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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “illegally occupies northern Cyprus” in his address to the United Nations general assembly. “The latest country ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met on Thursday in New York with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, saying later that the UN chief is “considering” a three-way meeting, noting though that there ...

The transport ministry opposes any change to Makarios Avenue in Nicosia that could force the repayment of EU funds, the House transport committee heard on Thursday. Evi Anagiotou, the ministry’...

Elected representatives and residents of the Nicosia district village of Mitsero and seven other nearby villages held a demonstration outside the Supreme Court on Thursday against plans to build an ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Thursday said that the state will operate with a budget surplus “for the third consecutive year” next year, as he presented next year’s state ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis met the United Nations’ Cyprus problem envoy Maria Angela Holguin in New York, the Greek foreign ministry said on Thursday. Neither Gerapetritis, nor Holguin made ...

Nicosia Mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Thursday rejected the view that closing the capital’s central Makarios Avenue to traffic is the main issue facing the street, warning instead against a ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Thursday lambasted President Nikos Christodoulides’ speech at the United Nations general assembly and the accusation of “hypocrisy” he had levelled at Turkish President ...

Representatives of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) will meet Denia village mukhtar Charalambos Alexandrou on Thursday, following Wednesday’s buffer zone altercation near the Nicosia district village, ...

Turkey is “closely monitoring military developments on the island of Cyprus”, the country’s defence ministry’s spokesman Zeki Akturk said on Thursday, offering criticism for the Republic of Cyprus’ ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos held what he described as a “frank exchange” with Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly in New ...

President Nikos Christodoulides called for the “development” of the natural gas located under the seabed off the coast of Cyprus “as soon as possible” when he met American multinational oil ...

For the first time, the public can explore art and antiquities at the presidential palace through a new guided visit programme, it was announced on Wednesday. The “Presidential Palace Open ...

Four defendants in the golden passport case that includes former transport minister Marios Demetriades denied 25 new charges on Tuesday. Defence lawyer Elias Stefanou told the Nicosia permanent criminal court his ...

A committee representing shopkeepers and residents in old Nicosia demanded on Wednesday that Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos resign, hours after he told a Disy delegation that the municipality has drawn ...

The defence ministry has described ready-made army meals found at temperatures below food safety requirements as an “isolated case”, as it responded to a series of findings by the Audit ...

Domestic and gender violence are on the rise, taking their toll on funds being made available to the Women’s House, a sanctuary for female victims and their underaged children, ...

The Pomos reservoir has the highest water level among the main ones in Paphos, at 67.8 per cent full, the Water Development Department announced on Wednesday. It is followed by the ...

Organic farming now accounts for 8.6 per cent of cultivated land in Cyprus, exceeding the national target of 7.5 per cent set for 2027, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Wednesday. Speaking during ...

With petrol prices already at an average of €1.7 per litre and diesel over €2, there seems to be no room for optimism regarding the trend prices will follow in the near ...

The 2026 Limassol Wine Festival will open on Saturday with mayor Yiannis Armeftis saying the municipality is ready to welcome thousands of visitors for nine days of music, food, wine and ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told British Prime Minister Andy Burnham that any solution to the Cyprus problem must guarantee the “equal international status” of the Turkish Cypriots, when the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has told British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to give the Republic of Cyprus’ relations with its neighbours “serious consideration” when making decisions regarding the use of the ...

The United Nations is “continuing its efforts” on the Cyprus problem, its envoy Maria Angela Holguin said, after she met President Nikos Christodoulides on the sidelines of the UN general ...