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A hand grenade exploded outside the home of an elderly couple in Paphos on Thursday evening, the police confirmed on Friday. The police said the explosion occurred at around 10.30pm ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s wife Sibel Tatar on Friday said she is considering entering frontline politics after having “received an offer” from former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator ...

By Marko Ljubicic If you’re from Nicosia, chances are you have a strong opinion about the city’s old town. You’re either drawn to its serpentine streets, its ...

It is a Thursday night and the old town of Nicosia is calm yet there is always a buzz within the walls. Beer bottles clink, coffee cups are brewing, guide ...

The government’s planned reforms to the pension system are being drawn up “precisely in the spirit” of May Day, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said at an event held to ...

The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap), in collaboration with Constantinou Bros Hotels, is hosting 36 members of the British Guild of Travel Writers in the city as part of a destination ...

The European Union “is our common home”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, as Cyprus marked 22 years since its accession to the trading bloc. He described Cyprus’ joining of the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday vowed not to “fall for the provocation” of recent comments made by both President Nikos Christodoulides and government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis in relation ...

President Nikos Christodoulides listed the achievements of his government which he says have been to the benefit of workers in his address to mark May Day on Friday. “May Day ...

Two people were hospitalised after jumping out of a second-floor window and three were arrested during a search of a flat in Larnaca on Thursday night, the police said on ...

A 38-year-old man is in a critical condition after his motorcycle collided with a car being driven by a 47-year-old woman in the Paphos district village of Kissonerga, the police ...

Friday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear across most of the island, with the odd cloud expected to appear in the afternoon, and isolated rain not ruled out ...

If you love seafood, the deep blue and local events, “come celebrate the 11th Fish Festival with us,” suggests the municipality of Polis Chrysochous. Highly anticipated, the festival has now ...

Cyprus has fallen to 80th place out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, according to findings published on Thursday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The country remains the ...

The Dipa (Democratic Alignment) party claimed on Thursday that they are being left out of opinion polls, skewing the surveys published ahead of the parliamentary elections. Loizos Constantinou, advisor to ...

Motorists are skimping at the pump as the fallout of the Iran war keeps petrol prices high, the head of the association of petrol station owners said on Thursday. According ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday said that the opening of a campus of Cyprus’ University of Nicosia in Athens can help to transform his country into a global ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday dismissed calls led by Akel the investigation into the “spy van affair” to be reopened, instead insinuating that Akel had raised the matter to ...

No protective measures were taken for 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou despite years of warning signs, a criminal investigator told the Nicosia district court on Thursday during proceedings into the boy’s ...

“Common struggle for a common homeland, against wars and exploitation” is the central message of labour union Peo for May Day, as trade unions across Cyprus issued calls for unity, ...

Nikos Christodoulides sits at negotiations for a resolution to the Cyprus problem not only as the leader of the Greek Cypriot community, but as the president of the Republic of ...

The government insisted Thursday that its “effective” economic policy is translating into tangible benefits for the average person. “From the outset, the government has followed a responsible and effective economic ...

Nikos Sykas’ bid to challenge his removal from Disy’s ballot has failed after the court of appeal rejected his case, ruling on Thursday that the matter no longer had ...

Traffic disruption was reported on the Nicosia–Larnaca highway after lanes were closed in both directions near the Rizoelia roundabout on Thursday. The two right lanes on each side of ...