December rainfall across Cyprus has reached 67 per cent of the month’s average, the met office said on Monday.
Average rain since the start of the month stands at 71 millimetres.
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A planned meeting on Monday between United Nations special representative for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara was on Monday postponed until Thursday.
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said he hopes for a solution to the Cyprus problem “so that all Cypriots can live together on a reunified island”.
Speaking after the ...
Cyprus and France signed a new strategic partnership at Paris’ Elysee Palace on Monday, which declared both countries’ “unwavering willingness to substantially strengthen bilateral relations”.
French President Emmanuel Macron described ...
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos expressed confidence on Monday that the 2026 state budget will be approved by parliament.
Speaking after signing a tax avoidance agreement with Vietnam, Keravnos said he expects ...
Cyprus’ cows stepped into the spotlight earlier this week with the first screening of The World Shrinks at the Pantheon Cinema in Nicosia.
The documentary tells the story of the ...
A Christmas village opened at the presidential palace on Saturday, welcoming visitors to enjoy festive activities and support local businesses.
First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides said the initiative, now in ...
Measures to address overcrowding, improve living conditions, and strengthen supervision at Nicosia central prisons will be taken, Justice Minister Constantinos Fitiris said on Saturday.
He was speaking after a meeting ...
The two-day search and rescue exercise Artemis 2025 has been completed, testing the country’s readiness to respond to a major earthquake, civil defence spokesman Panayiotis Liasides said on Saturday.
The ...
Pension reform bills will be submitted in 2026 rather than the previously stated target of the end of 2025, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Saturday.
He said the delay is linked ...
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, proposed on Saturday that Cyprus MEP Fidias Panayiotou should become president of the European Union.
The suggestion came shortly after a ...
Prisoner found dead in central prison
A 23-year-old Syrian national, identified as Abdul Kader Almfalani, currently serving a sentence at Nicosia central prison, has died, police confirmed on Saturday.
He ...
Striking teachers should think of the message they are sending students, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Saturday.
Reform, he said, promotes the worthy teacher – those who are selfless and ...
Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Friday that the upgrade of the National Guard’s operational capacity remains a core priority, as the force seeks to maintain a modern and ...
Two major unions and a growing number of police officers seek to challenge plans by the force to drastically reduce annual days off work.
In a joint statement, trade union ...
New Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides on Friday said he aims to attract more young people into the nursing profession.
“The goal is to encourage young people to choose a profession ...
Nineteen of the forty-three killed on the roads this year died because drivers were using mobile phones or not paying attention.
These figures were presented to the road safety council ...
The EU must play a special and enhanced role in efforts to restart negotiations on the Cyprus problem, House President Annita Demetriou said during her meeting on Friday with the ...
Hermes Airports on Friday denied criticism levied at the organisation from the European Commission, after Brussels warned Cyprus over persistent shortcomings in airport security at Larnaca and Paphos airports.
Earlier ...
The personal data protection commission has confirmed on Friday it is investigating a serious breach at the Bank of Cyprus oncology centre.
The authority said it was informed by the ...
Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Friday said that her country understands “what it means to have your homeland divided” during a visit to the Green Line separating Cyprus’ two sides ...
The primary school parents’ association on Friday expressed its “strong satisfaction and indignation” after primary school teachers’ trade union Poed had announced its intention to go on strike next week ...
Restoration work at the church of Saint John the Theologian in the Karpas peninsula village of Flamoudi has been completed, technical committee for cultural heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris said on ...
Controversial Turkish Sufi scholar Ahmet Unlu, colloquially known as ‘Cubbeli Ahmet’, on Thursday night said he regretted praying for Ersin Tatar in advance of October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, ...