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Five people were arrested overnight across Cyprus for various offences, including possession of drugs and illegal residence, as police continued checks and raids in urban areas to crack down on ...

A fault at Dhekelia’s power plant on Tuesday morning led to power outages in various areas of Cyprus. The Transmission System Operator (TSO) said the fault happened at 6.50am, ...

Tuesday starts off with a yellow warning for high temperatures, expected to peak at 41C inland, and a red alert for forest fires. The warning for high temperatures is valid ...

Construction of a new access point for Limassol’s Agios Athanasios industrial area began last month as authorities move ahead with infrastructure upgrades aimed at improving safety and traffic flow ...

Alma on Monday questioned the cabinet’s decision to approve a major commercial development in the Ayios Athanasios area of Limassol, raising concerns over its legal basis, impact on the ...

Kyrenia mayor Akis Violaris renewed calls for the return of displaced people and the resolution of the missing persons issue in a message marking the 52nd anniversary of the Turkish ...

The Cyprus petrol station owners’ association on Monday called on President Nikos Christodoulides to intervene over a transport ministry decree that will see at least 80 per cent of petrol tankers ...

The foreign ministry on Monday condemned the visit of Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz to the north on the occasion of the Turkish invasion in 1974. “We remain committed to the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman stressed the need for “results” to be achieved at the next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in his speech marking the 52nd anniversary of ...

Wine, retro music hits and Cypriot flavours are coming to Pelendri village. Tsiakkas Winery presents its Wine Me Not – Mini Wine Festival on July 26, setting up a wine bar with ...

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Monday said that Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus in 1974 brought peace not only to Turkish Cypriots and to the north of the island, but ...

Calls placed to the national healthcare system (Gesy) will require caller identification as of September, the Health Insurance Organisation said on Monday. The HIO is the administrator of Gesy. The ...

Nicosia criminal court on Monday dismissed an objection raised by the defendants’ lawyers in the trial concerning alleged financial fraud at the Avakoum monastery. On trial are monks Nektarios and ...

Consumers can save up to €66.91 on a basket of everyday household goods by choosing lower priced alternatives within the same supermarket, research by the consumer protection service showed on Monday. ...

The lengthy continued detention of the British father arrested following the death of his three-year-old son in Paphos is unjustified, prominent criminal lawyer Christos Triantafyllides said on Monday. “In 46 years ...

Bus fares on Cyprus Public Transport, which covers buses in Nicosia and Larnaca, are set to rise again on August 3, the company said on Monday. The cost of a standard ...

The Konia road in Paphos has entered its final construction phase with works set to be completed “well ahead of schedule”, acting Paphos mayor Angelos Onisiforou said on Monday. “Our ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested on Monday after crashing his vehicle into the stone wall of a home in a village in the Paphos district shortly after midnight. His five-year-old ...

House president Annita Demetriou said on Monday determining the fate of every missing person from the Turkish invasion of 1974 remains an “unfulfilled debt” to their families and to Cyprus. Speaking ...

Thirteen people were arrested during overnight operations across Cyprus as part of ongoing efforts to prevent crime, maintain public order and improve public safety, police said on Monday. During the ...

The deputy ministry of culture has announced the launch of the ‘Nostos’ support scheme aimed at preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of refugee communities. The scheme, announced on Monday, ...

People are taking more photos than ever before. But, even with thousands of pictures on their devices, many families no longer have a single photo album at home. As physical ...

The Union of Cyprus Journalists (UCJ) on Monday strongly condemned comments made by Alma MP Michalis Paraskevas against Phileleftheros journalist Frixos Dalitis, describing the remarks as offensive, unsubstantiated and damaging ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday promised to “never abandon the Turkish Cypriot people” in his message issued to mark the 52nd anniversary of the arrival of Turkish troops ...