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Kiosk owners have sent a letter to the finance ministry asking it to seek an exemption from the EU in relation to an imminent hike in tobacco taxes that would ...

Cyprus on Wednesday kicked off a core conference ahead of officially assuming the presidency of the Council of the European Union in January with topics such as defence, migration, energy, ...

On Wednesday, the weather will remain overwhelmingly clear with a chance of temporary cloudiness at times. The temperature is expected to rise to around 25 degrees Celsius inland, around 26 degrees on ...

Consumer satisfaction with internet services in Cyprus remained high in 2025, a survey conducted by the Communications Commissioner showed on Tuesday. The questionnaire, prepared by the commissioner’s market observatory team, ...

The government will push forward with its efforts aimed at modernising what President Nikos Christodoulides described as a “state of the 1960s,” he said on Tuesday evening. “We will do ...

Ensuring reliable and sustainable energy supply across Europe will be a key priority on the agenda during Cyprus’ upcoming EU Council Presidency, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday evening. “...

Due to boxes which fell from a truck, the lane of the Limassol-Paphos highway after the tunnel near Paramali currently remains closed, police said on Tuesday night. Drivers are urged ...

The decision to transfer parts of the forestry department’s responsibilities to the interior ministry lacks supporting studies and was taken without consultation, MPs at the House agriculture committee said ...

The allegations brought up by former central prisons director Anna Aristotelous against assistant police chief Michalis Katsounotos were not only unfounded but also undermined public trust in the judiciary, his ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides could in theory face perjury charges and land in jail should a former ally of his deliver on a promise to provide evidence showing that the ...

The government on Tuesday made much of the “strategic ties” between Nicosia and Washington, but offered little in the way of details of what the two countries’ chief diplomats discussed ...

The remand of five suspects arrested in connection with the murder of 30-year-old Victory Osarumen Thompson, found dead in a flat in Limassol on November 9, was renewed for another eight ...

The historically unequal power relations between men and women not only continue to exist, but any attempt to dismantle them is met with resistance from “leadership interests”, human rights commissioner ...

A 22-year-old man arrested on Monday in connection with the attempted murder of a 47-year-old businessman in July was remanded for eight days on Tuesday. The suspect faces six charges, ...

A system that remains essentially unchanged for five decades cannot respond to modern needs, teaching methods, or the dynamism required by the times, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will approach Thursday’s meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman with the same political will he has demonstrated since talks collapsed in 2017, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

The health ministry reiterated a call for the responsible use of antibiotics on Tuesday, warning that Cyprus continues to struggle with high consumption rates and growing antimicrobial resistance. The reminder ...

Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre said on Tuesday that 438 children – mostly early teens –were referred in 2024 to the Children’s House, the facility providing support to victims of sexual ...

The observatory in the case of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz on Monday once again called for his release from the central prison, arguing that the criminal offenses he was convicted ...

Police on Monday arrested a 43-year-old man accused of sharingchild sexual abuse material on social media. According to the police, the case was investigated by the police’s cybercrime department ...

France’s Louvre Museum on Monday closed a gallery hosting Greek vases and office spaces as its structures designed in the 1930s are in a dire state, the world’s ...

Cyprus’ contribution to the plan for Gaza as outlined by US President Donald Trump was part of the agenda at the meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and ...

Strong disagreements with aspects of the government’s proposed tax reform came to the fore on Monday, as parliamentarians were again urged to vote through the legislation by year’s ...

In 2024 the state-run power corporation spent €211 million on greenhouse gas emissions allowances – €45 million less than the previous year – while posting a net profit of €37 million, according to a presentation of ...