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Independent MP Andreas Themistocleous committed a criminal offence with the homophobic and racists rhetoric he spewed during parliament’s plenum, Akel said on Saturday. The party said it will submit ...

Two men in Paphos were caught driving under the influence of drugs after they tested positive for a narcotest, police said on Saturday. The first, aged 21, was pulled over on ...

December cocktails? Yes, please. The Cyprus Cocktail Festival is back this month after cancelling its October event due to heavy rainfall. On December 14 it will take over the downstairs section ...

A 36-year-old man in Limassol was arrested after he was caught trying to steal a car, police said on Saturday. The man was trying to steal a car parked outside ...

Disabled protesters gathered outside the presidential palace on Friday to to decry violations of their rights Full story here

Getting all the benefits of nature even when we are stuck inside is driving the way we think about our homes and offices finds Alix Norman Covid changed our interiors. ...

Cyprus’ general government posted a surplus of €556.4 million for the period between January and October 2022, according to the preliminary financial results published this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

Interest rates on deposits in Cyprus have experienced a slight increase, while interest rates for housing and consumer loans have decreased, according to a report published on Friday by the ...

Up to 300 Paphos swimming athletes are in limbo as the city’s main pool remains closed over a seemingly bureaucratic row, with the mayor and deputy mayor at odds over ...

Ayia Napa Mayor Christos Zannettos visited the artists at work during the 8th International Sculpture Symposium on Friday and said the city’s sculpture park upgrades Cyprus as a cultural ...

Bishop Isaias of Tamasos and Orenis said he considers any process that interrupts human development after conception, “unacceptable,” saying that in this matter he agrees with the position of the ...

The Cyprus Cancer Research Institute (CCRI) is “a jewel for our country,” said EU Health Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, on Friday. Kyriakides toured the site of the soon-to-be completed CCRI’s ...

Inflation is a significant challenge for Cyprus’ Recovery and Resilience programme, as it leads to price hikes in construction projects, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Friday. Nonetheless, Cyprus received ...

The Limassol Volunteers’ Coordinating Council celebrated International Volunteer Day (officially on December 5) on Friday. In a statement, the city’s mayor, Nikos Nicolaides, said that the event has strong symbolic ...

The EU Commission on Friday approved the strategic plans of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for Cyprus and Italy, worth €373 million and €26.61 billion respectively. Of the total EU budget for ...

The interior ministry on Friday sought to demonstrate to EU partners how the UN buffer zone is the source of the problem where migration flows are concerned. Permanent secretary of ...

Based on the latest actuarial study the sustainability of the Social Insurance fund is guaranteed over the longer term, the ministry of labour announced on Friday. The statement appears to ...

Disabled protesters gathered outside the presidential palace on Friday to to decry violations of their rights The protesters and their supporters expressed dissatisfaction with how the government has handled various ...

Parliament on Friday voted in favour of amending the constitution on family law, broadening its scope on the cases the courts could hear. With 49 votes in favour and one abstinence, ...

There is an urgent need to find new and efficient ways to attract young referees to football, as well as supporting the existing ones, especially in lower categories of the ...

Inflation in Cyprus rose to 8.7 per cent in November 2022, according to a report released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Meanwhile, the Consumer Price Index rose by 0.54 points ...

Larnaca district court fined two football fans on Friday and banned them from stadium participation, after they were found guilty of violence at a football event which took place on ...

Restoration works have begun on the ancient port of Kyrenia, Turkish Cypriot news sources announced on Friday. According to the news sources water supply, sewage, electricity and telephone infrastructure will ...

Chemical use to deal with rodents has been reduced by half since 2020, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday, saying that they are promoting more ecologically friendly ways to deal ...