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Wardens at the central prison will go on strike for 24 hours on Friday next week, trade union Isotita announced on Wednesday. The union demanded the immediate termination of disciplinary proceedings ...

Energy security, coordinated action and the acceleration of electrification were at the centre of discussions at an informal meeting of EU energy ministers held in Nicosia on Wednesday under Cyprus’ ...

Negotiations on Cronos are in their final stages with first gas expected by mid 2028, Energy Minister Michalis Damianou said on Wednesday. Speaking after chairing a meeting under Cyprus’ presidency of ...

Allegations of perjury against Alma leader and former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides resurfaced on Wednesday, with letters having been sent to both the legal service and to police chief Themistos Arnaoutis ...

A 29-year-old Turkish Cypriot man has reportedly kidnapped his two-year-old child from its British mother’s home in Limassol after illegally crossing from the north, police said on Wednesday. According ...

Farmers hit by foot and mouth disease will receive compensation worth €35.6 million, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. President Nikos Christodoulides said the compensation was up to 200 per cent higher than ...

Efforts to restore the historic Sourp Magar monastery are actively underway as Armenian church representatives, heritage experts and members of the Armenian community renewed calls for urgent intervention to prevent ...

A national roadmap aimed at tackling the illegal use of poisoned baits and strengthening protection of the endangered griffon vulture population in Cyprus has been approved, the interior ministry said ...

An “ongoing” initiative with the UN chief could ultimately lead to a plan for a solution of the Cyprus problem, with the upcoming expanded meeting in the coming months to ...

Strengthening Cyprus’ deterrent capability begins with meaningful investment in the human capital of the National Guard, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Speaking on his way into a cabinet meeting ...

By Mary Michaelides Dragonflies have been around for about 300 million years – long before the dinosaurs. They were among the first flying insects to appear on Earth. They entered my life ...

European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen on Tuesday stressed the European Commission’s “crystal clear” commitment to the planned Great Sea Interconnector project, which, if completed, will link the energy grids ...

Cyprus ranked 30th among 49 European countries in ILGA Europe’s 2026 Rainbow Map, scoring 33.69 per cent on legislation and policies affecting LGBT people across the continent. The annual index, published on ...

Residential solar panel owners faced repeated production cutoffs over the past month, with some systems taken offline up to 17 times, according to media reports on Tuesday. Daily Phileleftheros cited data ...

EU ministers for housing meeting in Nicosia on Tuesday heard that the bloc requires an additional €650 billion in annual investment to meet growing housing demand, as Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou ...

The prospect of an independent criminal investigator being appointed to examine allegations made by journalist Makarios Drousiotis against a number of high-profile figures is now “out of the question”, according ...

A series of measures aimed at improving motorcycle safety will be introduced, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday, warning that motorcyclists continue to account for a disproportionate number of ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday said he wished he had never held the post and instead remained in post as Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’. Speaking during an ...

“Limited but meaningful” progress has been recorded in recent months on the Cyprus issue, the UNSG’s special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne, said on Tuesday. Speaking at an EU ...

The redevelopment of Trozena village is under investigation by the environment department following reports of possible environmental and planning violations, with inspections already carried out on site. According to reports ...

The total cost of the upcoming parliamentary elections will reach €6 million, including remunerations of €617 for presiding officers and €316 for assistant officers at polling stations, assistant chief returning officer Menelaos Vasiliou ...

Two post boxes in northern Nicosia’s old town have been repainted in their original red colour, with the Turkish Cypriot Nicosia municipality on Tuesday saying that it plans to ...

Stephanos Christodoulou did not crawl out of a cave or emerge from the sea. He just wants to see his children have better opportunities and this is why he is ...

The transfer of dead animals to a burial site designated by the veterinary services in the Palaiometocho area was completed on Monday despite protests by livestock farmers, police sources told ...