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Cyprus ranked 30th among 49 European countries in ILGA Europe’s 2026 Rainbow Map, scoring 33.69 per cent on legislation and policies affecting LGBT people across the continent. The annual index, published on ...

Residential solar panel owners faced repeated production cutoffs over the past month, with some systems taken offline up to 17 times, according to media reports on Tuesday. Daily Phileleftheros cited data ...

EU ministers for housing meeting in Nicosia on Tuesday heard that the bloc requires an additional €650 billion in annual investment to meet growing housing demand, as Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou ...

The prospect of an independent criminal investigator being appointed to examine allegations made by journalist Makarios Drousiotis against a number of high-profile figures is now “out of the question”, according ...

A series of measures aimed at improving motorcycle safety will be introduced, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday, warning that motorcyclists continue to account for a disproportionate number of ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday said he wished he had never held the post and instead remained in post as Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’. Speaking during an ...

“Limited but meaningful” progress has been recorded in recent months on the Cyprus issue, the UNSG’s special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne, said on Tuesday. Speaking at an EU ...

The redevelopment of Trozena village is under investigation by the environment department following reports of possible environmental and planning violations, with inspections already carried out on site. According to reports ...

The total cost of the upcoming parliamentary elections will reach €6 million, including remunerations of €617 for presiding officers and €316 for assistant officers at polling stations, assistant chief returning officer Menelaos Vasiliou ...

Two post boxes in northern Nicosia’s old town have been repainted in their original red colour, with the Turkish Cypriot Nicosia municipality on Tuesday saying that it plans to ...

Stephanos Christodoulou did not crawl out of a cave or emerge from the sea. He just wants to see his children have better opportunities and this is why he is ...

The transfer of dead animals to a burial site designated by the veterinary services in the Palaiometocho area was completed on Monday despite protests by livestock farmers, police sources told ...

Disy is beginning to pull out a lead ahead of Akel, according to the latest poll ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary elections, with both parties vying to be the largest ...

Copper slag dating to the Late Roman period has been discovered in the Aliki area of Larnaca during archaeological work carried out in 2025, the department of antiquities said on Monday. ...

The court of appeal on Monday ordered a retrial of Georgios Christodoulou Zavrantonas, who was in 2022 sentenced to 22 years in prison for the possession of 15 kilograms of cocaine. Zavrantonas’ lawyer ...

A billboard paid for by the Elam party expressing opposition to marriage and adoption by same-sex couples has been spray-painted over. The billboard in question, placed on a rooftop in ...

‘Don’t wait for the fire – prevent it. Fire protection starts with you‘ is the slogan of this year’s Forest Protection Week, which was launched on Monday. Speaking at ...

A total of one million flow reducers for showers and two million aerators for taps will be distributed to reduce water consumption, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou announced on Monday. “If ...

European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen has reiterated the European Union’s support for the Great Sea Interconnector, which, if completed, will link the energy grids of Cyprus, Greece and Israel, ...

A report into accusations made by journalist Makarios Drousiotis against a number of high-profile figures, centred on allegations of abuse of a woman named only as ‘Sandy’, was handed by ...

British Minister for European Relations Nick Thomas-Symonds said on Monday his presence on the island was a “historic moment” as he joined counterparts from the EU at the informal European ...

A long-awaited road linking the Famagusta area’s Deryneia and Sotira was officially delivered on Monday, with Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades describing it as a major boost for connectivity and ...

Science and innovation can help chart pathways to resilience and safeguard marine ecosystems, contributing to a productive and sustainable ocean, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis said on ...

An investigative team has prepared a report on the progress of inquiries so far into the ‘Sandy’ case and submitted it to the chief of police for review, police spokesman ...