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A total of 6,133 repatriations of third country nationals have taken place this year, according to figures released by the police on Friday. Of those repatriations, 1,326 cases concerned the forced returns ...

The number of migrants recorded as living in the Ayios Nikolaos complex in Chlorakas has reached 246, Paphos CID head Michalis Nikolaou said on Friday. “The majority of the inhabitants are ...

Live music under the light of the full moon, the biggest moon of the year. That is what is coming up on Thursday as the Youth of Paralimni organises the ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 57-year-old man in connection with the arrival of 86 illegal migrants in Cyprus last Sunday by boat. It is noted that, as part of the investigation ...

Management and doctors at a clinic operating within the national health service (Gesy) are under scrutiny by the authorities for fraudulent billing registrations. An investigation by the health insurance organisation (...

A Cypriot mission arrived in Greece on Friday to aid in firefighting efforts in the mount Parnitha area near Athens, as Greece burned for a seventh day. The flames have ...

A fire in a parked car after midnight on Friday morning resulted in extensive damages to the vehicle. According to the fire department, the car, parked in a garage in ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 23-year-old boat operator after a vessel transporting 21 irregular migrants arrived on the Famagusta coast. According to police, the 6m long vessel was detected on the ...

Friday will be mostly clear with some early morning low cloud cover. Afternoon clouds are expected in the mountains with a chance of light rain. Temperatures will rise to 39C ...

Invest Cyprus CEO Marios Tannousis this week praised the crucial role played by the Cypriot diaspora in promoting the country on the international stage. Speaking at the Global Cypriot Diaspora ...

New laws are being touted with the aim of cracking down on illegal gyms and unqualified gym staff. The laws, which have been suggested by the Cyprus Sports Association (KOA), ...

The labour minister on Thursday issued a decree raising monthly salaries for certain professions in the hotel industry by between €62 and €77. The revised minimum wages for these professions take effect ...

Representatives of the diaspora on Thursday pledged continue to work within their respective adopted countries to keep piling the pressure on Turkey to hand over more information as regards the ...

Visiting US Senator Robert Menendez on Thursday called on the United Nations Security Council to immediately pass a resolution denouncing recent Turkish actions in the buffer zone in Pyla and ...

A feud – with signs of a turf war – has been brewing between the bureaucracy at the health ministry and the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) over who should handle air ambulances ...

Patients will have a more active role in evaluating services offered through Gesy, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Friday after a Cabinet meeting. The evaluation process is set to ...

The festival that pledged to create a space for queer cinema in Cyprus is back for its 4th annual celebration. The Queer Wave line-up once again boasts an eclectic selection ...

Four trade unions representing workers in the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday pilloried plans for the EuroAsia interconnector, warning that Cypriot taxpayers may end up getting saddled with ...

British base police found an improvised explosive device during a search of residential properties in the village of Trachoni in the Akrotiri base area. Bomb defusal experts were called to ...

A company by the name of S. E. Sakhi auto trading co received a fine of €12,000 at the Nicosia district court on Thursday for “violating the provisions of the legislation ...

Three kilograms of cannabis were found inside cereal boxes by police at Larnaca airport, while police in Paphos arrested a man who attempted to take receipt of the package. According ...

The tender for the creation of a new thalassaemia centre at the Makarios hospital has been announced by the government. The centre will cost over €5 million and will take 18 months ...

Age limits for the HPV vaccine, known as Gardasil, are to be changed following a decision from the National vaccination advisory committee. New guidelines have been set for the vaccine ...

The cabinet of ministers on Thursday approved an action plan for the provision of incentives seeking to boost mergers and acquisitions between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). As stated after ...