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A new plastic free beach initiative is being rolled out under the guidance of the Cyprus Environment Foundation (CEF). The project aims to create an accountable Cyprus-based “Plastic Free Beach” ...

Government advisors should not remain in public service after the end of their superiors’ terms, the House ethics committee agreed on Wednesday. It was also decided that the discussion, tabled ...

The first test flight from the new airport in Tymbou (Ercan) took place on Wednesday, with the airport set to officially open on July 20, according to ‘transport minister’ in the ...

The law firm co-founded by Cyprus Bar Association chairman Christos Clerides firmly denied on Wednesday a report claiming the firm took up the legal representation of a businessman involved with ...

Cyprus must strengthen the independence and accountability of the prosecution service, especially regarding its ability to discontinue or suspend prosecutions, the European Commission said in its Rule of Law report ...

The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday reached consensus on a draft bill to ban revenge pornography, as it has been regulated in most of the EU, while Cyprus is ...

The scientific and technical chamber (Etek) has expressed its concerns regarding the tendering process of public works. They have said that the process as it currently stands is vulnerable to ...

Foreign students in Cyprus from the end of October 2022 will be allowed to take on work Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday. Speaking to CyBC in the morning, the ...

Inspired by nature and her Cyprus culture, one member of the diaspora is guiding others in the art of creating online finds PAUL LAMBIS For Kay Charka, 2020 was the year ...

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu issued a second condemnation of British High Commissioner Irfan Siddiq on Wednesday, following the latter’s alleged comments at a meeting with British ...

CYPRUS has bucked a Europe-wide trend of increased consumption of illicit cigarettes, according to the latest annual study into the matter by the audit and tax service company KPMG. In ...

The consumer protection service has warned the public to avoid making online purchases from the website known as ‘BigBazzar Outlet’. The service says that customers have reported buying trainers from ...

Cyprus Public Transport took delivery of the country’s first ever electric buses on Tuesday. It is hoped that the five buses, which were manufactured by Chinese company Yutong, will ...

Foreclosures have been suspended until the end of October, while a special judicial procedure will be created to deal with non-performing loans (NPLs), cabinet decided on Wednesday. Primary properties valued ...

The police on Wednesday sought to address the public’s complaints over mobile camera units and said the locations may be announced via an app. Police spokesman Christos Andreou said ...

Cyprus’ airports experienced a promising first half of 2023 as passenger traffic soared, marking a remarkable 3 per cent increase compared to the corresponding period in 2019. Hermes Airports, the company tasked with ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a dramatic woman, not held back by convention, who follows a globe-trotting life bringing the benefits of pre-Hispanic traditions to the world The name is majestic in ...

The selection process of the 2023 ESSO recruits of the national guard will be attended on Friday, by Minister of Defence, Michalis Georgallas the ministry announced. In its announcement, the ministry ...

A Turkish Airlines plane, on a flight from the Dalaman to Beirut on Wednesday, requested to land at the illegal Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north due to engine failure. ...

The University of Nicosia and Gloria Gallery are co-organising an exhibition by internationally known Greek painter Konstantinos Spyropoulos. Running until July 15, his The Fullness of Empty Space exhibition will run ...

Police in Paphos on Tuesday arrested a 41-year-old man for an investigated case of theft from a vehicle. According to the CID spokesman, Michalis Nikolaou, on Monday a complaint was ...

In today’s episode, the leaders of the two sides should promote more contact and cooperation as well as the opening of more crossing points, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ...

Limassol police on Wednesday announced the seizure of over 340 rounds of ammunition, a large amount of cash and a quantity of cocaine, from the residence of a 49-year-old man, who ...

An 18-year-old man is hospitalised in serious condition following a traffic accident in Ayia Napa on Tuesday night. According to police statement, the young man is being treated at the ...