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Civil servants’ union Pasydy on Monday called for prison inmate reduction and action on staffing shortages after inmates started a fire at the central prisons on Sunday that left a ...

Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias on Monday said that Cyprus, as far as his country’s armed forces are concerned, “lies nearby”, in his message issued to mark the 52nd ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday stressed that he is ready to attend an enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem as soon as this summer but said that the possibility of ...

British Cypriot MP Nesil Caliskan expressed gratitude for outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who is set to resign on Monday and be replaced by former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham. ...

Political parties on Monday condemned Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus, with the day marking exactly 52 years since troops first landed on the island. Disy said that “this dark anniversary is ...

Turkey’s foreign ministry on Monday stressed that the actions it took in Cyprus fell in line with its rights and responsibilities under Cyprus’ 1960 Treaty of Guarantee in its own ...

Greece’s foreign ministry on Monday said that the country “remains ready” to contribute towards efforts to bring about a solution to the Cyprus problem, in its message issued to ...

Monday marked exactly 52 years since Turkish troops landed in Cyprus, commencing an invasion which would reshape the map of the island, realign its political and demographic balances, and cause Cyprus’ ...

The fire brigade is preparing emergency measures ahead of a forecast heatwave, with a national coordination meeting scheduled for Tuesday to review fire prevention and response plans, spokesperson Andreas Kettis ...

Childhood cancer rates in Cyprus have emerged as a concern among health experts, with recent data indicating incidence levels above the EU. According to the Cyprus 2025 Cancer Country Profile prepared ...

The British father arrested following the death of his three-year-old son after a fall from a fourth-floor hotel window in Paphos will remain in custody until the expiry of his ...

The buffer zone that traverses the island’s divide has developed into an unexpected area of biodiversity, with nature expanding in areas where human activity has been limited for decades. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said there have been “developments” regarding the case of Tasos Isaac and Solomos Solomou, who were both killed during two separate demonstrations in the buffer ...

Pension reforms are progressing as planned, with pensioners expected to see higher payments from February 1, 2027, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Friday. The minister said the bill covering the first ...

Seatrack systems installed on beaches to give people with mobility disabilities safe access to the sea are being damaged through misuse, sometimes preventing wheelchair users from entering the water, the ...

No response on McIntyre’s employment status after May 2025 The Anti-Corruption Authority issued an announcement on Friday denying there was any substance to public claims “doubting the validity and impartiality ...

Maria Panayiotou will leave her post as agriculture minister, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Friday, as the prospect of a cabinet reshuffle appears to draw closer. He told ...

The 46-year-old woman who was shot by her husband, a police officer who subsequently died by suicide, has regained consciousness at Nicosia general hospital, police said on Friday. Investigators are ...

The cabinet has approved the development of a Limassol Mall, ending a lengthy process involving competing applications for two shopping centres planned just 300 metres apart and paving the way for ...

Planned reform to sick leave rules must not undermine the rights of employees with genuine medical conditions, union officials said on Friday as the government moves to tighten controls on ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Friday described UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ upcoming visit to Cyprus as “very significant”, saying it marks the first visit by a UN chief to the ...

Cyprus is experiencing increasingly intense desert dust episodes as climate change accelerates changes in atmospheric conditions across the Levant. According to an international study involving researchers from the Cyprus Institute ...

The key prosecution witness in the trial of Giorgos ‘Zavrantonas’ Christodoulou – facing charges of importing 15 kilograms of cocaine with intent to sell – told the court on Thursday that he had ...

The attorney-general is expected to decide on Friday whether criminal proceedings will be brought against the 37-year-old British father remanded following the death of his three-year-old son, who fell from ...