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The search for the body of a six-year-old child reportedly thrown into the sea from a boat carrying irregular migrants to Cyprus was called off on Monday lunchtime, the Joint ...

One in three Cypriots is overweight, the Cyprus Association of Dietitians and Nutritionists said on Sunday. Ahead of Monday’s World Obesity Day, the association released a set of statistics ...

Opposition party says not given adequate information before a vote on airport’s contested future The protocol between the north Cyprus and Turkey regarding the handing over of Lefkoniko airport ...

A poll released on Sunday showed Nikos Christodoulides’ popularity to have been greatly diminished since his election as President a year ago. The poll, commissioned by newspaper Phileleftheros and carried ...

Does the upward trend in coffee prices alter consumption habits or the very essence of our coffee culture? That Cyprus is renowned for its vibrant coffee culture that has long ...

AS IF HAVING to deal with the unrelenting attacks of Odysseas was not bad enough, attorney-general Giorgos Savvides is also having to cope with old cases, pre-dating his appointment, that ...

Sixty years ago on Monday the UN Security Council hastily established Unficyp, for a period of three months, to deal with the inter-communal fighting that broke out just before Christmas 1963. ...

by Nikolaos Prakas and Tom Cleaver As of 2025, some British retirees living in Cyprus and getting a UK state pension are set to see the amount they receive fall as ...

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou on Saturday called for “drastic lifestyle changes” to combat climate change. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), she said “not enough brave efforts are being ...

Previous governments’ inaction over the issue of migration constitutes “a crime against the country and against our people,” Diko leader Nikolas Papadopoulos said on Friday night. Speaking to party members ...

The parties unanimously approved the bill for the establishment of a deputy ministry for migration on Thursday. This will be the seventh deputy ministry set up in the last few ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Friday marked the start of a campaign aimed at the protection of bees. The campaign, which underlines the role of bees in the environment and ...

The UN peacekeeping force’s (Unficyp) 60-year presence in Cyprus serves as a sad and urgent call to “take the courageous steps needed” and move towards lasting peace, the force’...

Applications for ‘Photovoaltics for All’ opened on Friday, making grant schemes for solar panel installations available to those who meet the requirements. President Nikos Christodoulides said within the first few ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday played down the potential cost of the green transition for consumers, saying the extra taxes would not pose a threat to households and businesses ...

Social trust is Cyprus is low, with 65 per cent of people believing that caution should be exercised in interactions with others, the University of Cyprus revealed on Friday. Citing the ...

By Tom Cleaver and Nikolaos Prakas Police were collecting testimony from partygoers in Limassol on Friday, where four armed robbers stole over €20,000 worth of money and items. Speaking to Cyprus ...

Attorney-General (AG) George Savvides on Friday hit back at what he called criticism after the legal service advised the Nicosia court to suspend the trial of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer ...

Parliament on Thursday night unanimously approved the budgets of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) and State Health Services (Okypy). Okypy’s total budget for 2024 foresees expenditure totalling at €761.8 million, and ...

European Union countries are negotiating exemptions for a proposed EU-wide tax on polluting aviation fuel for islands, in a move that could benefit countries such as Ireland, Cyprus, Malta, Spain ...

Serdar Denktash, son of late Turkish Cypriot Leader Rauf Denktash, said on Thursday the north should hold parallel ‘EU elections’ this June. Speaking to the north’s public broadcaster BRT, ...

Concerns expressed by the government about the proposal of the European Commission for a bicommunal solar park in the buffer zone are perfectly justified. These were voiced after the EU ...

Parliament on Thursday gave the nod to the establishment of a deputy ministry for migration and asylum, hailed by the interior minister as a “milestone” for the country. Creating the ...

Although the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) remains a profitable business concern, there is also an internal effort to “embellish” its image and to conceal serious problems, found a report released ...