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Five migrant boats attempting to reach Cyprus from Lebanon were pushed back to unknown destinations, it emerged on Wednesday. The pushbacks drew controversy, as the treatment of the migrants on ...

Experts on Tuesday sounded the alarm over the government’s latest policy on suspending asylum seeker applications for Syrian nationals, while the interior ministry said it was ready to revoke ...

The situation in Israel is “very difficult”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday following a snap meeting of the National Security Council but stressed the island is not involved in ...

A fragmented political landscape is giving Elam a competitive edge in lead up to elections European Parliament elections have seldom gathered the level of interest as the fight for the ...

The National Security Council convened on Friday to discuss developments in the Middle East as well as migration. Though no decisions were made to change security measures, there was an “...

The redesign of the European Union’s migration system is a “step in the right direction”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday. In a post on X, he said ...

Police seek out landlord, dangerous apartment crammed with 11 people rented for €2,000 A 23-year-old man fell to his death on Wednesday, after he jumped out of a fifth-floor apartment to get ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday discussed ways to improve the effective management of migratory flows from Lebanon to Cyprus during a meeting in ...

Cyprus team aiming to scale Himalayan peak In a daring bid to push the boundaries of human endurance, a team of fearless adventurers from Cyprus is poised to embark on ...

Officials are bracing for the logistical nightmare of the upcoming local and European elections, featuring a smorgasbord of as many as 20,000 candidates vying for the 3,500 public offices up for grabs. ...

Plans are afoot to abolish the practice of paying multiple pensions to government officials, it was revealed on Friday. Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said the government “is determined to continue ...

A whopping €2.5 billion in taxes is owed to the state, of which €1.1 billion are deemed doubtful as to whether it can be collected, a report released Thursday found. The findings ...

Two more boats carrying 263 irregular migrants were spotted on Tuesday night by authorities who proceeded with a rescue operation bringing the passengers to the safety of the Larnaca port. Another ...

This has turned out “to be a very sad day,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after seven members of the World Central Kitchen NGO were killed in an Israeli ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Tom Cleaver A total of 137 irregular migrants arrived in Cyprus by sea on Monday, bringing the number of arrivals up to 408 in the space of 24 hours. ...

The latest announcement for cooperation between Cyprus and the FBI in the US over money laundering and sanctions evasion appears to have struck the right chord publicly. While the direct ...

‘Cyprus’ economy is doing better than most of EU’ (Update) By Tom Cleaver Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday that Cyprus’ economy is “operating at a better level than ...

The electricity subsidy is to be extended until the end of June as part of the government’s latest package of measures aimed at alleviating the cost-of-living crisis. The measures ...

The electricity authority (EAC) has been left in the lurch and smart meter installation has again fallen into a state of limbo, after the administrative court’s decision to forbid ...

Cyprus and the US embassy announced on Tuesday cooperation among the countries’ justice systems to enhance Cypriot capabilities to counter illicit finance. “The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and ...

By Tom Cleaver and Elias Hazou Dignitaries from 35 countries and representatives of various international organisations descended on Larnaca on Thursday for a meeting over the Amalthea initiative – Cyprus’ humanitarian aid ...

The island could generate electricity from natural gas by the middle of 2025, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday giving an optimistic forecast on the progress of the liquefied natural ...

Cyprus is blessed with abundant sunlight, yet the shift to renewable energy is painfully slow. Two recent developments highlight some of the issues. The first was a statement by EAC’...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday paid a visit to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal ahead of the now-confirmed restart of construction work. Speaking to journalists at the site, he ...