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Disability benefits are set to increase across the board under new legislation expected to be unveiled by the government in the coming days, representatives of disability, patient and elderly advocacy ...

Farmers are to confront the agriculture ministry on Monday after a cabinet decision to allocate an additional 3.5 million cubic metres of water for irrigation failed to ease concerns over shortages. ...

The process for launching charter flights between Azerbaijan and the north is at an “advanced stage”, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Saturday. He said cooperation agreements currently ...

Three people were hospitalised in serious condition following a traffic accident in the Limassol district on Saturday, after two vehicles collided in the village of Omodos at around 2pm. The ...

The National Blood Strategy was presented in Nicosia as a tool for reform of services, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Saturday at a workshop marking World Voluntary Blood Donor ...

Parties that lost their parliamentary representation in last month’s elections will still be included in discussions on national issues after President Nikos Christodoulides announced they will be involved in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides called on members of the public to assess the government’s performance through its online transparency platform on Saturday, saying public criticism is welcomed as part of ...

The Cypriot government has proposed that the European Union provide €389 million worth of support for the Turkish Cypriot community over the course of the seven years between 2028 and 2034, as it ...

No positive cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have been detected during ongoing testing in the restriction zones, particularly around Pachna, while vaccinations are set to resume next week, members of ...

A 57-year-old man charged in a terrorism case alongside two other suspects was released on €1 million bail on Friday after a court rejected a request for his continued detention. “The ...

More than 70 students and parents gathered outside the English School in Nicosia on Friday to protest the cancellation of this year’s graduation ceremony. The ceremony was cancelled following reports ...

The European Union’s Pact on Migration and Asylum formally entered into force on Friday, with Cyprus and the European Commission describing the move as a historic milestone aimed at ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday hailed Cyprus’ submission of a proposal for the European Union’s next multiannual financial framework – the bloc’s budget for the period covering the years ...

The Xeros and Diarizos river valleys are set to become Cyprus’ first Unesco biosphere reserve areas to promote environmental protection, sustainable development and cultural preservation, the environment commissioner announced on ...

Two black snakes were spotted at a beach in Protaras, with a video of them circulating on social media on Friday. The snakes were seen moving around in the sand ...

The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum will provide an effective and coherent framework for managing migration across the European Union, Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Friday. Speaking ...

The first phase of the Pedieos River/Kanli Dere Restoration Project is complete, representing a significant step towards a greener, more accessible, and environmentally sustainable public space in Nicosia, UNDP ...

A further two dangerous residential properties in Larnaca will be demolished in the coming days as authorities continue efforts to address a growing number of unsafe buildings across the district, ...

Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis on Thursday welcomed the Council of Ministers’ decision to allocate additional water for irrigation, saying the district should not face water supply cuts during the ...

The defence in the trial concerning the suicide of a teenager in 2019 sought on Thursday to downplay the responsibility of the social welfare services, while a key prosecution witness insisted ...

Trade union Isotita on Thursday demanded the abolition of the upper limit to the proportion of a worker’s salary which can be added on to it through the cost-of-living ...

Four suspects accused of participating in an alleged criminal organisation were remanded by the Larnaca district court on Thursday after police outlined claims of threats, intimidation, fraud and financial exploitation ...

A firefighter from the Republic was detained by Turkish Cypriot ‘authorities’ in the Pyla buffer zone on Thursday while carrying out a site inspection linked to seasonal fire prevention measures. ...

The “quarrel” between the government and Disy on the housing crisis resembles “a dog chasing its tail”, Akel said on Thursday, charging that there is little policy difference between the ...