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The first of three new Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters has completed its maiden flight from RAF Akrotiri, marking the start of year-round emergency response in Cyprus, the British ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Friday expressed fury after parliament on Thursday night refused to acquiesce to the government’s request that European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna’s term ...

The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ has described the resolution passed by the European Parliament earlier this week on the sexual violence suffered by Cypriot women during Turkey’s invasion in 1974 ...

Exhumations began on Thursday at Ayios Nikolaos cemetery in Limassol in a renewed effort to locate the remains of Cyprus’ national poet, Vasilis Michaelides. The excavation is taking place at ...

In court on Thursday, defence attorneys tried to undermine the testimony of a family liaison officer over her contention that Stylianos Constantinou – the teenager who took his own life in 2019 – ...

The government needs to get its act together concerning the waste treatment facility at Pentakomo, the head of the Akel party said on Thursday. Stefanos Stefanou was speaking after a ...

The government on Thursday called for the temporary re-introduction of the old broadcasting standard for television sets, after complaints from thousands of people that the switch to the new standard ...

There are a total of 200,000 legal migrants in Cyprus, Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Thursday, as he addressed the House interior committee. He said that an additional 30,000 people ...

The Greek Cypriot side is “ready” for there to be “tangible steps” forward in relations between the European Union and Turkey should negotiations recommence in earnest following the next enlarged ...

Cyprus has called for stronger international action to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and end impunity for perpetrators, while highlighting the lasting impact of sexual violence during the 1974 Turkish ...

Disy on Thursday lambasted Akel after the party’s leader Stefanos Stefanou had on Wednesday declared that he would not support a solution to the Cyprus problem if it entailed ...

A stone house in the Famagusta district village of Limnia which was initially built in the 18th century and was declared an ancient monument in 1971 has been fully restored, bicommunal ...

European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to “seize the renewed momentum” to bring about ...

Cabinet will likely next week discuss planned changes to the police protection offered to high-ranking politicians, with some amendments coming about due to changes in parliament’s makeup following May’...

Attorney-general George Savvides on Wednesday defended his decision to recuse himself from the anti-corruption authority’s Mafia State report investigation, telling parliament that the move was necessary to preserve impartiality. “...

Cypriot members of the European Parliament on Wednesday demanded that the island be offered more protection from the consequences of wildfires as the Strasbourg plenary session discussed the European Union’...

Cyprus was wrapped over the knuckles by the European Commission yet again on Wednesday for failing to implement EU waste recycling targets, its restrictive energy-installation policies, and its failure to ...

The cabinet approved an extra €6.35 million for livestock farmers affected by foot and mouth disease on Wednesday. Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou stated the government is committed to supporting the sector’...

Criminologist Ilias Anagnostopoulos is officially on the team of independent criminal investigators in the Mafia State case, following Wednesday’s approval by the cabinet. Anagnostopoulos is replacing Christos Mylonopoulos, who ...

The trial of former transport minister Marios Demetriades in relation to “suspicious” naturalisations under Cyprus’ citizenship through investment scheme, commonly known as the ‘golden passport’ scheme, was on Wednesday adjourned ...

The scheduled European Parliament vote on a report into the sexual violence suffered by Cypriot women during Turkey’s invasion of 1974, which is set to take place on Wednesday, is “...

Greek member of the European Parliament Eleonora Meleti on Tuesday told her fellow MEPs that she had promised that “someone will finally take care of these open wounds” as the ...

The family liaison officer who was assigned to Stylianos Constantinou, the 15-year-old boy who ended his life by suicide in 2019, on Tuesday told the Nicosia district court that “many alarm ...

Trade unions at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus have suspended strikes planned for Thursday following a meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was attended by the ...