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Three people were arrested in two separate cases after a total of 7.3 kg of cannabis were detected in Famagusta and Nicosia on Tuesday. Customs authorities carrying out checks ascertained that ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Keve) on Tuesday said that in a rapidly evolving technological landscape, blockchain technologies have emerged as game-changers, offering both opportunities and complexities for ...

Wednesday will be mostly clear with increased afternoon clouds, mainly in the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 37C in the interior, 33C on the south and east coasts, 31C on ...

By Koulla Michael Is it humans, is it nature, is it climate change? Wildfires have become a massive destroyer of natural areas. Every year is worse than the previous and ...

A new war of words among institutions has broken out, after the chief of police has refused to provide auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides with data concerning unpaid fines and permits to ...

An interior ministry proposal to tackle land and businesses in Larnaca’s Mackenzie area raised eyebrows during Tuesday’s House refugee committee, after the auditor general said the government cannot ...

A seven-year-old boy way hit by a car in Chlorakas on Tuesday as he tried to cross the road. Paphos traffic police chief Alexis Alexiou said the young boy of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he had “nothing to say” when asked if Cyprus’ police chief and justice minister had tendered their resignations, following widespread condemnation for police inaction ...

The buffer zone should not be doubted nor should it give Turkey a competitive advantage, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, over the spat that emerged in Pyla last month. “...

Efforts are ongoing to have a bill on remote work voted into law by October, deputies from the House labour committee said on Tuesday. Akel MP and committee chairman Andreas ...

The government is working to highlight Cyprus as an unattractive destination for migration, ministers told the ad hoc House committee on demographics on Tuesday. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said within ...

Despite catching most observers off guard, the decision to include India in trilateral meetings between Cyprus, Greece and Israel has long been in the pipeline, the foreign ministry confirmed on ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Tuesday released a report showing a notable decrease in the number of registered unemployed individuals for the month of August 2023, both on an annual ...

The Cyprus problem was among the issues discussed by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis in Ankara on Tuesday. At a press conference following the ...

A company in Limassol lost €17,350 after falling victim to a financial scam carried out by individuals posing as the owners of a Saudi Arabian firm, it emerged on Tuesday. As ...

An anti-migrant protest set to take place outside the presidential palace on Wednesday was cancelled on Tuesday with organisers saying an “out of control” situation would have sent the wrong ...

The attorney general on Tuesday ordered a police investigation after a Limassol municipal councillor was caught on video during Friday’s anti-migrant protest saying he would kill any delivery driver ...

A 14-year-old girl has reported that her foster father raped her, it emerged on Tuesday, as the man remains behind bars until the start of his trial next month. According ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) has received 16 international quality assurance certificates, and says it is in the process of obtaining 14 more, it announced on Tuesday. Among those obtained are ...

The north plans to increase the number of producers who have the PDO certificate, allowing them to export their halloumi/hellim to Europe and beyond, it emerged on Tuesday. Speaking ...

Violence, delinquency, and racism are unacceptable in school, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Tuesday ahead of the start of term and following racist attacks on migrants in Limassol and ...

After 72 hours, extensive search efforts led by the Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) has failed to find the crew member of the commercial ship Contship Oak reported lost at ...

In artisans continuing the traditional crafts of their forebears PAUL LAMBIS finds a range of products linking the presence to the past China and Cyprus may be worlds apart but ...

The first case of West Nile virus in Cyprus this year was confirmed by the health authorities on Tuesday. But there is no cause for concern on the island, despite ...