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Larnaca welcomes back the Th-Eros Tradition Festival this summer which returns for its second edition. Th-Eros, a play on words on ‘love’ and ‘summer’, is a festival that cherishes tradition ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas “did not care about the truth” of the fire which broke out at a firing range near the Larnaca district village of Kalo Chorio on Monday, ...

Parents’ names will return to Cyprus’ new biometric identity cards, while members of the public will also be given the option of obtaining a version omitting them. The interior ministry ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is preparing the cabinet reshuffle, with changes expected to include both internal transfers and the appointment of new figures from the centre right, according to information emerging ...

A total of five hectares of dry grass, wild vegetation, waste materials and large piles of rubbish were burned in the fire that broke out in Arsos on Thursday. Community ...

The justice ministry confirmed on Friday A prison guard employed on an indefinite contract has been dismissed for dereliction of duty, after an investigation found repeated failures to comply. The ...

The forestry department warned that the risk of forest fires will reach Red Alert level tomorrow, urging the public to exercise extreme caution to prevent fires. The department appealed to ...

The European Commission’s Cyprus envoy Raffaele Fitto on Friday said he is “here, above all, to listen” as he concluded his first visit to the island since being appointed ...

The Cypriot government “will have had a say” in the sale of the BG Group’s Cyprus unit from British multinational corporation Royal Dutch Shell to Hungarian oil and gas ...

A senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino resigned in protest at plans to sell a stake in the World Cup on Friday, as European football threatened a boycott and ...

Irregular arrivals to Cyprus fell by 92 per cent and new asylum applications dropped by 93 per cent in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2022, Deputy Migration Minister ...

By Konstantina Logotheti There are moments that stay with us forever. Moments when a single sound, a single word, or a single smile is enough to make time stand still. ...

Questions over the handling of the Videogate investigation intensified on Friday after independent criminal investigator Andreas Paschalides admitted he “may have made a mistake in the wording” of statements issued ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu on Friday sharply criticised President Nikos Christodoulides’ meeting with newly appointed EU envoy for the Cyprus problem Raffaele Fitto. Referring to what he described ...

Eurobank on Friday reported €738 million in net profit for the first half of 2026, with its Cyprus operations contributing €231 million as the group raised its full-year outlook following stronger-than-expected performance. Adjusted ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday highlighted the results of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) thematic reverse stress test on geopolitical risks, which assessed how 110 euro area ...

Cyprus could lose up to half of its conventional electricity generation capacity by 2030 unless critical energy projects are completed, officials and industry representatives warned the House energy committee on Friday. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday stressed the need for the implementation of confidence building measures, both between the island’s two sides, and between the Turkish Cypriot community ...

It is hard to believe that Sense by the Sea has just celebrated its first anniversary, as it seems like it was only just built. There was much discussion as ...

Annual consumer inflation in Cyprus stood at an estimated 4 per cent in July 2026, according to preliminary data released by Eurostat on Friday. This headline figure reflects a slight cooling from ...

Four workers were injured after a road construction machine overturned during roadworks in the village of Marathounta, Paphos, on Friday morning. Police said the accident happened at around 10.30am while ...

A 20-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days by the Limassol district court on Friday in connection with the alleged stabbing of a 19-year-old man. Police said the ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday reported that the Index of Industrial Output Prices recorded an annual increase of 2.3 per cent in June 2026. The index reached 125.8 units during the ...

Household financial assets reach €65.30bn, central bank reports The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday published its Quarterly Financial Accounts for the reporting period ending in March 2026, providing an ...