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The government’s plans to reform the pension system were on Wednesday presented to trade unions and other stakeholders, with President Nikos Christodoulides hailing the plans as “the largest and ...

Reservoirs received around 140,000 cubic metres of water in just 24 hours, with about 118,000 cubic metres flowing into Kouris reservoir alone, the Water Development Department said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

More than 100 livestock farms where animals were culled as a result of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak have already received compensation, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Wednesday. Speaking to CyBC, ...

Cyprus’ agricultural organisations Pek, Eka and Panagrotikos on Wednesday expressed their concern over persistent water shortages, saying that problems continued despite recent rains, potentially affecting the upcoming potato planting season. “...

The European Union’s support for the Great Sea Interconnector project constitutes a “shield” against expected opposition to the project from Turkey, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday. He ...

The British bases on Wednesday said they were on “full alert” ahead of the start of the Ambelopoulia migratory season at the end of August, with measures to protect the ...

Iran has considered targeting US and British military assets in Europe, including Cyprus, if Washington escalates its conflict with Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people close to ...

Decisions over possible disciplinary action in connection with last month’s fire sparked by the destruction of munitions at the Kalo Chorio firing range are expected next week, defence ministry ...

An 82-year-old woman died of injuries sustained in a traffic accident earlier this month in Limassol on Tuesday. She had been hospitalised after being injured in a traffic accident on ...

Patients should exercise caution when using artificial intelligence to diagnose symptoms or make decisions about treatment, the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (Osak) warned on Tuesday, as doctors also begin ...

The UK’s foreign office has updated travel advice for British nationals visiting Cyprus, following a BBC report that at least 30 children have been conceived through IVF using the wrong ...

A navtex will be issued “as soon as possible” to inform ships between Cyprus and Crete that seabed surveys are going ahead before the laying of cables for the Great ...

Turkey is making a regional “comeback” and has gained an enhanced role through the recently signed Mecca Agreement, international affairs expert Constantinos Filis said on Tuesday, warning that Ankara is ...

Hotel unions warned on Tuesday of further action over the alleged use of third country workers through labour agencies, saying the practice is undermining labour protections across the industry. Both ...

A 51-year-old monk accused of attempted murder at the Ayios Neophytos monastery in the Paphos district village of Tala will remain in custody until October 7 after the Paphos district court ...

Only three per cent of teachers in Cyprus are under 30 years of age, a figure which constitutes the joint-lowest proportion in the European Union, alongside Portugal, according to a European ...

Hunters have been urged to exercise particular caution and strictly observe hunting regulations ahead of the opening of the summer hunting season on Sunday. The Cyprus hunting and wildlife conservation ...

The Nicosia district government is awaiting access to a €2 million fund which was approved to help deal with dangerous buildings, with the matter of dangerous buildings having become a point ...

Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Menelaos Menelaou and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s undersecretary Mehmet Dana are to meet on Thursday, according to reports on Tuesday. According to the Cyprus ...

At least 30 children have been conceived through in vitro fertilisation using the wrong sperm or egg donors at clinics in northern Cyprus, according to reports on Tuesday. The BBC reported ...

The foreign ministry has in recent days been telephoning diplomatic missions in Nicosia, urging them not to attend a briefing on the Cyprus problem which is due to be given ...

Larnaca’s upgraded Pattichio Municipal Park has opened to the public after an eight-month delay, with new walking and cycling paths, viewing points, a playground and a botanical garden. The ...

Heavy rains on Monday saw the fire service in Nicosia respond to several incidents including flooded basements, blocked stormwater drains and people trapped on flooded roads. The fire service said ...

Emerging security architecture in the Middle East risks leaving Cyprus with less control over its own security as regional powers are pushed towards competing alignments, area studies analyst and research ...