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The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli has announced his intention to dig a tunnel under the Pentadaktylos mountain range for road traffic. Speaking to Turkish television, he said the ...

Hunters are the main culprits in abandoning dogs, according to the Cyprus Environmental Movement which said on Thursday that 85-90 per cent of abandoned dogs are of hunting breeds. The ...

The national guard is investigating the circumstances under which an officer was critically injured at the Andreas Papandreou air base on Thursday. The officer was given treatment at the scene ...

Cyprus is to release up to 7,000 tonnes of grains, corresponding to 30 per cent of strategic reserves, to offset shortages in supply, the Grain Advisory Committee announced after meeting on Thursday. ...

Legal action has been initiated against the bus driver who went viral on social media after taunting the priest at the Apostolos Andreas monastery, according to the north’s ‘interior ...

Two Cypriot passport holders were arrested in Singapore as part of a suspected money laundering bust it emerged on Thursday, spurring Cyprus’ interior ministry to assure it would assess the ...

The attorney-general’s office is unlikely to proceed with a request to the supreme court to lift the parliamentary immunity of controversial independent MP Andreas Themistokleous, it was reported on ...

The four defendants in the ‘golden passports’ scandal exposed by Al Jazeera in October 2020, and a subsequent independent investigation, will appear again before the Nicosia court on September 12 after the ...

With the high temperatures of summer upon us and the ever increasing humidity, we all look for an escape to cooler climes. The golden rule is to go higher, and ...

World-renowned DJ Tiësto will entice lovers of electronic music to an evening experience, raving to techno beats in Limassol next month. On September 10, ZANTE Venue by Punin will welcome ...

In today’s episode, outdoor jobs in the mountains were banned on Wednesday afternoon, the labour inspection department announced, after the mountain regions recorded the highest temperatures in over 25 years. ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari and the ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki, who are engaged in a public spat, are due to meet President Nikos Christodoulides either this evening or ...

The met office has issued an orange warning and a yellow alert for extremely high temperatures on Thursday. The warnings are valid from 12 noon until 6pm. It said that the ...

The police have hailed a 38.5 per cent reduction in fatal road collisions this year. Police spokesperson Eleni Constantinou explained on Wednesday that the significant decrease in fatalities is marked from 2022 ...

Political opposition criticised the government on Wednesday, after a 0.4 per cent decrease was noted in a European statistical service (EuroStat) report on the second quarter of the year. According to ...

Paphos restaurant and bar owners want to meet with the deputy tourism minister to discuss the decreased number of visitors to their establishments in June and July, the head of ...

A 56-year-old motorist was injured in Paphos on Wednesday morning, after crashing his motorcycle into a car, police said. According to police, the man is being treated at Paphos general, ...

Environmental NGO Birdlife Cyprus has expressed their disappointment ahead of the hunting season, as Cyprus has failed to take action to protect turtle doves, whose populations have decreased drastically across ...

Are you a car enthusiast, a motorcycle fanatic, or simply someone who appreciates the beauty of innovative transportation, ask the organisers of an upcoming Limassol event. If so, mark your ...

Cyprus’ greenhouse gas emissions from economic activity have fallen by 7.96 per cent during the first quarter of 2023, compared to the previous year, data from the European statistical service (Eurostat) showed. ...

Most of the property being sold to foreigners in the north is on Greek Cypriot land, reports said on Wednesday, citing data released at the end of July. According to ...

The government would welcome the opening of additional crossing points which improve the relationship of the two communities, deputy government spokeswoman Doxa Komodromou said on Wednesday, as she received a ...

Two women from very diverse backgrounds underline the importance of weaving stories and culture finds PAUL LAMBIS Culture has a significant influence on our thoughts, attitudes and actions. It manifests ...

There’s a chance to brighten up your day with free tours of the Paphos lighthouse, made available by the ports authority on August 20. The ports authority explained that as ...