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The reconstruction of the Zachouri mosque square in Larnaca will finish by the end of coming September as the project is currently entering its final phase, the Cyprus News Agency ...

Primary school teachers trade union Poed on Thursday reiterated calls for additional permanent positions, saying reliance on a large number of contract teachers creates a series of unnecessary educational and ...

The Cyprus Post said on Thursday that due to staff strikes planned between August 26 – September 9 by mail services in the UK, delays are expected in handling and delivery of mail ...

A first responder was assaulted by a tourist early on Thursday morning prompting the state health services organisation (Okypy) to condemn the incident as totally unacceptable. A 24-year-old tourist has ...

The foreign ministry on Thursday voiced “disappointment and dissatisfaction” over a recent meeting between the president of Azerbaijan and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, and that Tatar was referred to ...

Paphos police have arrested a 43-year-old man suspected of shoplifting, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. It said that a Polis Chrysochous shopkeeper had spotted the man moving suspiciously ...

Thursday will be mainly fine with local increased cloud at intervals that may lead to some scattered showers. Temperatures will rise to 36C inland, around 31C on the southwest and ...

The Cyprus Post announced on Thursday that the acceptance of postal items to Armenia has resumed for all services.

Limassol police have arrested a 36-year-old man as they investigate the theft of a car. The car was stolen between July 7 and 13. It belonged to a company and was parked ...

Allegations of animal abuse must be investigated immediately, Attorney-general (AG) Giorgos Savvides said on Wednesday night in a tweet regarding the death of Berton the Savannah cat. “Respect and care ...

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 ...