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A solution to the Cyprus problem is “key” for further integration of the European Union, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. “The resolution of the Cyprus problem is important because ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said the government is working to create the conditions for the creation of a “regional security and cooperation organisation” for the wider Middle East. Addressing ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday offered criticism for President Nikos Christodoulides, whom he accused of “ignoring” the Turkish Cypriots over plans to construct a pipeline to transport Israeli ...

Unions on Monday reiterated their position on the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) following their meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said. Letymbiotis said that during the ...

A 60-year-old cyclist from Austria died on Monday after being run over by a 32-year-old driver in Limassol, police said. The incident occurred at around 1.30pm, when the 32-year-old was ...

Lorry drivers at Limassol port began an indefinite strike on Monday, citing “zero response” from the port’s management company Eurogate despite raising multiple concerns. Last week’s meeting with ...

The civilian case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July continued on Monday, with two prosecution witnesses, both of whom took ownership ...

The imminent reform of the legal service is “possibly the biggest yet” and as such “demands very cautious and wise handling”, attorney-general George Savvides said on Monday, calling on MPs ...

The island’s first interactive museum guide powered by artificial intelligence, called Tefkros, was unveiled by the Bank of Cyprus cultural foundation on Monday. The innovation marks a new step ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Monday once again declared his opposition to the idea of Turkey joining the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) defence procurement, describing the ...

Greek Paralympic champion Charalambos Taiganidis broke the world record for continuous open sea swimming, covering an astonishing 149 kilometres. His support crew said the achievement sends “a global message of endurance ...

The cooperation of everyone is needed to implement tax reform as of January 1, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding that any delay would be to the detriment of improving ...

Several Cypriot supermarkets have recently proceeded with the introduction of electronic shelf labels (ESL’s), replacing paper price tags as most of us know them. The supermarkets say the move ...

A 31-year-old man was remanded in police custody for eight days on Sunday by Limassol district court after he was arrested the previous days in connection with the murder of ...

The government has begun testing a new system to detect and disable illegal mobile phones in the central prisons, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Saturday. The move marks the ...

Around 36,000 hunters are expected to take to the fields of Cyprus on Sunday, the start of the small game hunting season, game and fauna service spokesman Petros Anayiotos said on ...

A 55-year-old man arrested on Friday evening during a police operation targeting illegal hunting in Cyprus was on Saturday remanded for four days by the Nicosia district court on Saturday. ...

Cyprus has deployed a ten-member team and its police patrol boat Kantara to participate in a Frontex-led maritime operation in Greece, aimed at protecting the European Union’s external sea ...

The next meeting on the cost of cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) is expected to mark the signing of a final agreement following months of negotiations between unions, employers and the government, ...

An innovative digital application that is expected to transform the way visitors discover and experience the island is set to be developed following the signing of an agreement between the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Cairo on Saturday afternoon for the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, one of the most significant cultural projects in modern Egypt. The ...

Greek Paralympic champion Charalambos Taiganidis has embarked on a remarkable endurance challenge to break the world record for continuous open-sea swimming. Starting from Paphos harbour at 6am on Friday, his ...

Tempers flared among members of parliament over the matter of the Great Sea Interconnector on Friday as the House finance committee discussed the energy ministry’s budget. The flashpoint came ...

Social partners failed to reach a final agreement during lengthy negotiations on Friday at the ministry of labour, despite signs of progress in discussions over a new framework for the ...