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Faced with a second criminal investigation, journalist Makarios Drousiotis on Monday issued a plea to the public for cash contributions to help pay for a solicitor and forensics, as he ...

A 34-year-old man detained for four days before the Famagusta district court after police found €25,555 in cash and tobacco products in his vehicle in Ayia Napa on Sunday. Police said ...

Former Laiki Bank depositors who lost their savings during the 2013 financial crisis have been promised further compensation in 2026, the Laiki Bank Depositors Association (Sykala) said on Monday. Sykala said President ...

Nicosia municipality offices and services will be closed on Saturday, August 15 for the Assumption Day public holiday, the municipality announced on Monday. The Ayios Antonios municipal market, Ochi farmers’ market ...

Tourism minister shifts focus to sustainable destinations Cyprus’ airports are handling around 50,000 passengers and 325 flights every day at the height of the summer season, as authorities reopen road access to ...

Police reported 86 operators of personal mobility devices (PMDs), including electric scooters during targeted traffic enforcement operations carried out across Paphos over the weekend, as part of a wider campaign to ...

Mid-August brings a pleasant surprise each year as Cyprus’ night sky bears witness to a mesmerising astronomical phenomenon – the Perseids Meteor Shower. The sky will light up with shooting stars, ...

The Bulgarian father charged in connection with the deaths of his two young sons, who were found dead in a car in Xylofagou on June 28, has been denied bail to ...

Police arrested nine people during overnight operations across Cyprus on Sunday as part of targeted crime prevention and policing campaigns, authorities said on Monday. According to police, officers carried out ...

Opposition party Disy, accused the government of misleading the public over what it described as politically motivated appointments to semi-governmental organisations, saying it had been “caught red-handed” claiming the selections ...

Monday will be mainly clear and hot, with temperatures reaching 39C inland, although a brief isolated shower cannot be ruled out over the mountains during the afternoon. Seasonal low pressure ...

Five British nationals appeared at the Larnaca district court on Sunday, accused of having attempted to smuggle almost 75 kilograms’ worth of rolling tobacco from northern Cyprus onto a flight to ...

The German embassy in Nicosia has issued a “strong protest”, demanding the release of a woman held in custody for two years, accused of advertising real estate in northern Cyprus ...

Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Menelaos Menelaou on Sunday said that the “Turkish side” has been “slowing down developments” on the Cyprus problem, and in particular, with regard to the convening ...

Summer cinema is still here, dominating the season’s cultural agenda as several organisers host their annual open-air film nights. Screenings of independent cinema from international and local productions sit ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris has mounted a strong defence of his handling of an escalating dispute with the police union, insisting that while dialogue remains essential, operational decisions must ultimately ...

United Nations Cyprus problem envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Sunday said that the implementation of confidence-building measures is an “indispensable condition” to be fulfilled ahead of the possible convening of ...

The pain caused by the 2005 Helios air disaster has not been forgotten, Transport Minister Evie Tsolaki said on Sunday, as she attended a memorial service to mark the tragedy’s 21...

As campsites across Cyprus are closed for upgrades, glamping is quietly growing. This blend of “glamorous” and “camping” allows visitors to enjoy nature without sacrificing comfort. Unlike traditional camping, glamping ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Sunday hailed what he described as a “return to the substance of the Cyprus problem” as he attended a memorial service for five men from ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday night said he believes the Greek Cypriot side will never agree to any power-sharing agreement to solve the Cyprus problem, and as such ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday demanded “accountability and punishment” for those responsible for the deaths of Tasos Isaac and Solomos Solomou, who were both killed during two separate demonstrations in ...

A fire broke out in a car which was parked in a field in the Larnaca district, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Sunday. He said the fire brigade ...

A 22-year-old woman is in a critical condition in the Nicosia general hospital on Sunday after being involved in a road traffic collision on the road between the Larnaca district ...