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Close to 20 hotels were fined nearly €50,000 for employing workers illegally, the labour ministry announced on Thursday following an investigation in July. According to the ministry, targeted inspections conducted at hotel ...

Five Israeli nationals accused of raping a British tourist in Ayia Napa will remain in custody until their trial begins, the Famagusta District decided on Thursday. The decision on whether ...

Workers conducting excavation work at the Ayios Nikolaos cemetery in Limassol on Thursday discovered a loaded pistol along with 45 fully loaded firearm cartridges underneath a burial plaque. Limassol police was ...

While it set for a move in a few years, the island’s national museum gives an impressive tour of its history finds PAUL LAMBIS The Cyprus Museum in Nicosia ...

Larnaca and Nicosia have been included in the top 20 European cities with the highest number of castles, according to German website Ubuy. Larnaca, with five castles, was listed joint 12th ...

The Larnaca sewerage board has commenced work aimed at protecting the town from flooding, with works expected to be completed within the year, the director announced on Thursday. Angelos Hadjicharalambous, ...

An ongoing dispute between attorney-general George Savvides and auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides continued Thursday when the latter said that he did not publicly slam the proposed plan for a new attorney-general’...

State hospital workers are set to go on strike in October after unions and the state health services organisation (Okypy) failed to reach an agreement regarding collective labour and pay ...

Cyprus Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Thursday outlined three key characteristics of the state budget for 2024, the first under the administration of President Nikos Christodoulides. The budget is expected to ...

Greece and Cyprus are in absolute coordination, President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated, after their meeting on Wednesday and in the wake of the latter’s ...

In a bid to combat carbon emissions and align with European Union climate targets, DP World Limassol is collaborating with the Cypriot government and local partners to introduce an onshore ...

Ports in the north are set to be privatised, according to ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli, reports on Thursday said. Speaking to local television on Wednesday evening, he said the work ...

A new record of 552 pieces of plastic were found inside the digestive system of a dead juvenile turtle during a post-mortem on Wednesday. The turtle died after becoming entangled in ...

An inquest into the death of Colour Sergeant Anthony Oxley, a British Army officer who died in a road collision in June 2016 at the RAF Akrotiri base, is set to ...

A criminal case has been opened in military court following the death of 27-year-old contracted soldier Natalie Neophytou in May last year. Neophytou died during a training exercise when a ...

Some economic theories dictate that companies should set up close to their competitors. Why? If consumers want something specific, they will all head to a particular location knowing they will ...

In today’s episode, President Christodoulides called on his Turkish counterpart Erdogan to work together to send a message of peace for both Cyprus and Turkey. Meanwhile, football referees will ...

Eleni Philippou looks at the events coming from Friday onwards With the weekend just around the corner, there is no shortage of things to do as half a dozen festivals ...

Police arrested a 56-year-old for smuggling cigarettes from the north and fined him over €2,000, customs said on Thursday. According to police, the man was found during an operation carried out ...

A project to create a linear park along the bed of the Chrysochou river is being promoted, according to Paphos District Officer Mary Lambrou. The project is being promoted in ...

A fire in Kellia was brought under complete control by early Thursday morning, after burning through two hectares of reedbeds and wild brush. The fire services reported that the blaze ...

Paphos traffic police on patrol on Thursday arrested a 42-year-old woman for drink driving, assault of a police officer and public disturbance. According to police, officers stopped the woman for ...

Power outages in Ayioi Trimithias, Kokkinotrimithia and Palaiometocho are due to a fault in power distribution lines, the electricity authority (EAC) announced on Thursday. Spokeswoman for the authority Christina Papadopoulou ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday is set to meet with US and Chinese officials, as well as with the prime minister of Iraq and business leaders in New York. Christodoulides ...