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Turkey had to wait until 1974 to invade Cyprus because it did not have enough equipment and ships but had wanted to invade the island for ten years, the Speaker of ...

Limassol police on Wednesday arrested a 42-year-old man after he allegedly tried to travel to Greece on the new ferry using forged travel documents. According to police, the man arrived ...

All processes followed were in line with the Republic’s laws and regulations said the forestry department on Wednesday responding to allegations of irregular dealings in the hiring of two ...

Limassol criminal court on Wednesday sentenced a 33-year-old man to two years in prison for starting a fire on the edges of a state forest last June. He was also ...

The Proodeftiki student movement has demanded that legislation was amended to allow the state to impose ceilings on rents, which would make them affordable for students. In an announcement issued ...

A dead fox was found hanging over a signpost at a road leading to the Ayios Ioannis chapel in Pentakomo, Limassol. The Animal Party in an announcement condemning the incident, ...

The Limassol Bishopric’s centre for environmental research and education (Kypkee) on Wednesday expressed its concern over the Akrotiri wetlands as a result of it not being drained and dry ...

In today’s episode, Turkey resumed its hydrocarbon drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday after a two-year hiatus. The Abdulhamid Han, Turkey’s fourth drill ship, will operate 55 ...

An operation on Tuesday by Paphos traffic police saw 71 drivers booked for various offences but most were for speeding. According police, out of the 71 bookings, 47 concerned speeding while one driver ...

Lower temperatures are expected to continue into Wednesday with increased cloud during the afternoon, the met office said. Temperatures will be around 36C inland, 32C along the coast and 27C ...

Two people aged 22 and 28 have been arrested for trying to leave the country through Paphos airport under false pretences, police said on Wednesday. On Tuesday a man with a Dutch ...

Two men, aged 26 and 23, were remanded for three days on Tuesday on suspicion of stealing €15,000 worth of motor oils from a petrol station in Paphos. According to Paphos CID chief ...

An initiative is underway to find and rescue historical material on the island’s primary and secondary schools with a view to setting up an educational history archive at the ...

Limassol police on Tuesday reported an arson which damaged a car in the early morning hours. According to the report, the car was parked outside the 47-year-old owner’s home ...

Cyprus clinched 16th place among 72 countries in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning 11 medals – two gold, three silver and six bronze. The games came to an end on Monday evening in Birmingham, ...

By Richard Boxall Two close matches were played in the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup at Ypsonas, resulting in wins for Punjab Lions and Markhor. Reigning champions Punjab Lions took on ...

Famagusta district court on Tuesday handed down a nine-month jail sentence to a 19-year-old man for a string of thefts. Police said the man was found guilty in 74 cases of ...

Limassol police are appealing for witnesses in connection with a fatal traffic accident that occurred in Limassol on Monday night. The victim, a young woman, was riding a bicycle on ...

By Saskia Otterstein Chara Konstantinou will represent Cyprus at the IFMA Muay Thai Youth World Championships taking place in Malaysia from August 9-21 The 14-year-old has already won the silver ...

Paphos police carried out a crackdown operation on Monday to curb speeding and other traffic violations. In the context of the wide-spread operation within the Paphos district, over sixty drivers ...

Police on Monday arrested a 26-year-old man, to facilitate investigation into multiple cases of burglary and theft. Arrest warrants were pending against the 26-year-old, which related to seven cases. Upon ...

In today’s episode, main opposition Akel hectored the government for its silence over the eavesdropping scandal raging in Greece, and claimed a possible link to the earlier ‘spy van’ ...

The arrest warrant for a 33-year-old held for a case of extortion of money by false representation has been extended. According to Paphos police spokesperson, Michalis Nikolaou, the 33-year-old appeared ...

Police intercepted three persons at Paphos airport intending to depart for France with forged documents. According to the police spokesperson, on Monday around midday two women presented themselves in the ...