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Cyprus News
Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Monday said he will not “rule out any scenario” regarding the question of who will be elected as House president, with parliamentary arithmetic appearing to…
May 25, 2026
· 4 min read
Cyprus News
The 56 MPs who gained a seat in the new parliament were officially named on Monday, following an election that brought six parties into the legislature. The ceremony took place…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP) has strengthened the public’s rights and reinforced accountability in the handling of personal data, data protection commissioner Maria Christofidou said on Monday. The GDPR…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides inaugurated the Nicosia Occupational Rehabilitation Unit on Monday, describing it as an important step in mental health reform. As part of the same policy, vocational rehabilitation…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Cyprus News
Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis will visit the occupied villages of Rizokarpasso and Ayia Triada on Wednesday to meet the residents there. The visit aims to provide practical state support and…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Cyprus News
Veterinary services and livestock farmers continued consultations on Monday over the foot and mouth disease outbreak during a meeting lasting more than two hours, veterinary services director Christodoulos Pipis said.…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
I arrive at Limassol’s Four Seasons days after the Eurovision grand final to meet Antigoni between school visits, interviews and appearances. She greets me the Cypriot way, kisses on cheeks,…
May 25, 2026
· 7 min read
Cyprus News
Nominations for the vacant position of Paphos bishop closed on Monday lunchtime, with four clerics now standing in the race for the post. The post has remained vacant since May…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
Rainfall recorded across Cyprus so far in May has reached 220 per cent of the monthly average, data released on Monday showed. Between May 1 and Monday, average rainfall was…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
A by-election will be called for the position of deputy mayor of the Nicosia suburb of Aglandjia after the position’s previous holder was elected as a member of parliament on…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Cyprus News
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday telephoned both Disy leader Annita Demetriou and Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou to congratulate them on their results in Sunday’s parliamentary election. Erhurman’s office…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
The defence ministry announced on Monday that applications for the recruitment of contract soldiers (Syop) in the National Guard are now open and will remain available until July 13. Interested…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
Newly elected Maronite Cypriot non-voting representative in parliament Petros Nacouzi said that it is both a “great honour” and a “great responsibility” to represent the island’s Maronite community in the…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
Social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou is to forego the seat in parliament which he won at Sunday’s election, instead choosing to serve out the remainder of his term as a…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday congratulated Disy and its leader Annita Demetriou for finishing in first place in Sunday’s parliamentary election, describing the result as a “victory” for…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
Forest firefighters on Monday called a 48-hour strike and then cancelled it a little over an hour later. Trade unions Oekdy-Sek, Pasykek-Peo, and Dee-Kdoko-Deok had complained that “violations” of the…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Crime
Two people were arrested overnight during coordinated operations carried out in urban areas, the police said on Monday. One of the arrests involved offences including assaulting a police officer. The…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Cyprus News
Turkish Cypriots of most political colours reacted with indignation and horror over the weekend after an Ankara court annulled the results of Turkey’s largest opposition political party the CHP’s 2023…
May 25, 2026
· 5 min read
Cyprus News
Euripides’ ancient Greek play Ion is to be presented by the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (Thoc) this summer, directed by Thomas Moschopoulos, as part of this year’s Athens Epidaurus Festival. Performances…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
The National Guard on Monday said that for the next month, it will carry out work in a minefield between the Larnaca suburb of Aradippou and the village of Troulloi.…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Cyprus News
While social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou’s Direct Democracy Cyprus achieved a respectable if unspectacular sixth place nationwide at Sunday’s parliamentary election, his party topped the polls in Meniko, his home…
May 25, 2026
· 4 min read
Monday is set to begin with mostly clear skies across most of the island, though clouds are expected to gather as the day goes on, with rain and even the…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Cyprus News
The Fire Service determined there will be no repeat of recent fire tragedies As Cyprus heads towards another long, dry summer, authorities say preparations for the 2026 fire season are…
May 25, 2026
· 7 min read
Cyprus News
Social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou on Sunday night said he remains undecided over whether he will continue to sit as a member of the European Parliament or take a seat…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
Alma leader Odysseas Michaelides promised that his party will be a “source of stability” in politics after it won four seats in parliament at its first electoral test on Sunday,…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Sunday night promised to “unite the centre-right” after his party stemmed its losses at the election to a single parliamentary seat, having been forecast a…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
Elam leader Christos Christou on Sunday night said that a “greater responsibility” has now been placed on him and his party “for the future of Cypriot Hellenism” after doubling its…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou declared Sunday’s election to constitute the beginning of a “new upward trajectory” for his party, as it defied opinion polls retained the 15 seats in the…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Disy leader Annita Demetriou said the electorate “chose security and stability” as she hailed her party’s amassing of 17 seats at Sunday’s parliamentary election. The party had been forecast to…
May 24, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday evening lamented the electoral wipeout faced by Dipa and Edek, two of the three parties which support his government, saying that both parties deserved to…
May 24, 2026
· 4 min read
Disy and Akel retained all the seats they had held in the last parliament at Sunday’s election, defying pre-election polls which had predicted losses for both parties to win 17…
May 24, 2026
· 3 min read
Cyprus News
Petros Nacouzi was on Sunday elected as the Maronite Cypriot non-voting representative in parliament, winning 51 per cent of the vote to take the seat. He won 1,606 of the…
May 24, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
Nikos Anastasiou on Sunday evening resigned as Edek leader, with the party looking likely to lose all its seats in parliament after the day’s election. He had taken over the…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Cyprus News
Taxpayers in Cyprus will submit their 2025 income tax returns through the existing TAXISnet system following a decision by the Tax Department in April to delay full implementation of the…
May 24, 2026
· 4 min read
Cyprus News
Disy will be the largest party in the new parliament, according to the exit poll, while Elam, as pre-election polls predicted, will rise to third place, displacing Diko, which had…
May 24, 2026
· 2 min read
Cyprus News
World’s largest marine protection NGO urges ban on destructive bottom trawlers The relationship between Cyprus and the sea is as deep as the ocean itself, but as deep as that…
May 24, 2026
· 5 min read
