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President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday night denied that relations between the European Union and the United States have been “irreparably damaged” in light of US President Donald Trump’s ramping ...

The European Commission “fully” supports Cyprus joining the continent’s open-border Schengen zone, Internal Affairs Commissioner Magnus Brunner said on Thursday night. “We fully support Cyprus in joining the Schengen ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Costas Mavrides on Thursday called on the European Union to adapt its defence capabilities so as to be able to protect itself against drone ...

Hotels and tourist premises operating without a full license got yet another reprieve on Thursday, as parliament voted through a law allowing them to acquire a ‘special operating permit’. The ...

Parliamentary scrutiny of the social support fund intensified on Thursday as lawmakers pressed for a full list of donors following a video alleging corruption and influence at the presidential palace. ...

Cyprus should move beyond a piecemeal approach to wildfires and adopt a comprehensive prevention and adaptation strategy, according to a report by the European Council of Science Academies (EASAC). The ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin will meet both President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman next Tuesday, UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) spokesman Aleem Siddique confirmed ...

Complaints made by MPs, police officers and members of the public have led to the issuance of 13 arrest warrants against social media personality Ioanna Fotiou, known online as ‘Annie Alexui’, ...

The Cypriot government is waiting for the European Union to formulate a common position before deciding whether it will join United States President Donald Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, ...

A solution resembling that of the United Kingdom’s sovereign base areas on Cyprus has been suggested as a potential way to resolve an ongoing dispute between United States President ...

Mazotos community council on Thursday called for the immediate suspension of the installation of a desalination plant in the area on Thursday, warning that the project threatens protected marine habitats ...

The Paphos district government organisation (EOA) is on alert, with four crews on standby as extreme weather is expected to strike the region, EOA president Charalambos Pittokopitis said on Thursday. “...

A tense debate erupted on Wednesday in the parliamentary legal committee over reform to police working hours, with police chief, Themistos Arnaoutis. standing firm despite strong opposition from unions. The ...

Calls grew on Wednesday for the case regarding the collapse of the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, which killed 72 people, including 35 Cypriots, to be taken to ...

The Cyprus Institute for Demographic and Migration Policy has condemned the violent incident that occurred on Saturday afternoon in central Larnaca, warning that such events pose a threat to public ...

Four of Cyprus’ six members of the European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of a motion to request an opinion from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the ...

The amount of money donated to the social support body increased almost ninefold after Nikos Christodoulides was elected president at the beginning of 2023, accountant-general Andreas Antoniades said on Wednesday. He ...

Cyprus’ main state sector trade unions on Wednesday signed an agreement to create a joint coordinating body, strengthening their collective voice on key labour issues, Pasydy said. The agreement was ...

Cyprus police officers took to the street on Wednesday, following trade Isotita union’s call for a protest over the new police reform which came into effect at the beginning ...

The police on Wednesday said they are looking for social media personality Ioanna Photiou – better known by her online alias Annie Alexui – to facilitate investigations into “offences under the personal ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Wednesday that any unilateral measures taken by the Republic for the benefit of Turkish Cypriots are at its own volition, responding to reports ...

By Martin David Clark Here in Cyprus, the wild mushroom foraging season is a bit ‘hit and miss’ this year, due, in my opinion to the impact of climate change. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to announce “two unilateral measures” for “the benefit of Turkish Cypriots”, according to reports on Tuesday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that he has asked Turkish ...

Europe is “in the best hands” with Cyprus having undertaken the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, European Parliament president Roberta Metsola said on Tuesday. Speaking alongside President ...