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With the aim of strengthening intercultural understanding and cooperation among young people, the international youth exchange programme You.Me.We was successfully completed on Sunday in Agros. Co-organised by Cypriot ...

Greek Paralympic champion Charalambos Taiganidis broke the world record for continuous open sea swimming, covering an astonishing 149 kilometres. His support crew said the achievement sends “a global message of endurance ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday repeated his demand for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem during a speech to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’s standing ...

A total of 13 hotels have applied to the government to have small desalination units of their own installed on their premises, agriculture ministry permanent secretary Andreas Gregoriou said on Monday. ...

Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out in an apartment building in Paphos on Sunday evening. The blaze caused damage to the building’s entrance hall but did not ...

A donkey has died after being hit by two cars on the main road on the Karpas peninsula, Cyprus wildlife research institute director Kemal Basat said on Sunday night. He ...

The right lane of the Limassol-Nicosia highway reopened to traffic at around 8am on Monday, following a temporary closure caused by a car overturning near the Kornos area. Police reported ...

A 29-year-old man was remanded in custody for two days on Monday after being arrested in connection with the theft of a hunting rifle and power tools in Larnaca. Police ...

A serious road accident involving two families occurred around 6.10pm on Sunday, on the Axylos – Nata road in the Paphos district, the police confirmed on Monday. Police said a car ...

A weak high-pressure system is affecting Cyprus on Monday, with a low-pressure area expected from Wednesday, according to the meteorological service. Thin layers of dust will occasionally be present in ...

Cyprus will be assuming the Presidency of the Council of the EU during the first half of 2026. In order to enable discussion of the aims and priorities of the incoming ...

A growing number of car owners in Cyprus are being forced to pay for damages caused by electric scooters and other two-wheeled vehicles, as legal gaps leave police unable to ...

A man was rescued from the sea off Limassol afternoon after the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre launched the search and rescue plan Nearchos. The plan was launched at 2.20 in the ...

A 30-year-old Turkish Cypriot arrested for and accused of crimes related to the possession and circulation of child sexual abuse material was on Sunday charged and released. Cenk Tosunoglu, the ...

Coordination continues between the UNHCR in Nairobi and the crisis management centre of the foreign ministry in Nicosia to bring home 22 Cypriots trapped in Tanzania, ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said ...

The Israeli foreign ministry on Sunday named Aviv Ezra as their new ambassador in Cyprus. He will replace Oren Anolik in August 2026 if his appointment is approved by the Cyprus ...

As November begins, it brings with it a busy cultural agenda at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol. First approaching is an anniversary concert by the ESTIA Cultural Association today celebrating 30 ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Saturday and Sunday met officials from a number of countries participating in the Manama Dialogue, held under the auspices of the International Institute for Strategic ...

After receiving a tip off, police said on Sunday afternoon they had found seven pistols in an open area of Nicosia. The weapons were reportedly found in Makedonitissa, and according ...

A traffic accident on the Limassol to Paphos highway near Ypsonas has caused tailbacks on the road, police said on Sunday afternoon. The right lane has been closed, causing traffic ...

The cooperation of everyone is needed to implement tax reform as of January 1, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding that any delay would be to the detriment of improving ...

We need a patriotism of responsibility, realism and results, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in Nicosia on Sunday during a brief trip to Cyprus. He was speaking at a ...

Several Cypriot supermarkets have recently proceeded with the introduction of electronic shelf labels (ESL’s), replacing paper price tags as most of us know them. The supermarkets say the move ...

At around 7am on Sunday, while traffic police were carrying out speed checks on the Limassol Nicosia highway near Kalavasos, a vehicle driven by a 40-year-old man was recorded moving ...