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First lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides’ demands that online activist Nicoletta Tsikkinis take down social media posts about her is “an attempt to silence and intimidate a critical voice”, Tsikkinis’ lawyer ...

The leadership of Cyprus’ police and the European Union agency for law enforcement (Europol) convened on Monday, underscoring Cyprus’ push to strengthen cooperation with European partners as it modernises its ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday said he is hoping for United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin’s next visit to the island to “yield concrete results aimed at ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades said he offered advice to his successor Nikos Christodoulides following the publication of a video which alleged campaign finance lawbreaking on the part of Christodoulides and ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said sustained efforts are under way to ensure the National Guard remains on a continuous path of development, modernisation and strengthening, so it can effectively fulfill ...

By Athena Vlachou Drugs used to treat metabolic disorders, such as Type 2 diabetes, alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice, a study led by the Cyprus Institute of Neurology ...

Alzheimer’s is one of the most painful diseases to witness, not only because of what it does to the person who has it, but because of what it does ...

A nationwide operation targeting people residing illegally in Cyprus has been underway since Sunday morning, with authorities already making dozens of arrests, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said. According to a ...

A huge, 38-metre wall mural has just been completed on Trikoupi street in old Nicosia – the latest step in the ongoing project to re-brand and rejuvenate the walled city. Trikoupi, ...

Cyprus’ potential participation in the US-led Peace Council for Gaza does not entail any financial commitments or payments by the Republic, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said. In a statement to ...

Young people are not disengaging from public dialogue out of indifference, but because they feel politically invisible. That is the central finding of new research by the Cypriot NGO AKTI ...

A 41-year-old man was taken to Paphos general hospital with a knife embedded in his abdomen, as police investigate a case of premeditated murder committed late on Saturday night in ...

Police are investigating an attempted murder in Larnaca after a 40-year-old man was reportedly attacked with a knife early Sunday morning. A 33-year-old suspect has been arrested under a court ...

The trade deal signed between the European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur will bring about greater stability for Cyprus and its farmers, Commerce and Trade Minister Michael Damianos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has been invited to join the Gaza Board of Peace, according to reports on Saturday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that Christodoulides has taken receipt of a ...

Conservation work at the mosque and the old schoolhouse in the Limassol district village of Ayios Thomas has begun, bi-communal technical committee on cultural heritage co-chairman Ali Tuncay said on ...

Cyprus has been “paired” with County Leitrim as part of Ireland’s preparations for its takeover of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency in the second half ...

The police are treating a fire which broke out in a car dealership in Paphos as arson, Paphos police assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou said on Saturday. He explained that ...

Cyprus has welcomed the US announcement on phase two of the Gaza Peace Plan, saying that it is a vital step in enabling the transition to the stabilisation efforts.  “Cyprus ...

Honey production in Cyprus has fallen by as much as 30 per cent in recent years of adverse weather, reflecting mounting pressure on the island’s beekeeping sector from environmental stress, ...

Deputies decided to deal with the issue of their so-called parliamentary immunity, after the allegations of violent behaviour made against Disy deputy Nikos Sykas by his partner. It was not ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Friday announced plans for the north to create its own credit card system. Speaking at a joint press conference with Turkish Vice President ...

Cyprus is “the most important element of Greek foreign policy”, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Friday. Addressing his country’s parliament, he said that the island constitutes “the ...

The social support body never received any donations in cash, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday, as the government continues to face criticism over a video widely shared on ...