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An internationally coordinated chain of three kidney transplants involving Cyprus and Israel was successfully completed on Tuesday, giving three long-term dialysis patients a new chance at life. The procedures were ...

Have you ever thought about Cyprus’ monuments? Its public art and landmarks? One artistic research initiative, from both sides of the island, has looked into just that. Titled Of Monumental, ...

Deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides on Wednesday denied reports and rumours that he had submitted his resignation letter to President Nikos Christodoulides. In a written announcement he said that in light ...

Larnaca police continue to investigate the attempted kidnapping of a 51-year-old man in Oroklini, who Ukrainian media claim is former energy minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn. Demchyshyn has reportedly been on the ...

Cyprus and Lebanon on Wednesday signed an agreement on the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between the two countries and agreed to explore the idea of a Cyprus-Lebanon ...

A tornado which struck the community of Avgorou in the Famagusta district on Tuesday has damaged a total of 26 homes, Famagusta deputy district officer Flora Georgiou said on Wednesday. Roofs ...

The Famagusta district court on Wednesday issued an eight-day detention order against a 48-year-old man in connection with an attempted murder of a 61-year-old. Police reports say that the incident ...

The government’s draft proposals for pension reforms will centre on creating a more simplified system that will increase the benefits to low-income pensioners, reports said on Wednesday. President Nikos ...

A 22-year-old man accused of the attempted murder of a 47-year-old cyclist in July this year was on Wednesday been referred to a direct trial before the Larnaca criminal court. ...

More than €13,000 has been extorted from a company via email fraud, police said on Wednesday. The case was reported to the tax and customs administration department by a company representative. ...

A 66-year-old fell victim to an online General Health System (Gesy) scam after receiving a fraudulent text message requesting a small payment supposedly linked to his coverage, police said on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides arrived at the presidential palace in Beirut at around 11.30 on Wednesday morning, where he was met by his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun. A guard of honour was ...

Overtime claimed by nurses working in state hospitals has been closely checked by the state health services organisation (Okypy), which concluded that many of the extra hours were not justified, ...

A man who was sentenced to 300 years in prison in Turkey for forgery and fraud was arrested in the north on Tuesday, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Wednesday. According to ...

Over 1,000 incidents of violence against women were recorded in the north last year and the figure has reached 957 as 2025 draws to a close, reports showed on Wednesday. In addition, 36 sexual ...

The Cyprus Christmas Parade returns to Nicosia for the 11th consecutive year, spreading joy, music and Christmas magic in the heart of the city. Kickstarting its route from Makarios Hospital ...

The Larnaca district court issued a five-day remand order on Wednesday for a 56-year-old man accused of breaking into a home, with police saying he was caught inside the property ...

Light, isolated showers are possible on Wednesday morning along the northern and eastern coasts. Early mist and low cloud over inland areas are expected to clear quickly. By midday, the ...

By Maria Savvides Every year, on the last Friday of November, the Christmas shopping season kicks off with what has become known as Black Friday, a day of supposedly big ...

Cyprus is among 12 eurozone countries whose draft budgets for 2026 have been assessed by the European commission as compliant with EU fiscal rules. The commission’s evaluation, presented on Monday in ...

Cyprus retains the capacity to service its debt, the European Commission said in its latest post-programme surveillance assessment published on Tuesday.The Commission carries out a post-programme surveillance (PPS) twice ...

The construction of a new anchorage and the installation of two subsea pipelines for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the Zygi (Vasilikos) marine zone is now expected to finish by ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday declined to confirm reports that he met three Greek Cypriots recently released from detention in the north, saying only that “the meetings that should be ...

Police are investigating a fraud case in which a 66-year-old man in Limassol received a message on Tuesday from a sender claiming to be the national health scheme (Gesy), asking ...