Cyprus-born actor Jonny Coyne, best known for his roles in The Mandalorian & Grogu, The Mandalorian, The Blacklist and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, will return to the island as ...

A group of four Pakistani nationals reportedly planning to travel illegally to Cyprus through Saudi Arabia was among seven passengers stopped by Pakistani authorities on Wednesday in an investigation into ...

Three farmers were taken to a police station for statements on Wednesday after a group of breeders blocked the entrance to the Veterinary Services headquarters in Nicosia, demanding payment of ...

The government will remain firmly on a centre right course following President Nikos Christodoulides’ partial cabinet reshuffle, deputy spokesman Victor Papadopoulos said on Wednesday. Papadopoulos said the government’s political ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman will meet under UN auspices on August 26 as preparations continue for a new expanded conference aimed at reviving the peace process. ...

A 34-year-old Israeli tourist has died after drowning while swimming off the coast of Limassol, police said on Wednesday. At around 3.30pm on Tuesday police were informed of an unconscious ...

Forest fires have lasting effects on biodiversity with some regions taking decades or even centuries to become mature forests again, forestry department spokesman Glafkos Kyriakou said on Tuesday. He said ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday unveiled a partial cabinet reshuffle which will see four ministers replaced. The reshuffle affects the transport ministry, the agriculture ministry, the deputy ministry of social ...

Discussions between Cyprus’ two sides are underway to organise a new meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, with the aim of bringing about the conditions ...

An 18-year-old man appeared in court in Lefka on Tuesday, accused of having assaulted his 48-year-old fiancee, who is currently undergoing treatment in hospital. In court, a police officer explained ...

All countries in the region have “a responsibility to protect water resources” and in this context the Nicosia district government organisation EOA signed a memorandum of cooperation on Tuesday with ...

A 17-year-old boy from Romania died in a Limassol hospital on Tuesday after being seriously injured in a traffic accident on Sunday. Mario Gabriel was riding a motorcycle when it ...

Six organisations have joined forces to protect three of Cyprus’ most iconic birds of prey through a new EU co-funded conservation programme aimed at tackling the main threats driving their ...