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Temperatures will climb to around 31C across the interior and the south and east coasts on Saturday, with isolated showers possible over Troodos after noon. According to the Met Office, ...

October is here, and soon Halloween events and spooky gatherings will fill the cultural agenda. While many of those tend to be for children, this upcoming event is definitely not. ...

A host of experts and professionals will be discussing modern challenges and new approaches at Cyprus 9th Safer Gambling Conference on October 12 in Nicosia, titled ‘The Future of Player Protection: ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has reiterated that there is “no other option” than resolving the Cyprus problem, saying the Greek Cypriot side is ready to resume negotiations immediately ahead of his ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos has called for greater flexibility in EU spending rules to allow Cyprus and other member states to support households and businesses while investing in energy security, ...

Almost every civil servant has again being rated ‘excellent’, with the public service commission lamenting the reviews on Friday as “disappointing”. The commission’s chief George Papageorgiou presenting the body’...

Two men aged 20 and 26 were arrested after police found more than a kilo of cannabis, 50g of cocaine and 95g of cannabis resin in an apartment in Limassol on Friday. ...

Two 14th-century Byzantine icons depicting the Evangelists Matthew and Mark have been repatriated to Cyprus after being smuggled following the 1974 Turkish invasion, the bishopric of Morphou announced on Friday. The ...

The interior minister has “been misinformed” about the Hambis Printmaking Museum, founder Hambis Tsangaris said on Friday, following remarks to media that the administrator of Turkish Cypriot properties had undertaken ...

Diko and trade union SEK found common ground on Friday in discussions on mandatory provident funds and other main aspects of pension reforms, with Diko president Nicholas Papadopoulos saying the ...

Cyfield is in talks to partner with Chinese state-owned contractor China Harbour to complete the stalled liquefied natural gas terminal at Vasiliko, as six companies have expressed interest in taking ...

A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody for seven days by the Famagusta district court on Friday, after being extradited to Cyprus over the burglary of a jewellery store in ...

A miniature Swiss railway in Emba, Paphos, will open to visitors on Sunday, October 18, for its third annual open day, offering a family attraction while raising funds for the Paphos ...

Problems at Limassol primary schools were discussed on Friday during a visit by MPs, who identified overcrowding and security issues as pressing challenges. The first stop for members of the ...

Cyprus and Saudi Arabia will sign a memorandum of cooperation in the energy sector on Monday, when Energy Minister Michael Damianos meets his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, in ...

Women now outnumber men at every level of Cyprus’ civil service, including senior management positions traditionally dominated by men, according to figures presented by Public Service Commission (PSC) chairman Giorgos ...

Cyprus has committed €13.5 million to European Space Agency (ESA) programmes for 2026 to 2028 as it seeks to strengthen its domestic space industry, support technology businesses and expand its role in Europe’...

Cyprus and Italy are seeking to deepen maritime cooperation and expand business partnerships across the blue economy, with officials from both countries highlighting opportunities in shipping, port infrastructure, logistics and ...

The legal service will not agree to drop the charges against five defendants in the central prisons’ documents trial, prosecution lawyer Vasilis Bissas told the Nicosia criminal court on Friday. ...

A total of 932 requests for Gesy beneficiaries to receive medical treatment abroad were approved out of 1,304 submitted during the first year since responsibility for the process was transferred to the ...

Cyprus and Israel will hold a new round of online talks next week to reach an agreement on the cross-border gas reservoir between Cyprus’s Aphrodite field and Israel’s ...

A funeral was held on Friday for 12-year-old Miray Bicer, who died when the ferry on which she was travelling sank off the coast of Kyrenia in August. The service ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday that civil servants must “meet the expectations of society” as he received the civil service commission’s annual report at the presidential palace. Christodoulides ...

Eleven organisations, including Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) and the Cyprus Peace Council, said on Friday that Cyprus should not host the Israeli basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv’s EuroLeague home games, which ...