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The government has welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s decision to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) until January 31, 2027, reaffirming its support for renewed ...

The United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted the resolution renewing the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) for one more year, until January 31, 2027. There were 13 votes ...

A police officer was remanded in custody for four days on Friday after being arrested on suspicion of repeatedly giving his personal mobile phone to a detainee while on guard ...

Around 13.6kg of TNT have disappeared from a National Guard firing range near Kalo Chorio in the Larnaca district, prompting an immediate investigation, the defence ministry confirmed on Friday. The ...

Irene Charalambides, currently an MP for Akel, has signalled that she is preparing to contest the May parliamentary elections, with indications pointing to a candidacy on the Alma party ticket ...

The City of Dreams Mediterranean casino-resort in Limassol has failed to meet revenue expectations, documents to be discussed at the House on Monday show. The findings are contained in the ...

A series of judgments by the international protection administrative court which cleared the way for the expedited the return of Syrian nationals whose appeals had been rejected have been welcomed ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has proposed three dates to Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman for their next meeting, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. He told the Cyprus News Agency ...

There is “no clear timetable for the next steps” on the Cyprus problem after this week’s tripartite meeting ended without agreement, according to reports on Friday. The Cyprus News ...

The government is aiming for a comprehensive reform of the pensions system to come into force by January of next year, labour minister Marinos Moushiouttas announced on Thursday. Speaking on ...

A bill was tabled in parliament on Thursday aiming to make the independent social support body more transparent by obliging it to publish the names of donors along with the ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Thursday expressed disappointment over the lack of progress achieved at Wednesday’s tripartite meeting on the Cyprus problem, while the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin ...

The new Polis Chrysochous hospital will be completed and ready to operate by September 2028, President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Thursday, following a meeting at the presidential palace with the Polis ...

Pafos FC chairman Roman Dubov on Thursday promised that his team will “come back stronger” after they were eliminated from the Champions League on goal difference on Wednesday night. “Our ...

Members of the Kurdish community in Cyprus marched through central Nicosia on Thursday, protesting the situation in Syria’s Kurdish-held Rojava region, as parliament passed a resolution calling on the ...

Disy’s Limassol branch issued a firm defence of the presumption of innocence regarding MP Nikos Sykas after his exclusion from the election ballot over an allegation of domestic violence. ...

The forestry department announced on Thursday it is preparing amendments to modernise the framework regarding the leasing of state forest land, following scrutiny triggered by a critical audit report. In ...

Pakistan “has broken the silent process” of the United Nations security council’s renewal of the mandate of its peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp), President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. “...

The next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem will take place “when conditions are ripe”, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said. Speaking after a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio ...

Business owners operating out of Turkish Cypriot properties expressed growing anger on Wednesday over steep rent increases imposed under amended legislation governing Turkish Cypriot properties, according to the small shopkeeper’...

Three of Cyprus’ six members of the European parliament said they would attend a same-sex wedding if invited. Disy’s Loucas Fourlas, Diko’s Costas Mavrides, and independent Fidias Panayiotou ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday called for the European Union to maintain a “forward-looking cooperation and a constructive dialogue” with the United States. “This longstanding partnership must be preserved ...

The north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler has been reported to the police over allegations that he coerced university officials to award degree certificates to his political allies under false ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “seriously disturbed” by the lack of progress achieved on the Cyprus problem since last month’s tripartite meeting involving his envoy Maria Angela Holguin, ...