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Cyprus faces mounting international scrutiny after a global report on organised crime warned that individuals within the Cypriot state are acting in ways that support criminal networks. The global initiative ...

Cyprus and Greece both have a duty to “defend security and stability” in the two countries and the wider region, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday at the conclusion ...

The governments of Cyprus and Greece on Wednesday agreed to “update the economic and technical parameters” of the Great Sea Interconnector project, which, if completed, will link the electricity grids ...

Cyprus was hit by a second earthquake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, as reported by the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, at around 4.30pm on Wednesday, According to the centre, the earthquake ...

Both the Cyprus chamber of commerce and industry (Keve) and the employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev) on Wednesday welcomed the European Court of Justice (ECJ)’s overruling of parts of ...

The Limassol district court on Wednesday approved the filing of private criminal charges against five people – former state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos and four former police officers – in relation to their ...

Cyprus’ upcoming EU Council Presidency Council could boost EU relations with Turkey, President Nikos Christodoulides told the Financial Times in an interview published on Wednesday. “We cannot change our geography. ...

Hailstorms and rain are expected to strike the island in the higher mountains and inland from 11am to 5pm, with a yellow weather warning in effect, the meteorology department said ...

COP30 has started at Belem in Brazil, but with low expectations. Not only under President Trump the US has pulled out of the Paris Agreement – starting January – but his administration ...

The government hopes that the contentious issue of the cost-of-living-allowance (CoLA) will at long last be settled after the employers’ side accepted its revised proposal, however the trade unions that ...

Cyprus is under migratory pressure due to the disproportionate level of arrivals over the last year and will therefore be eligible to access the ‘solidarity pool’, the EU’s solidarity ...

The government is promoting various measures for the modernisation of the environment for investments and the aviation sector is of particular importance, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Tuesday. Addressing ...

A former cadre of the Disy party on Tuesday accused ex-president Nicos Anastasiades of lying, in an ongoing spat between the two that also dragged in the former lead negotiator ...

A man and a woman were remanded for seven days on Tuesday morning in connection with the murder of Victory Osarumen Thompson in the early hours of Sunday in a ...

The Law Office on Tuesday clarified that the official inquiry into Takata airbags had included the years 2023 and 2024, rejecting claims that these periods were excluded, after families said they had ...

The cabinet approved measures on Tuesday to combat antimicrobial resistance and hospital infections, which health minister Michalis Damianos described as “one of the most serious threats to patient safety and ...

Two bills restricting and monitoring property purchases by third country nationals have been submitted to the House of Representatives, Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Tuesday. He told a press ...

During 2026, the government intends to continue its policy of returns of irregular migrants while at the same time pursuing efforts to integrate lawful migrants into Cypriot society, the deputy minister ...

The interior minister on Monday revealed a set of ambitious goals for next year, including making housing affordable and slashing red tape. Constantinos Ioannou was speaking in parliament during a ...

Cyprus’ forthcoming undertaking of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency in the first half of next year presents a “golden opportunity” to the defence industries of both ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday said he is “optimistic” that there will very soon be “positive results” in efforts to bring about a resolution between workers and employers on the ...

The Iranian bombs targeting Tel Aviv visible from the island in June, then the devastating wildfires in July. Then came international media reports on Turkey allegedly planning to more than ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Sunday discussed the future of Gaza with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar. “Of course, issues concerning our region were discussed, with an emphasis on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said the government is undertaking the “necessary processes” so as to avoid a repeat of Saturday’s brief confrontation between Turkish military forces and Greek ...