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Cyprus recorded the second lowest rate of road deaths of children in proportion to population among the countries monitored by the European Transport Safety Council’s (ETSC) Road Safety Performance ...

The labour inspection department had secured the conviction of two construction companies for violation of work health and safety legislation, the ministry of labour announced on Monday. The department brought ...

Cyprus missed out on the first wave of punk in the 70s and 80s. But now, one local band is pioneering this unusual genre of soft rebellion on the island. ...

A new space for contemporary art has opened in Nicosia and is hosting an exhibition by a young local artist. Thousand Julys is housed in a former coffeeshop and aims ...

Paphos hoteliers association president Thanos Michaelides said on Monday that hotel occupancy rates in the district in September ranged from 70 to 75 per cent. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Michaelides ...

The Animal Party on Monday decried what it described as an unprovoked attack on two activists who were staging a peaceful protest on Ledra Street on Saturday. The activists set ...

The fire that broke out on Sunday in a two-story house in Paphos, appears to have been caused by burning coals, Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou said on Monday. The ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis is taking part in the EU council of ministers of agriculture and fisheries meeting in Brussels on Monday. Ministers will discuss the current condition and protection ...

A 21-year-old man was remanded for eight days by the Larnaca district court on Monday after he was detained at Larnaca airport on Sunday in connection with possession of close ...

Assistant UN Secretary General Rosemary Di Carlo will visit Cyprus this autumn for a fact-finding mission on the instruction of UNSG Antonio Guterres, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos announced on Monday. ...

Eleven-year-old Lambros Kallenos, who since the age of three weeks had been fighting a rare and complicated type of lymphangiomatosis, lost his battle with the disease on Sunday at Sheba ...

A fifth Covid vaccine dose could be available by the end of October, while the cabinet just under two weeks ago approved the new bivalent jabs for fourth shots. Medical ...

In today’s episode, around 70 ground staff at Paphos Airport staged a lightning two-hour strike on Saturday night over possible redundancies, affecting a total of eight flights where passengers could ...

A month full of performances is set to arrive at Rialto Theatre as October rolls in. Culture enthusiasts can enjoy theatre, dance and music acts as independent productions and festival ...

Police arrested two people who tried to depart from Paphos airport last Friday and Saturday with forged documents, while a third person was also arrested for illegal trafficking of third ...

On Monday the weather will be mostly clear. Winds will initially be variable and light, up to 3 Beaufort, becoming mainly south-westerly to north-westerly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort, in ...

The mother of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, found dead under the Alassa bridge in 2005, has made a new appeal for authorities to bring those whose actions led to his death, ...

Alliances are already being forged within the Church due to the Archbishop’s state of health Although not overtly, scenarios are being floated and alliances are being forged behind the ...

The efforts made by the government to protect and further promote the rights of LGBTI+ people, have moved from words to deeds, Justice Minister Stephie Drakou said on Sunday in ...

Earlier this year, Cyprus Shipping Deputy Minister Vassilios Demetriades announced a new piece of legislation that would enable the creation of a limited liability company to be used exclusively for ...

If you look up at the sky on Sunday night, you could be treated to a spectacular view as Jupiter will be closest to the Earth, which hasn’t happened ...

A house in Mesogi, Paphos was extensively damaged and three more affected by a fire that broke out around 2pm on Sunday. No one was injured. Fire department spokesman Andreas ...

Dozens of Greek Cypriots protested in front of the Iranian embassy in Nicosia on Sunday in support of the struggle for freedom in Iran and the protests that have been ...

Everybody has a story from the other side. A new documentary looks at the people whose lives span the divide It’s perhaps the punch line at the end of ...