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The voting hours for Sunday’s presidential elections are between 7am until 12 noon, followed by a break of an hour – resuming at 1pm until 6pm. The chief returning officer said ...

A woman has been arrested after seemingly attempting to smuggle drugs to a person being held in custody at Paphos police station, it emerged on Friday. This person has already ...

The conclusions of the special European Council held in Brussels on Thursday include a call to the Commission to present an action plan for the management of the Eastern Mediterranean ...

Roads to Troodos remain open only for four-wheel drive vehicles and those equipped with snow chains, the police announced on Friday, as Cyprus was due to be affected by cold ...

Andreas Mavroyiannis and Nikos Christodoulides – the two remaining presidential candidates – sparred on the airwaves on Friday ahead of Sunday’s election. Christodoulides again sought to court the divided Disy vote ...

The trial of British pensioner David Hunter, who is accused of murdering his wife, was on Friday postponed as his defence asked for more time to prepare their legal arguments. ...

A total of 22 bodies of Turkish Cypriots were found in the rubble of a hotel in Adiyaman, authorities in the north said on Friday as the bodies of ten victims ...

Paphos police have arrested a fifth person in connection with the burglary of the Girl with Hula Hoop bronze statue in Paphos, authorities said on Friday. According to Paphos police ...

In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades may take a public position in relation to the situation shaping up in the second round of the elections on Sunday after ruling ...

Colourful performances, heart-warming tales and stories with important life messages are coming up to entertain young audiences. Coming up first is a family show in Greek that will tour the ...

Two deaths from Covid-19 and 1,355 new cases were recorded over the past week, the health ministry said on Friday. The deaths were of a 96-year-old woman and a 78-year-old man. ...

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 ...

The Cyprus real estate market enjoyed a strong second half of the year, pushing the total value of all property sales to €5.8 billion for 2022, according to a report released this ...

The University of Cyprus this week announced that five positions have been made available at the KIOS Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence, as part of an undergraduate research opportunities ...

Cyprus will be receiving the first of six H145M attack helicopters by this summer, after the German Chancery greenlit the transfer, it was reported on Thursday. According to state ...

Cyprus on Thursday signed an agreement securing €13 million in funding for upgrade works at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers. The funding will come from the International Organisation for ...

A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of aiding and abetting a 22-year-old murder suspect that took place in the centre Nicosia earlier in the week. According to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday he had a “productive” discussion with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the European Council in Brussels. “Productive exchange of views with ...

The nationalist Elam party on Thursday said they were advising their supporters to vote by conscience in Sunday’s runoff election. In a recorded message, Elam leader Christos Christou – among ...

Three more evenings of Spanish-language cinema will arrive shortly to entertain Nicosia. Organised by the Embassy of Spain, the Nicosia Cervantes Institute and The Friends of Cinema Society, the film ...

A Cypriot rescue team, earlier greenlit to fly to Turkey on Thursday afternoon has been grounded by Ankara, which is set to announce that they do not need any more ...

Larnaca port workers on Thursday ended a strike they had initiated earlier this week, after their employer agreed to temporarily rescind the layoffs of two members of staff. The strike – ...

President Nicos Anastasiades may take a public position on Friday in relation to the situation shaping up in the second round of the elections on Sunday after ruling Disy decided ...

The Larnaca tourism board (Etap) on Thursday said several initiatives aimed at putting the village of Ayios Theodoros on the tourism map are underway. Recently, the village was named the ...