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European leaders descend on Cyprus to attend an informal European Council summit on the island. They are expected to be joined by leaders of Middle Eastern countries later in the ...

Cyprus’ traditional parties are all set to lose seats at next month’s parliamentary election, according to a poll which was published late on Thursday night. The poll, which was ...

A recent survey by primary school teachers’ union Poed, published on Thursday, found that 95 per cent of the 1,017 teachers who participated reported an increase in incidents of school violence and ...

The House plenum on Thursday accepted four referrals made by the president, and rejected one, relating to laws passed previously concerning property foreclosures and the rights of debtors. The plenary ...

France “loves” Cyprus, the country’s president Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, as he held a joint press conference with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace in ...

The House approved new refugee legislation on Thursday, establishing a revised legal framework for asylum procedures in line with the EU migration pact, with the law set to take force ...

Surplus electricity generated by household solar panel systems will no longer be written off following a unanimous vote in parliament on Thursday. The decision partially accepts a referral by President ...

Agricultural organisations rejected the ongoing farmers’ protests over the foot-and-mouth outbreak on Thursday, as police warned that gatherings could increase transmission risks and involve individuals unrelated to the livestock sector. ...

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday said that his country has “something to learn” from Cyprus as it prepares to take over the Council of the European Union’s rotating ...

Suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Thursday alleged he has been the target of a “coordinated and relentless war” aimed at his “political and moral extermination”, according to a written ...

Three environmental organisations on Wednesday accused the government of sidestepping legally binding conditions for the protection of the Akamas peninsula, warning that planned works on a key road risk further ...

Moroccan nationals who studied at universities in northern Cyprus staged a protest outside the country’s parliament in Rabat on Wednesday over the Moroccan government’s decision to cease its ...

The Iranian embassy in Nicosia on Wednesday denied allegations levelled at the Iranian government by the State of Israel that it had aided the smuggling of explosive drones to Cyprus. ...

The rejection of the Annan plan to reunify Cyprus by the Greek Cypriot electorate in a referendum in 2004 constituted “a serious loss for the entire island”, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday expressed his delight at the European Union’s 27 member states agreeing to establish an ad hoc working party to draft an accession treaty for Montenegro, ...

Approximately five per cent of Cyprus population are refugees, ranking the island first among the three countries recording the highest share of immigrants in the European Union, a report by ...

All the competent state services will be on alert “throughout the summer” to prevent and combat wildfires, fire brigade chief Nikos Longinos said on Wednesday during a visit to inspect ...

Cyprus has two cultural heritage projects recognised in the European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards 2026, placing the country in a prominent position ahead of the awards ceremony in Nicosia in ...

Less than one quarter, around 18.6 per cent, of Cyprus’ total area are covered by forests, ranking the island below overall European levels, according to data published by Eurostat on Wednesday. ...

An application to annul a search warrant issued in the high-profile ‘Sandy’ case will be heard before the Supreme Court on Thursday at 8.30am. The request concerns a warrant executed ...

Five laws concerning foreclosures have been sent back to parliament by President Nikos Christodoulides, who said they were unconstitutional, legally vague and may adversely affect the economy and banking system, ...

Immediate action is being taken on 15–20 high-risk buildings in Larnaca, local authorities said on Wednesday as they increase efforts to address unsafe properties that threaten public safety. A six-member team ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will brief EU leaders in person at the informal summit taking place in Cyprus on Thursday and Friday. Zelenskiy, who had initially been expected to address ...

Royal Navy fliers deployed to Cyprus have passed the six-week mark of safeguarding the island from drone and missile threats, amid heightened regional tensions following recent attacks on British bases. “...