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The Great Sea Interconnector project will not “collapse”, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Wednesday, stressing that “there is no question” of such a thing happening. Speaking to CyBC radio, ...

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu on Tuesday night reiterated his demand for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem to the Turkish Cypriot legislature as it deliberated his ‘...

The attorney for one of the defendants in the ‘golden passports’ trial told the court on Tuesday that his client should be acquitted of all charges, while accusing prosecutors of ...

France “could and should play a leading role” in efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. He told French newspaper Le Figaro that he has “...

Joining Nato “would be a natural development” for Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking to French newspaper Le Figaro, he said that “if it were possible for Cyprus ...

Disability rights groups on Tuesday demanded that the government offer them more financial benefits, saying that the government’s current plans to raise the total budget for disability benefits to €45 ...

The Greek Cypriot side is ready for a new enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem “as soon as possible”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday. “From our side, at ...

The education ministry has confirmed that the bicommunal Imagine programme will resume in January, following changes to its framework and the reissuing of circulars to schools. Education Minister Athena Michaelidou, ...

Construction waste was illegally dumped while a police station in the Troodos mountain village of Evrychou was being built, according to a report released by the audit office on Tuesday. ...

Parents’ groups on Tuesday strongly criticised a planned teachers’ strike, warning that students are being used as “leverage” for the union’s demands. The Pancyprian confederation of parents’ associations said ...

Cyprus has voted in favour of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination after a resolution was put to the United Nations’ general assembly’s third committee in New ...

Less than half of the north’s workforce are Cypriots, independent Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Aysegul Baybars said on Monday night. Addressing the Turkish Cypriot legislature as it debated the north’...

Radical measures were proposed on Monday by the scientific and technical chamber Etek as part of a broader effort to revitalise the centre of Nicosia. Presenting conclusions of a recent ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Monday described last week’s tripartite meeting she held with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman as “a very good ...

Being married to a Cypriot national does not automatically confer the right to become a Cypriot citizen, the attorney-general’s office said on Monday following a supreme constitutional court ruling. ...

December rainfall across Cyprus has reached 67 per cent of the month’s average, the met office said on Monday. Average rain since the start of the month stands at 71 millimetres. ...

A planned meeting on Monday between United Nations special representative for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara was on Monday postponed until Thursday. ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said he hopes for a solution to the Cyprus problem “so that all Cypriots can live together on a reunified island”. Speaking after the ...

Cyprus and France signed a new strategic partnership at Paris’ Elysee Palace on Monday, which declared both countries’ “unwavering willingness to substantially strengthen bilateral relations”. French President Emmanuel Macron described ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos expressed confidence on Monday that the 2026 state budget will be approved by parliament. Speaking after signing a tax avoidance agreement with Vietnam, Keravnos said he expects ...

Cyprus’ cows stepped into the spotlight earlier this week with the first screening of The World Shrinks at the Pantheon Cinema in Nicosia. The documentary tells the story of the ...

A Christmas village opened at the presidential palace on Saturday, welcoming visitors to enjoy festive activities and support local businesses. First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides said the initiative, now in ...

Measures to address overcrowding, improve living conditions, and strengthen supervision at Nicosia central prisons will be taken, Justice Minister Constantinos Fitiris said on Saturday. He was speaking after a meeting ...

The two-day search and rescue exercise Artemis 2025 has been completed, testing the country’s readiness to respond to a major earthquake, civil defence spokesman Panayiotis Liasides said on Saturday. The ...