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A 69-year-old man who was jailed for eight years over the 2021 Arakapas fire has been acquitted on appeal, with the Court of Appeal unanimously overturning his conviction on Tuesday after ...

The Bulgarian father charged in connection with the deaths of his two young sons, who were found dead in a car in Xylofagou on June 28, has been denied bail to ...

The role of personal doctors has come under scrutiny as part of a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on our national health system (Gesy). The report, titled ‘Strengthening primary ...

Both the European Commission and former energy minister George Papanastasiou found themselves at odds with incumbent Energy Minister Michael Damianos on Friday over Damianos’ claim that the planned Great Sea ...

Apollo Global has agreed to buy easyJet in a deal that values the European budget airline at about £5.70 billion ($7.7 billion), the companies said on Thursday, as rival suitor Castlelake abandoned ...

Energy Minister Michael Damianos on Thursday welcomed the entry of French investment group Meridiam as the majority shareholder in the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), saying the move gives the project “...

French asset management firm Meridiam took a majority share in the Great Sea Interconnector on Wednesday, buying Greece’s independent transmission system operator (Admie) out of its controlling stake. The ...

Plans to boost participation in the labour market of people with disabilities were announced by President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday, who stressed the government aims for the them to “work, ...

The British father accused of negligence after his son fell to his death from a fourth-floor window of a seafront hotel in the Paphos district village of Chlorakas was on ...

There was a time long, long ago when the journey was as much part of any holiday as the destination. This used to be true of flying as well prior ...

First coined by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and adopted frequently by Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman ever since, the phrase “this time must be different” has become one of ...

The cabinet on Thursday approved a new annual grant scheme for undergraduate nursing and midwifery students, with Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides describing it as “a particularly important step towards addressing “...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday announced plans for a new enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem to be convened “after adequate progress” is achieved on the matters of ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said he will do “everything I can to support” Cypriots in their path towards a solution to the Cyprus problem, after he met ...

“This incident rattled us,” Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Monday unveiling a national rapid response plan to improve coordination between emergency services and prevent a repeat of the seven-hour ...

Parents often joke about nearing care home age when getting out of the car requires a grunt or two, while their children likewise quip that they should be treated well ...

In the end, Fidias Panayiotou was the only Cypriot MEP who voted to reject the temporary reinstatement of ‘Chat Control’ legislation, which nevertheless passed with what can only be described ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will remain central to the country’s energy transition as the government pushes ahead with investments in electricity networks, energy storage and conventional generation ...

No criminal wrongdoing was found on the parts of any of the public figures who appeared in a video which was leaked in January alleging  campaign finance lawbreaking on the ...

€23 million goes in the bin Parliament’s rejection on Tuesday of legislation introducing a municipal waste landfill tax has left Cyprus facing the loss of €23 million in European funding. The ...

A popular jumping location at the Cape Greco sea caves was fenced off in May over safety and environmental concerns. However, during a recent visit, the Cyprus Mail observed multiple ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is to visit Cyprus before the end of this month, the Cyprus Mail understands. Competent sources have informed the Cyprus Mail that Guterres will make ...

The question of whether Cyprus should join Europe’s border-free Schengen zone will be effectively placed before the Council of the European Union in September, with the European Commission having ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed Cyprus’ path towards joining Europe’s border-free Schengen area when they met in Paris on Tuesday, deputy government ...