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Construction of the Tombs of the Kings to Coral Bay road in the Paphos district is expected to begin in the second half of 2026, it was announced on Wednesday. The ...

Wednesday will be cloudy with rains and an isolated storm, with a chance of hail, expected in the afternoon. Snow may fall on the highest peaks of Troodos. Temperatures will ...

By Olivia Skordi Limassol has the biggest and most well-known carnival celebrations in Cyprus, with the final Sunday parade – this year on March 2 – the pinnacle of the carnival season and ...

Various products, mostly children’s toys, containing hazardous chemicals been found on the European market. Cyprus’ labour inspection department said these chemicals were dangerous for workers and consumers alike and ...

State pathologist Panicos Stavrianos testified in court on Tuesday and presented material backing his theory that conscript Thanasis Nicolaou had died after falling from a height in 2005. On December 18, the ...

The enlargement of the EU is a “geopolitical necessity highlighted by international developments”, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna said on Tuesday, adding that this would be high on ...

Tuesday’s electricity production covered needs, says operator Electricity production on Tuesday met the demand and the situation was being closely monitored, Transmission System Operator spokeswoman Chara Kousiappa said on ...

The number of registered short-term rental properties in Cyprus has increased significantly, reaching 8,248 properties from 4,765 in April 2025, Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis said on Tuesday. Speaking after the meeting of ...

The EU should “stay focused on the key issues of concern”, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said after the conclusion of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the EU (Ecofin), ...

The first natural gas to come to Cyprus for power generation won’t be from offshore wells in the island’s exclusive economic zone but rather imports of LNG from ...

Local crime prevention councils have been created in Limassol, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. He said the pilot project, implemented in Limassol since November 2024, aimed to “further strengthen ...

The loss of lives is not up for “populism or political exploitation”, the transport ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, in response to remarks by Disy deputy president Yiannis ...

Only 61 per cent of the Agency for Equal Distribution of Burdens’ budget for 2024 was spent, its chairman Akis Pouros said on Tuesday. He also told the House refugees committee that ...

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal lodged against a court decision nullifying the election of Savvas Savva to the post of Alassa community leader, it said on Tuesday. On ...

The Football Association has agreed to a ‘significant’ pay rise for the women’s national team, reports said on Tuesday. The pay rise was agreed at a meeting held a ...

Under threat of indictment, the football clubs with the largest debts sat down with the tax commissioner on Tuesday, apparently getting a reprieve until the end of March. The one-hour ...

Police have ruled out foul play regarding the dead body found in the centre of Nicosia on Tuesday morning. A police spokesman confirmed to the Cyprus Mail that the body ...

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Tuesday said the agreements signed by the Republic of Cyprus and Egypt concerning the exploitation of natural gas resources under the seabed in the ...

The issue of a commissioner for the elderly took centre stage in a meeting on Tuesday at the presidential palace between President Nikos Christodoulides and the Cyprus organisation of older ...

Trees in Cyprus can now be registered with the help of artificial intelligence. The Cyprus institute presented a new AI-registration system to support the reliable counting of trees as part ...

Young NEETs in Cyprus – those not in employment, education or training – dropped to 13.8 per cent in 2023, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday, reiterating the government’s aim for creating ...

Limassol municipality has postponed all carnival events scheduled for Saturday as the funerals will be held of the five family members that perished in a fire in the Ayios Nikolas ...

Cypriot actress Marina Makris was awarded as one of ten European Shooting Stars 2025 at the 75th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin on Monday night. Makris is well-known for her ...

With the carnival period just around the corner, the events calendar is filling up as revelers around the island get ready for one of the most hedonistic periods of the ...