Staff Reporter

Huge strides have been made towards the strengthening the island’s defensive capability, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Friday addressing military academy graduates during their confirmation ceremony at the ...

As chaos continues at airports around Europe, the Consumer Protection Service on Friday outlined travellers when they are able to claim compensation for delayed or cancelled flights. Those who have ...

A 23-year-old Paphos resident was arrested on Thursday night for threats and illegal possession of a firearm that occurred outside a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday, police said ...

Paphos police have made a third arrest as they investigate a case of counterfeit notes deposited at a local bank. The 35-year-old man was arrested on Thursday. Two others, a ...

Troodos police mobilised to find a 31-year-old man who contacted them to say he had lost his orientation in the forest on Thursday night. In a statement on Friday, police ...

A mainly fine weekend lies ahead, with the possibility of increased cloud at intervals, and scattered showers on Sunday in the mountains and inland, the met office said in its ...

The selection process for this year’s army recruits and their allocation in various units of the national guard has been decided with meritocracy, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on ...

Three Pelican pedestrian crossings are now in operation on the Geroskipou northern bypass road, within the municipal boundaries of Paphos, the municipality said on Thursday. The construction of the pedestrian ...

On-duty clinics across the island will start operating on Saturday, the health insurance organisation (HIO) and Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela announced on Thursday. The minister said the move would strengthen ...

Deok trade union confederation has joined Peo and Sek in accusing the government of backing down after the broad meeting that took place at the presidential palace on Tuesday failed ...

Tourist arrivals to Larnaca are satisfactory, particularly given problems plaguing European airports and the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a spokesman for the district’s hotel association told ...

A beach clean-up ‘Wish you were clean Vol III’ will be held at Mazotos beach, Larnaca on Sunday, the second of four being organised across the island aimed at battling ...

Three people were arrested in Larnaca on Wednesday as part of an ongoing clampdown on illegal and undeclared work, police said on Thursday. The campaign is being carried out by ...

A 40-year-old man is under arrest in connection with two burglaries carried out in March and April in the Limassol district, police said on Thursday. Testimony also emerged that the ...

A 46-year-old man in Nicosia was fined €3000 after police and customs in Nicosia found duty free tobacco in his home and car, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. It ...

Thursday will be another fine day, though increased cloud at midday and in the afternoon may lead to isolated showers in the mountains, the met office said in its early ...

The Turkish Cypriot side recorded 2,251 new Covid cases and one death in the past week. The ‘health ministry’ said that from June 29 to July 5, some 18,869 tests were performed. The total ...

The cabinet has approved €16 million to subsidise the cost of nursery schools for children up to four years old. It will subsidise the cost to families and feeding the children. ...

The remains of four men killed by Eoka B during the July 1974 coup which overthrew the government of then president Archbishop Makarios are being exhumed from a group grave at ...

Trade unions Sek and Peo on Wednesday accused the government of backing down after a broad meeting the previous day at the presidential palace failed to approve the introduction of ...

Undersecretary to the President Petros Demetriou, who underwent heart surgery on Tuesday, is in stable condition and no longer on a ventilator, CyBC reported on Wednesday. Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos ...

With cases of child sexual abuse on the rise, the cabinet on Wednesday morning approved the expansion of the Children’s House, where affected youngsters are supported. “It was considered ...

Nikos Christodoulides still has a considerable lead ahead of the February 2023 presidential election, according to a poll released by Alpha TV on Wednesday, which also showed a tight race between ...

Two people were remanded in police custody on Wednesday while a third is being looked for by the police after $4,300 in counterfeit notes was transferred to the Bank of Cyprus ...