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A Turkish settler re-entered a designated “frozen area” within the United Nations buffer zone in Avlona on Monday, carrying out unauthorised agricultural activity despite intervention by peacekeeping forces, according to ...

The informal European Council held in Cyprus on Thursday and Friday has strengthened the country’s international standing and reinforced its role in shaping European policy priorities, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

A motorcyclist died in a traffic accident in Akrotiri on Saturday, while his female passenger was injured when their bike crashed with a car, the British Bases said. The driver ...

A 60-year-old cattle farmer from Yeri was admitted to intensive care on Saturday after suffering a heart attack shortly after his animal unit tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease. The incident ...

The government spent around €140,000 to rent 12 armoured limousines for the transport of EU leaders during this week’s informal summit, with costs expected to be reimbursed through the EU budget. ...

Deportations have reached 535 since the start of the year, the justice ministry said on Saturday, alongside 2,052 voluntary departures. According to official figures, 578 arrests and 529 irregular arrivals were also recorded between ...

Cyprus has demonstrated its ability to influence developments beyond its size, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, following the informal European Council meeting held on the island on Friday. In ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has expressed the hope that the informal meeting of EU and regional leaders that took place in Cyprus on Thursday and Friday will be the beginning of ...

Restoration work has begun on the roof of the Apostolos Varnavas church in the Famagusta district village of Engomi, technical committee on cultural heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris said on Friday. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides during a press conference at the Informal EU Heads of State summit in Nicosia on Friday, urged restraint and diplomacy amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, ...

Livestock farmers plan to formally request a meeting with Nikos Christodoulides, their spokesperson Stella Petrou said on Friday, as tensions continue over the mass culling of animals linked to the ...

Political parties in Cyprus issued Friday marked Armenian genocide remembrance day. Disy described the events of 1915 as the start of “a campaign of extermination” against the Armenian people by “the ...

A total of eight fines totalling €45,000 have been issued to livestock farmers for breaching restrictions linked to foot and mouth disease, the veterinary services department said on Friday. It said ...

Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta agreed to step up coordination to prevent a new migration crisis, during talks on the sidelines of the informal European Council meeting. In a joint ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday called for a deeper commitment to European strategic autonomy and solidarity in the field of defence, highlighting recent support for Cyprus as proof ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday highlighted the need for stronger European Union strategic autonomy, stressing energy, defence and regional partnerships as key pillars during ongoing discussions at the European summit ...

European leaders descend on Cyprus to attend an informal European Council summit on the island. They are expected to be joined by leaders of Middle Eastern countries later in the ...

Cyprus’ traditional parties are all set to lose seats at next month’s parliamentary election, according to a poll which was published late on Thursday night. The poll, which was ...

A recent survey by primary school teachers’ union Poed, published on Thursday, found that 95 per cent of the 1,017 teachers who participated reported an increase in incidents of school violence and ...

The House plenum on Thursday accepted four referrals made by the president, and rejected one, relating to laws passed previously concerning property foreclosures and the rights of debtors. The plenary ...

France “loves” Cyprus, the country’s president Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, as he held a joint press conference with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace in ...

The House approved new refugee legislation on Thursday, establishing a revised legal framework for asylum procedures in line with the EU migration pact, with the law set to take force ...

Surplus electricity generated by household solar panel systems will no longer be written off following a unanimous vote in parliament on Thursday. The decision partially accepts a referral by President ...

Agricultural organisations rejected the ongoing farmers’ protests over the foot-and-mouth outbreak on Thursday, as police warned that gatherings could increase transmission risks and involve individuals unrelated to the livestock sector. ...