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Clashes broke out and fires were lit at an overcrowded reception centre for migrants in Cyprus on Friday, police and witnesses said, necessitating authorities to break up the fighting with ...

In today’s episode we hear that during the two years of restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, police carried out 3.2 million checks on the public and issued 42,482 fines, ...

A room at Hope for Children’s home for unaccompanied minors in Larnaca has been destroyed in a fire, the fire service said on Friday. According to a tweet by ...

Police arrested two people in Nicosia after they were found with just over seven kilogrammes of cannabis, authorities said on Friday. According to police, during checks on Thursday afternoon, two ...

Five police officers were lightly injured after a fight broke out with five migrants out at the migration office in Paphos. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon after the five ...

Three people died from Covid-19 over the past week, while another 2,821 tested positive for the virus, the health ministry announced on Friday. The deaths related to two women, 82 and 87, and ...

The government has not given up its struggle for a solution to the Cyprus problem, deputy government spokeswoman Niovi Parisinou said marking the Greek Oxi day holiday in Polis Chrysochous ...

New month, new performances. Caught in between the aftermath of summery fiestas and the anticipation of Christmas markets and concerts, this November will see dozens of artistic happenings will soon ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

PwC Cyprus CEO Philippos Soseilos this week explained that the correct application of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in the shipping industry requires a holistic approach by the companies ...

The total amount of deposits in the Cypriot banking system reached the highest level of the last nine years in September 2022, while loans stood at a five-month low, according to ...

The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) said on Thursday they are currently assessing a bid by a foreign investment fund to acquire a second major hospital in Nicosia, ...

An icon of Saint John, illegally exported from Cyprus in 1974, was handed over to the Church during an event at the Archbishopric on Thursday. An announcement said that on behalf ...

The Russian Federation has not altered its stance on the Cyprus issue and remains committed to UN Security Council resolutions relating to Cyprus, the country’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria ...

The House on Thursday passed a bill regulating the levying of a 0.4 per cent tax on all sales of real estate, the proceeds going to support Greek Cypriot refugees. Despite ...

The house interior committee discussed on Thursday a draft bill on transparency in the ownership of media channels, submitted by the head of the committee Diko MP, Panicos Leonidou. Also ...

During the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, police carried out 3.2 million checks on the public and issued 42,482 fines, raking in almost €6 million for state coffers from the 16,474 fines ...

As the weekend approaches, one thing is certain – that it will be filled with live music performances at Sarah’s Jazz Club. Marking the start of the long weekend is ...

Cyprus has been ranked 18 out of 140 countries for 2022 in the World Justice Report, which measures the adherence to the rule of law in states across the globe. The country jumped ...

Police on Thursday reiterated calls to parents over child safety in cars following a Limassol accident that led to the hospitalisation of a 7-year-old child who was reportedly not wearing ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said he would not comment on the presidential elections during his visit to Paphos on Thursday, following sharp media speculation on the matter. He said that today ...

The international confederation of sport fishing (FISP-M) is holding its 2022 seashore angling championship in Paphos this year. It is the first time Cyprus has been chosen as a location for ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday that Paphos has re-emerged as a ‘centre of intellect’, and praised the mayor and the local council for their diligent efforts in upgrading the ...

Cats and Christianity come together in a monastery in Akrotiri. PAUL LAMBIS has a look around Cyprus is an island with a strong Christian heritage, and has been known through ...