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Cyprus has topped the chart for prison overcrowding, with a staggering 166 inmates per 100 places. The country’s prison records do not stop here, as it is also first for the ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled against auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ opposition to the dismissal proceedings brought against him by attorney-general George Savvides. In a unanimous decision, the court ruled ...

The Cyprus government ‘doesn’t have a leg to stand on’ by leaving migrants stranded in the UN buffer zone for close to a week, sources close to the matter ...

Forget for a second the complexity of the coming elections for the new system of local government – the smorgasbord of different ballots, candidates galore, and so forth. Because it turns ...

Workers at the Larnaca port staged a protest on Friday morning against former port operator Kition Ocean Holdings. The protest was held over fears regarding whether they will be paid ...

Cabinet’s decision earlier this week greenlighting the amendment of a law to allow foreign university branches to operate in Cyprus could be a ‘game changer’ for the island’s ...

The government on Wednesday clinched a deal with Larnaca port and marina workers who were fired by Kition Ocean Holdings. Talks lasted for four hours in a marathon session meeting ...

Cyprus can be considered as Qatar’s “ambassador in Brussels”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking after the arrival of Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ...

Thanasis Nicolaou’s mother has fought cancer twice. But her biggest battle is uncovering the truth behind her son’s murder. In an interview with the Cyprus Mail, Andriana Nicolaou ...

An ‘unprecedented mass claim’ of Laiki and Bank of Cyprus depositors and bondholders amounting to US$600 million was dismissed at the International Arbitral Tribunal of the World Bank, the Legal ...

Within the next two weeks answers will be given for several stalled infrastructure projects, Minister of Transport Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning programme, Vafeades first ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Tom Cleaver President Nikos Christodoulides met Chinese ambassador Liu Yantao on Monday to discuss the increasingly fractious dispute over the liquefied natural gas terminal (LNG) being ...

The Green party on Sunday charged that dozens of pigeons died in Nicosia’s old town after someone poisoned them. “This is a crime of huge proportions. Some may not ...

The temporary jetty constructed by the United States forces to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza has been moved into place, the US Central Command announced on Thursday ...

The government was in contact with Lebanese authorities on Tuesday over statements made by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who called on Lebanon to “open the sea” so that Syrian migrants ...

By Andria Kades and Tom Cleaver UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Monday said she would be preparing a report after her visit, and meet with UNSG Antonio Guterres in ...

Buried behind closed doors lies a legal practise that allows people with disabilities to be forcibly sterilised if their guardian deems them unfit to be a parent. Branded as a ...

The murder of Thanasis Nicolaou “proved the existence of the deep state”, the Green Party said on Saturday. They said his mother Andriana Nicolaou was “finally vindicated” by the Limassol ...

By Andria Kades and Jean Christou The death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005 was a crime and he died of strangulation, rather than suicide a judge ruled on Friday. ...

Cyprus on Thursday joined in the celebrations for Europe Day with events and ceremonies across the island marking the occasion – with the added significance of May 1 also commemorating the 20th ...

President Nikos Christodoulides stressed “the importance of Easter” and extended his wishes for the wellbeing and success of all Cypriots while delivering a televised speech to the nation. Christodoulides acknowledged ...

Cyprus hails EU €1 billion support package to Lebanon By Nikolaos Prakas The EU has offered Lebanon a financial package of €1 billion, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides had attempted to make “firefighting moves” to prevent a case being filed for the removal of Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides, he said on Tuesday. Speaking after a cabinet ...

The continuation of humanitarian aid relief to Gaza through the Amalthea plan is dependent on “favourable circumstances”, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Monday, adding that preparations are ongoing. ...