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While much of the focus regarding polling ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary election has been centred on movements between the parties, one of the tallest blocks in any polling bar ...

Religious pilgrimages undertaken by Armenian Cypriots, Greek Cypriots, and Maronite Cypriots in northern Cyprus and by Turkish Cypriots in the island’s southern two thirds will be organised by the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday denied that “chaos” is prevailing in the government’s handling of the ongoing outbreak of foot and mouth disease, during a visit to a memorial ...

Pan-European party Volt have joined the pack of parties vying for fourth place in polling ahead of this month’s parliamentary election, according to a poll released on Sunday, with ...

On May 6, 753 people officially entered the election race hoping to secure one of the 56 seats in parliament for a five-year term. Of the contestants, 744 are running with 19 political parties and ...

Voters will be able to present the virtual version of their identity card on the government’s “digital citizen” mobile application as proof of identity when they go to cast ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday expressed bemusement at plans to rename Paphos’ Kemal Ataturk Street, saying that the move “clearly reveals the true face of the Greek ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday called on candidates standing in the forthcoming parliamentary elections to have “clear” positions, during a visit to a memorial service for Eoka fighters in the ...

Sanctions restricting the entry to Turkey of “more than 15” Cypriots have been lifted, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said. “The restrictions on entry to Turkey for a certain number of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday reaffirmed Cyprus’ support for Moldova’s European Union accession path during his official visit to Moldova, the first ever by a Cypriot president to the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides marked Europe Day on Saturday by calling on the European Union to strengthen its cohesion and competitiveness, while emphasising the role of young people in shaping Europe’...

The Larnaca district local government organisation (EOA) is unlikely to proceed with water cuts during the summer months, the organisation’s president Angelos Hadjicharalambous said on Saturday. “In the city ...

The credit ratings agency Fitch on Saturday confirmed the Republic’s long-term A- rating with a positive outlook, citing strong fiscal results, ongoing debt deleveraging, favourable growth prospects and Cyprus’ ...

A new solar farm worth more than €4 million is to be built in the Larnaca suburb of Aradippou, the suburb’s municipality announced on Friday. It said it has now ...

Cyprus remains “unapologetically European”, strengthening European autonomy, promoting key priorities and remaining resilient amid the crises affecting the wider region, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna said on Friday. ...

Cyprus has an obligation to offer children with special needs opportunities to further their education or enter the world of work once they complete their compulsory education, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

A plan to facilitate the conducting of religious services on both sides of Cyprus will be prepared by Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and President Nikos Christodoulides, after the pair ...

Wildlife is returning to the historic Kouklia reservoir, in the Mesaoria plain, following recent rainfall and restoration works that have brought water back to the long-degraded wetland.  According to the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday expressed relief after farmers abandoned their plans to block the Rizoelia roundabout, which connects the Larnaca-Nicosia and Larnaca-Ayia Napa highways, in protest at the government’...

For most Cypriots, it’s a simple matter, it’s halloumi with two Ls, but abroad, the island’s most famous cheese is increasingly turning up on supermarket shelves missing ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted attorney Nikos Clerides permission to apply for the annulment of a search warrant on his premises, in connection with the ‘Sandy affair’. The petition, ...

The agriculture ministry and farmers’ unions on Thursday reached an agreement regarding the amount of compensation to be paid to farmers whose livestock are culled as a result of the ...

Prison cells in Cyprus are on average the most overcrowded in the entire European Union, according to data released by the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat on Thursday. Cyprus’ prison ...

Five environmental organisations have called on President Nikos Christodoulides to make clear commitments towards protecting the environment – as outlined in his governance programme – following events unfolding in Akamas. In a ...