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After being badly burned by a horrific holiday experience in Protaras, we turned to a local rental company for the perfect summer getaway. At the start of summer, we got ...

They are increasingly popular but are still burdened by breakdowns and rude drivers, but it’s all about to change An Intercity bus which randomly went up in flames, leaving ...

Pushing to be the cultural capital of Europe in 2030, the coastal town is set to celebrate at the start of September finds ELENI PHILIPPOU As September arrives, the team behind ...

The deputy ministry of culture expressed “deep sadness” for the passing of distinguished visual artist Eleni Nikodimou. The Cypriot artist died on Saturday at the age of 68. She “leaves us ...

US Senator Robert Menendez proposed sanctions be imposed against Turkey if the country proceeds with further developments in the fenced-off area in Famagusta. The carrot and stick motivational approach could ...

Assistant UN Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas, Miroslav Jenca arrives to Cyprus on Sunday evening. He is set to meet with President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides and ...

But diabetics – its intended target – can barely get it The global frenzy over a new weight-loss drug has, unsurprisingly, hit Cyprus too – with the added complication that we don’t ...

The fire that broke out on Sunday morning in the village of Kapilio was brought under control before noon according to the forestry department. Firefighters remain in the area to ...

Larnaca police stopped two people for a traffic check early on Sunday and later discovered the moped they were riding on had been stolen. The two men, aged 42 and 36, were ...

Two men aged 29 and 31, will be taken to court to be remanded on Sunday after they were caught fighting after a car accident in a specific area of Paphos this ...

The met service said storms are expected on Sunday, less than a week before the end of August. Isolated showers or thunderstorms will affect mainly the mountains and eastern half ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting August 21: Entertainment venues in coastal towns are still seeing heightened traffic after the 15 August public holiday, according to ...

Estimates suggest that about 50 per cent of foreign transactions are not recorded Some 7,000 permissions were given to foreigners to buy property in the northern part of Cyprus since January 2021. According ...

A double cab pickup truck overturned in a roundabout in Limassol on Saturday afternoon. The driver was rushed to the district’s public hospital. It is understood that he suffered ...

The recent meteor and planet sightings are among the topics that will be discussed in the coming free science café meeting on Tuesday. The event, held at the Kition planetarium ...

The Cypriot firefighting mission in Greece has been moved to a different area after battling fires in Parnitha until late at night on Friday. The 31-member team is now operating ...

Ayia Napa Mayor Christos Zanettou said he hoped the refugee stamp would soon be replaced with a peace stamp, during the inauguration of an exhibition at the centre of Sefer ...

The aim is the resumption of the UN-led peace talks for the solution of the Cyprus issue, the Greek Cypriot side reiterates, ahead of the visit to Cyprus of the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides presented the government’s future objectives and major reforms during a long meeting with the ministers at the Troodos presidential residence. The entire cabinet, as well as ...

A 57-year-old man who was drink driving caused a minor road accident in Limassol late on Friday. Police said the man was arrested after he was found with 98μg alcohol ...

A 26-year-old man who was found inside a stolen car in Paphos has been arrested, police said on Saturday. The specific vehicle was reported stolen by its 75-year-old owner on ...

Cyprus rejected Chevron Corp’s plan to develop the island nation’s offshore Aphrodite natural gas field, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou. Papanastasiou told Bloomberg ...

A 43-year-old man was arrested in possession of 22kg of cannabis, Limassol police said on Saturday. Drug squad officers searched the house of the suspect located in Vasa Koilani village ...

Arsonists targeted a Limassol mosque early on Saturday, only hours after Muslims had gathered there to pray. Police said an unknown person approached the Jedit Mosque located in the old ...