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Firefighters on Friday managed to prevent a large fire in Limassol from reaching pristine forest, bringing it under partial control around four hours after it broke out. The blaze in ...

Two police officers have been suspended after a 24-year-old suspect managed to escape while in custody at the Yermasoyia police station in Limassol. Police said the chief ordered the suspension ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday expressed satisfaction with the “excellent work” that has been done in relation to the absorption of EU funds, putting Cyprus in the first places ...

The Limassol Wine Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year, in October, after being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. There will however be some modifications to ensure all ...

Police said Friday they were investigating five sexual abuse cases against a 50-year-old man, four concerning minors. The man is already in custody in connection with three of the cases. “...

State-owned electricity authority (EAC) unions said Friday they supported looking into whether the company could absorb the rising cost of production so that consumers won’t have to foot the ...

By Paul Lambis Thirty-two years ago, two brothers shot and killed their parents in their own home and then staged it to look like a mafia killing. Seven years after ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will on Tuesday discuss with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou the issue of the ‘Ataturk reference’ debacle, it was announced after discussion on the issue at the cabinet ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Morphou bishop to say silent on vax views ‘unless provoked’ By George Psyllides and Elias Hazou President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he did not expect any public statements in the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he will be discussing with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou whether there was any other way to handle the issue of an English textbook that was ...

A 24-year-old suspect in police custody for the alleged possession of counterfeit euro notes and drugs escaped from Yermasoyia police station on Thursday morning. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday ...

The House interior committee will decide next week whether the local government elections will take place as planned in December or be postponed, it emerged on Thursday. The decision by ...

Justice Minister Stefi Drakou on Wednesday pledged to hold meetings will all stakeholders so that progress is made on the discussion in parliament of 45 pending bills, including the ones on ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he would decide on any unofficial meetings with the Greek Cypriot side on the Cyprus problem after a possible meeting in New York with ...

New head of Paphos police Nicos Tsappis took full charge on Wednesday, taking over from Nikos Pentaras, who had been in the post since 2017. “My aim is to produce tangible ...

Despite the ongoing Covid pandemic, the Cypriot banking sector has achieved remarkable progress and was steadily headed towards viability, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Wednesday addressing the bank association ...

Deputy government spokesperson Niovi Parissinou on Wednesday handed over a government donation to the Anti-Cancer Society as part of the organisation’s annual fundraiser. Parissinou delivered the government’s symbolic ...

A Green party parliamentary assistant said on Wednesday said she was verbally abused by far-right Elam MP Andreas Themistokleous, who moved towards her while shouting at her to get out ...

The health ministry announced 28 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Thursday for groups eligible for free tests. To get tested, people need to present proof of identity ...

The return to schools could lead to higher numbers of coronavirus infections, but the situation could remain under control if protocols are followed properly and vaccination continues, ideally to reach 90 ...

Dherynia will inaugurate an open-air cinema in the buffer zone on Friday with a film screening by the person who envisaged the project, internationally known artist and filmmaker, Rosa Barba. ...

The Larnaca criminal court will deliver its verdict on the rape charge against former Kition bishop Chrysostomos on October 22, it was announced on Wednesday. The offence allegedly took place in ...

MPs on Tuesday called for support measures to encourage couples to have more children, citing the low birth rate which is well below the replacement level of 2.1. The House ad ...