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Festivals Before the weekend officially arrives, Larnaka 2030 welcomes the MahallArt Cultural Festival, which will activate the neighbourhood of Ais Yiannis from October 8 to 10. Walks, workshops, art performances and open-air screenings ...

Members of the European Parliament will on Thursday morning debate the matter of “persistent Turkish provocations” in both the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean seas, as well as related “escalations”, with ...

Deputy migration minister Nicholas Ioannides on Wednesday emphasised the need for what he described as a “balanced and sustainable” migration policy, combining the protection of those in need with the ...

The 51-year-old monk who stands accused of attempted murder at the Ayios Neophytos monastery in the Paphos district village of Tala will remain in custody following a ruling of the ...

The municipality of Athienou was awarded the “Green city of Cyprus” award for 2025 on Wednesday. The prize was awarded for two projects concerning the reuse of materials in the renovation ...

Cyprus’ government has “failed its citizens” on account of the island’s high and rising energy prices, Direct Democracy Cyprus leader Fidias Panayiotou said on Wednesday, as he addressed a ...

Hourly paid government staff are calling off their protests after their collective agreement was approved on Wednesday at an island-wide meeting. The proposal was submitted to the trade unions on ...

Members of the House legal affairs committee on Wednesday discussed a European Union directive which sets minimum rules on the tracing, identification, freezing, confiscation, and management of assets of illicit ...

The Larnaca local government organisation (EOA) and the Cyprus Land Development Corporation (Koag) have announced a new phase of cooperation aimed at providing  affordable housing for families, low-income households and ...

The price of a litre of diesel hit an all-time high of €2.126 at one petrol station in Limassol on Wednesday, according to the consumer protection service’s price observatory. The ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos will press for measures to ease the impact of energy costs on households and businesses during Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings in Luxembourg on October 8 and 9, 2026. In ...

Calls for Rialto theatre in Limassol to be handed over to the people are intensifying, as the government appears to be postponing a cabinet decision on a proposal submitted by ...

One of the world’s most celebrated opera stars will perform on the island this week, joining the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra and two soloists at the historic Curium Ancient Theatre. ...

The health ministry on Wednesday said that it was closely monitoring the situation regarding the recent plague case that has been reported in Russia, emphasising that there was no reason ...

The hearing into the death of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, who died by suicide in 2019, continued on Wednesday with the cross-examination of a witness at Nicosia district court. Appearing before court ...

Damianos highlights Cyprus’ gas potential at Athens energy conference Cyprus Energy Minister Michael Damianos has called for closer regional energy cooperation and greater use of existing infrastructure to develop Eastern ...

A priest testified on Wednesday in the Avakoum monastery fraud trial, describing the procedures followed at the Tamasos metropolis, the questioning of monks, their confessions and references to large sums ...

Some 42 illegal migrants were arrested as part of targeted operations by the aliens and immigration service on Wednesday. Police said procedures for their repatriation to their countries of origin are ...

Marina Neophytou was elected as the first female rector of the University of Cyprus on Wednesday, securing 214 votes in the fourth round of elections. “We start together for the day ...

The government of Ireland has donated a total of €30,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), the committee said on Wednesday, with the donation bringing the total amount donated by ...

A 24-year-old man has been remanded in custody for eight days in connection with two cases in which men lost money after providing bank card details through fraudulent text messages, ...

Projects aimed at upgrading the local water infrastructure will total more than €200 million by 2030, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Wednesday. “Water cannot be addressed with short-term solutions, depending on ...

Cyprus remains steadfast in its condemnation of all acts of terrorism and rejects all forms of antisemitism, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, marking three years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas ...

Teachers on Wednesday said they would be going ahead with Thursday’s planned protest outside the presidential palace over the education ministry’s new proposal on teacher appointment reforms, which ...