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A few days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we asked people on the streets of Nicosia what they remember from that day in 2001, and what it means to them all ...

Mid-summer, and a Cyprus wine exhibition took place in the village of Pissouri. This was the sixth wine exhibition organised by the village and was held under the auspices of ...

Popi Christoforou, the mother of twin sailors Miltos and Christos who were killed in the Mari naval base explosion, was laid to rest in Limassol on Thursday, after a long ...

The coast guard being established by the government will initially operate under the auspices of the justice ministry before being transferred to the deputy shipping ministry. The arrangement was outlined ...

Former European commissioner Androulla Vassiliou on Thursday criticised as “odd” the government’s decision to no longer provide her with a police officer to act as her personal security. Vassiliou ...

At least three very busy pelican crossings in Nicosia were out of order on Thursday, with a press of the pedestrian button attached to the traffic lights at all of ...

The cabinet approved on Thursday a €12.5 million reform of child benefit that will increase payments for lower income families and widen income thresholds, with the measures due to take effect ...

The first board of directors of the National Cancer Institute was approved by cabinet on Thursday. “After the institutionalisation and establishment of the National Cancer Institute, we are now moving ...

Two men suspected of firing shots at a building in Limassol were on Thursday remanded in police custody for eight days as authorities continue investigating. The two suspects, aged 18 and 20, ...

The two British twins allegedly targeted in a Cyprus murder plot have been identified as Liverpool brothers Jamie and Aaron Small. The brothers, who had previously competed in MMA wrestling ...

A navtex, a message used to transmit information to seaborne vessels, will be issued “in the coming days” to warn sailors of plans to conduct seabed surveys for the laying ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived at the presidential palace in Nicosia on Thursday for talks with President Nikos Christodoulides, as police imposed heightened security measures and anti-war groups prepared to ...

The forestry department on Thursday announced the launch of an app for visitors to Nicosia’s two national forest parks, those of Athalassa and Academia. The app – in both Greek ...

Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou has set out the conditions that any candidate seeking the party’s backing in the 2028 presidential elections would have to meet, ruling out support for a ...

The government will not provide state funding for a new system to oversee management committees in jointly owned buildings, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou informed parliament, as the proposed legislation returns ...

The multinational military exercise Medusa was performed south of Crete on Thursday, with forces from Greece, Egypt, France, Italy and Cyprus taking part in naval and air activities. Preparatory operations ...

The reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel will remain in place until November 30, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos announced on Thursday, extending a measure that was due to expire ...

The United Nations has denied a report that Unficyp force commander Lieutenant General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam has been removed from his post, saying on Thursday that he “remains the ...

Police, prosecutors and the Athens medical association (ISA) have inspected the private clinic where Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis suffered cardiac arrest on Thursday. The investigation is expected to examine whether ...

The body found in the Kallinikos area of the Paphos state forest has been confirmed as that of missing Erato Athanasiou from Tsakistra. The results of the post-mortem examination confirmed ...

A 48-year-old woman was on Wednesday arrested twice within a few hours for violating a court order prohibiting her from entering a premise in Peyia. The woman was first arrested ...

A 85-year-old man is in critical condition after being injured in a road accident that in Nicosia on Wednesday afternoon. According to the police, the incident occurred at around 3.45 pm ...

The trial concerning suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, who stands accused of rape and domestic abuse is scheduled to continue before the Paphos district court on Thursday. The hearing will ...

Four people were arrested for various offences as part of overnight police operations on Wednesday evening. Police stopped 428 vehicles and carried out checks on 565 people, while at the same time ...