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The European Commission disagreed with parliament’s compromise proposal over reduced VAT on homes, deputies at the House finance committee heard on Monday, amid an impending deadline just over a ...

A fire that broke out in the Ineia Paphos community on Tuesday afternoon was brought under control, the forestry department announced. It destroyed 500 square metres of wild vegetation. According to ...

Cyprus is among the countries with the lowest rates of children with unmet medical needs in the EU according to data released by Eurostat. But unmet medical needs for dental ...

The upgraded playground of the public Limassol garden combines nature and entertainment, the municipality said on Tuesday. Families with children attended the inauguration of the fully upgraded playground on Tuesday. ...

It may only be the start of the week but looking ahead to Friday and Saturday night, Sarah’s Jazz Club in the capital has two exciting programmes planned. On ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) failed to meet the real needs of Gesy beneficiaries, physiotherapists said on Monday as they announced a four-hour work stoppage for next week. The Cyprus ...

The defence ministry and football association reached an agreement on Monday over sportsmen who are serving in the army but need time for training and games. Parents and athletes alike ...

The typewriter of a 21-year-old Eoka fighter which was donated to the Eoka struggle museum was presented on Monday by his distant relative, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas. Makis Giorgallas from ...

An international aeronautical exercise, named “Cyp-Fra-02/2023”, took place on Sunday off the coast of Limassol, in the presence of French Navy frigate “Languedoc”. The exercise was planned by the Navy ...

Two young men – aged 21 and 22 – received five-month prison sentences for football hooliganism. Nicosia district court handed down the sentences on Monday, detailing that the cases emerged from incidents at an ...

Gender equality commissioner Josie Christodoulou on Monday updated Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos on the programme advocating for a greater presence of women in governmental jobs. Christodoulou said the programme’s ...

Larnaca municipality engaged in a cleanup operation on Monday over the contentious Pampoulas industrial area, where three shacks deemed to be dangerous are set to be demolished. The area has ...

President Nikos Christodoulides congratulated President Tayyip Erdogan for his re-election victory on Monday, expressing his hope that talks for the Cyprus problem could pick up where they left off in ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari on Monday met the leaders of the Pancyprian Multiple Sclerosis Association to listen to their requests regarding the provision of medication to chronic patients from public ...

A new map of the island shows it drowning in illegal tipping sites. ALIX NORMAN speaks to its creator, and finds the entire country is being poisoned In terms of ...

Airport operator Hermes on Monday announced the donation unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the forestry department as a contribution to the latter’s efforts in protecting the environment in Cyprus. ...

The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation will this year hold its first-ever Young Entrepreneurs Award in Cyprus, it announced on Monday. The award has been organised every year since 2008 exclusively in Greece ...

Cyprus is shifting gear to end its energy isolation and it is uniquely positioned to contribute to the Eastern Mediterranean’s energy solutions, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. The ...

A 52-year-old man has been arrested drunk in Paphos for disturbing the peace and causing public disorder, police said on Monday. According to Paphos police chief Nicos Tsappis, on Sunday ...

By Richard Boxall The annual junior schools cricket tournament, organised by Cyprus Cricket Association and hosted by Heritage School, turned out to be a double success for Episkopi School, who ...

In today’s episode, Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou said the energy workshop taking place on Monday in Nicosia is the first significant milestone in shaping the decisions for the national ...

The high dust levels affecting Cyprus over the weekend are set to decrease in the days to come, Met office director Kleanthis Nicolaides said on Monday. Speaking to the Alpha ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday called on football fans in Cyprus to put an end to the violence in stadiums and on officials to avoid getting mixed up in cases ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has congratulated Turkey’s president Recep Tayyp Erdogan following his victory in the presidential elections on Sunday. Erdogan ended up with just over 52 per cent ...