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Commercial banks have so far offered insufficient support amid interest rate hikes, the House commerce committee heard on Tuesday. During a session focusing on the issues caused by the European ...

Kyrenia mayor Murat Senkul on Tuesday announced his intention to carry out a project to “improve the aesthetic appearance of the town’s old harbour. The project will commence once ...

A 31-year-old man was detained subject to a trial on Tuesday after “causing harassment and threatening violence” in Xylotymbou. According to Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou, a 70-year-old man reported ...

The family of the 26-year-old National Guard soldier Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was discovered under the Alassa bridge in Limassol in 2005, will commemorate the 18th anniversary of his passing ...

First Lady Philipa Karsera Christodoulides has laid flowers at the memorial to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York, it was announced on Tuesday. Christodoulides is in New York ...

Police in Larnaca said they fired warning shots at a car in Larnaca on Tuesday which was driving “recklessly and dangerously”. They said the car, which had been stolen on ...

A seven-metre statue of a winegrower was on Tuesday placed in its traditional spot in Limassol’s municipal garden ahead of the city’s 62nd Wine Festival, due to take ...

Larnaca municipality said on Tuesday it will introduce a Pay as You Throw waste management programme. The announcement came as the municipality, which now encompasses Larnaca, Livadia and Oroklini, signed ...

TechIsland, Cyprus’s leading tech business association, celebrated a significant milestone as it concluded the “Building Tech Islands: A Workshop on Attracting Foreign Tech Companies”. Held as a side event ...

The five Israeli nationals, aged between 19 and 20, accused of raping a 20-year-old British tourist in Ayia Napa on September 3, will remain in custody for one more day, the Famagusta district ...

No decision has been taken yet on dropping the Archbishop’s name day from the annual list of school holidays, the education ministry said on Tuesday. The matter was raised ...

Bus ticket prices in north Nicosia increased by 50 per cent on Tuesday, up from 20TL (€0.69) to 30TL (€1.04). In addition, it has been reported that buses between Nicosia and Kioneli, which ...

The Paphos marina project is “unreasonably delayed” which has prompted the district’s chamber of industry and commerce (EVE) to strictly monitor the timetable put forward. Paphos EVE director Marinos ...

In a German who has relocated to the island, PAUL LAMBIS meets a popular YouTuber full of advice for others looking to make Cyprus their home Ever since he decided ...

People seeking appointments at medical specialists may soon be split into categories according to how urgent their needs are to help fight waiting times, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on ...

After a sold-out debut in Larnaca in July, Offbeat Agora is following up their initial discussion on arts marketing with an interactive online meeting for 20 artists, cultural producers, and arts ...

A 33-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday by the Famagusta district court after firearms and cannabis were found at his home the previous day. Police ...

International human trafficking “is a global phenomenon which requires our immediate attention”, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Tuesday. Speaking at the CrimEx and EMJnet meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean justice ...

Fuel prices are set to increase “by four or five cents per week until at least the end of the month”, chairman of the petrol station owners’ association Christos Christodoulou ...

Cyprus’ artistic community has mourned the passing of 43-year-old composer, Giorgos Kolias. News of his death spread across social media on Monday evening. Kolias was found dead at his home. ...

Hospitality venues in coastal towns are in a “state of emergency” due to huge shortages in the workforce, chairman of the Paphos Association of Owners of Hospitality Centres (Osika) Neophytos ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos began bilateral meetings and contacts in New York ahead of the upcoming UN general assembly this week, as he began by speaking to his Serbian counterpart. ...

Sixty young people from Greece, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Romania, Armenia, Ukraine and Cyprus are participating in an international exchange for peace. The event titled “Peace Ambassadors” is underway since Friday, ...

Paphos police on Monday arrested a 27-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman at Paphos airport for cases of forgery and impersonation. According to the police, during passport control it was ...