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Major tarmacking projects and nighttime road works are underway across the capital, with the Nicosia municipality on Thursday urging the public’s cooperation and stressing that the upgrades will ultimately ...

MPs on Thursday grumbled about the defence ministry lacking a building of its own, continuing to be housed in rented premises costing some €800,000 a year. The matter came up during ...

Cyprus remains at the centre of EU concern over antimicrobial resistance, with the island recording some of the highest rates in Europe, experts warned during a health-focused press conference on ...

The majority of Cypriots, 69.4 per cent, live in homes they own, while only 30 per cent are tenants, according to Eurostat data released on Thursday. This places Cyprus slightly above the ...

Limassol is preparing to enforce a new system of noise pollution fines after weeks of strong reaction from residents and a series of noise measurements showing widespread breaches from bars ...

No testimony has linked the golden passports of specific individuals with contributions to Disy, the independent authority against corruption said on Thursday. The authority had investigated complaints made by Akel ...

A maritime demarcation deal signed between Lebanon and Cyprus violates the rights of Turkish Cypriots on the island and is therefore unacceptable, Turkey said on Thursday. Lebanon and Cyprus on ...

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola is looking forward to cooperating with Cyprus when it assumes the EU presidency on January 1, in a time of rapid developments and increased ...

Following a ten-day multinational cross-sector exercise in the maritime area of Alexandria, Egypt, the Cyprus national guard on Wednesday concluded its participation of “MEDUSA-14/2025.” The exercise brought together aeronautical assets ...

Lawyer Leto Kariolou, defending former deputy director of the central prisons Athena Demetriou, on Wednesday said that newly leaked allegations were part of continuous “attempts to undermine her client’s ...

Four new bills aimed at tightening alcohol consumption regulations for new drivers will be discussed by the House transport committee on Thursday, proposing to reduce the current tolerance from 9mg ...

An internationally coordinated chain of three kidney transplants involving Cyprus and Israel was successfully completed on Tuesday, giving three long-term dialysis patients a new chance at life. The procedures were ...

Deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides on Wednesday denied reports and rumours that he had submitted his resignation letter to President Nikos Christodoulides. In a written announcement he said that in light ...

The government’s draft proposals for pension reforms will centre on creating a more simplified system that will increase the benefits to low-income pensioners, reports said on Wednesday. President Nikos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides arrived at the presidential palace in Beirut at around 11.30 on Wednesday morning, where he was met by his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun. A guard of honour was ...

Overtime claimed by nurses working in state hospitals has been closely checked by the state health services organisation (Okypy), which concluded that many of the extra hours were not justified, ...

A man who was sentenced to 300 years in prison in Turkey for forgery and fraud was arrested in the north on Tuesday, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Wednesday. According to ...

By Johanna Pauls and Elias Hazou People who are dead and would be 150 if they were alive are named on rental contracts for Turkish Cypriot properties, the House refugees committee ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Beirut on Wednesday for a visit of “particular significance,” following an invitation from his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun, with specific announcements expected on energy ...

Two dead mouflon, tangled together at the base of high cliffs in Troodos were captured in drone footage uploaded to social media by Cyprus-based photographer Bora Markovic. Preliminary observation suggests ...

In a show of solidarity for men’s health, the police force has once again taken part in the annual Movember campaign. Officers had grown moustaches throughout the month as ...

A tank overturned in Klirou, Nicosia, on Tuesday, lightly injuring the three people inside. The defence ministry said the National Guard’s Cascavel armoured vehicle was in a tank driving ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou is confident that reform bills will be tabled in parliament over the coming weeks, despite the social partners saying otherwise. Addressing the pension forum in Nicosia, ...

The course of works to build a dock and install two underwater pipes to transport liquefied petroleum gas to the harbour area in Zygi (Vasiliko) highlights the inability of the ...