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A 46-year-old father and his two adult children, aged 23 and 21, appeared before Famagusta court on Thursday facing 122 charges relating to the alleged abuse of minor family members, police said. The ...

School safety remains a “non-negotiable priority” for the government, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Thursday, responding to the Audit Office’s findings on fire safety and health shortcomings in ...

The forestry department has strengthened its ranks with the appointment of four new forestry officers, who took up their duties on Thursday at forestry stations across Cyprus. The new recruits ...

Men in Cyprus expected to work over 5 years longer than women Cyprus recorded one of the European Union’s longest expected working lives in 2025, with people aged 15 and over projected ...

Lakatamia municipality announced on Thursday that it will open three cooling centres during heatwaves to help residents cope with extreme temperatures. The centres are intended to “address the effects of ...

Sea water at Geroskipou’s Blue Flag beaches has been classified as being of excellent quality, the municipality announced on Thursday. The announcement followed laboratory testing carried out by the ...

The father accused of causing the deaths of his two young children after they were left in a vehicle in Xylofagou is seeking permission to travel to Bulgaria to attend ...

The Paphos municipality and the Cyprus Ports Authority held a meeting this week to discuss improvements at Kato Paphos harbour, focusing on infrastructure, tourism development, and preserving the area’s ...

The trial of suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, who stands accused of rape and domestic abuse, will be heard behind closed doors, the Paphos criminal court decided on Thursday. Court ...

The daughter of a man missing since the Turkish invasion of 1974 has renewed calls for legal reform after describing what she says is a prolonged bureaucratic struggle to settle her ...

The governments of Cyprus and Lebanon, as well as the World Bank, on Thursday agreed to prepare a preliminary feasibility study regarding the possibility of the connection of the two ...

Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the violent brawl that broke out in Xylofagou on July 8, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to five, ...

Pupils who attend state schools are treated as “second class” in comparison to those who attend private schools, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou wrote in a report on fire safety in school ...

The Paphos criminal court will on Thursday decide whether the trial of suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, who stands accused of rape and domestic abuse, will be heard behind closed ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is to visit Cyprus before the end of this month, the Cyprus Mail understands. Competent sources have informed the Cyprus Mail that Guterres will make ...

Thursday’s weather will be mostly hot and sunny across most of the island, with temperatures set to rise to 40 degrees Celsius inland, 32 degrees Celsius on the southwest and west ...

Nicosia district The 27th Constantia Summer Film Marathon has returned for its 2026 edition and until mid-September it will host outdoor film screenings from Wednesday to Sunday. On Friday, the Greek ...

Police have reiterated their opposition to navigation apps that alert motorists to the location of speed cameras and police checkpoints, although officials say they have received no formal notification of ...

Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou said on Wednesday that a bizonal, bicommunal federation (BBF) remains the only realistic framework for ending the Turkish occupation and reunifying Cyprus, warning that abandoning the ...

A wildfire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon in a reed bed near Polis Chrysochous in the Paphos district has been brought under control after burning around eight decares of ...

Cyprus and the United Kingdom have agreed to upgrade their strategic dialogue, strengthen cooperation on developments in the Middle East and advance discussions on issues concerning the British bases, Foreign ...

The European Commission opened nine new infringement procedures against Cyprus on Wednesday over the country’s failure to fully and promptly transpose a series of EU directives into national law. ...

Drivers are being advised to expect delays next week as maintenance works are carried out on sections of the Nicosia-Limassol and Limassol-Paphos motorways, as well as on the old Nicosia-Limassol ...

Energy Minister Michael Damianou said on Wednesday that Cyprus is expected to have “several hundred megawatts” of energy storage capacity installed by the end of 2027, allowing greater use of renewable ...