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Cyprus closed the final major event of its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union on Thursday with a call for islands and coastal communities to be recognised ...

Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Jack Chambers, pledged on Thursday that Ireland’s upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union would ...

The government will extend reduced fuel excise duties until September 17 at an estimated cost of €15.5 million after agreeing to prolong the measure beyond its original August deadline. As announced by ...

Former European commissioner Androulla Vassiliou on Friday warned against the continued publishing of speculation regarding the contents of ongoing talks aimed at resuming negotiations in earnest on the Cyprus problem. “...

European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis on Friday presented the European Union’s first-ever strategy dedicated to coastal communities, describing it as a landmark initiative designed to strengthen ...

The European Union’s new strategy for islands is only a starting point and must now be turned into practical policies that respond to the daily realities of island communities, ...

Cyprus will begin testing artificial intelligence cameras designed to detect motorists using mobile phones at the wheel, as the government steps up efforts to reduce fatal traffic accidents linked to ...

A new roundabout was inaugurated on Friday in Protaras by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades, who described it as an important investment in road safety, traffic flow and the area’s ...

The Pancyprian examinations concluded on Friday, with results due to be announced by July 24, head of the examinations service Socrates Mylonas said on Friday. He said those results will also ...

The European Commission’s new strategies for islands and coastal communities are comprehensive frameworks capable of addressing the structural disadvantages faced by island and coastal regions across the European Union, ...

The government search for independent criminal investigators to examine the findings of the anti-corruption authority’s Mafia State report are continuing after several lawyers reportedly declined to take part, citing ...

Substance abuse and gambling have risen significantly among young people in Cyprus, director of the centre for information and treatment of addictions Kenthea, Elena Zarouna said on Friday. Speaking to ...

Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela called for the unique challenges faced by islands to be taken into account from the outset of European policymaking, warning that island communities continue to ...

The INEX Club Charity Ride 2026 concluded successfully in Cyprus last May 10, 2026, attracting 160 registered participants. Of those, around 120 cyclists from Cyprus, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Austria, and Canada took part ...

The police’s investigation into allegations of fraud, forgery, conspiracy to commit fraud, and the circulation of forged comments levelled against former Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos is expected to be ...

Cyprus’ EU presidency had delivered “concrete and substantial results”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday as the island hosted the final major event of its six-month term with a high-level ...

Police arrested nine people during overnight preventive operations carried out across Cyprus on Thursday, authorities said on Friday. The arrests relate to offences including illegal possession of a firearm and ...

A 53-year-old man arrested in Belgium in April after a European arrest warrant was put out in his name by the Cypriot authorities, who suspect he was behind a case ...

The heart of old Nicosia will once again transform into an open-air cinema, offering free film nights to all. As the Faneromeni26 Arts Festival returns, the courtyard of the Bank ...

A 36-year-old man was arrested after having fired shots at a house in the Paphos district, the police said on Friday. The shots had been fired at a house in ...

Friday’s weather will be mostly sunny across most of the island, with temperatures set to rise to 37 degrees Celsius inland, 29 degrees Celsius on the west and southwest coasts, 32 degrees ...

Limassol is preparing to launch its new smart parking system in early July as installation work continues across the city centre. The project is intended to modernise parking management, improve ...

The government on Thursday again sought to distance itself from the upcoming meeting in Cyprus of the Gaza Executive Board, with Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos stressing that the island is ...

Cyprus faces a dearth of nurses at state hospitals, the health minister said on Thursday, proposing that one quick fix could be to hire people from non-EU countries. Speaking in ...