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All is ready for the upcoming presidential elections, Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou said on Friday, adding that officers of the polling stations in Nicosia have been thoroughly briefed. Constantinou ...

The refurbished Larnaca archaeological museum will showcase the city’s history and relationship with antiquity, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday. He was inaugurating the new museum during a tour ...

Efforts to promote Cyprus as a tourism destination to American travellers are beginning to bear fruit as interest is growing, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Friday during ...

Seven people died from Covid and 1,934 cases were detected in the last week, the ministry of health said on Friday. The new infections were detected from 66,251, giving a positivity rate ...

Through the front window of its exhibition space in Limassol, Pylon Art & Culture will present films from three visual artists this February and March who, through their research and ...

Procedures to tow the abandoned 10-metre sailing boat found on Wednesday in the sea off Potima in Paphos have got underway after a briefing from the shipping department, Paphos police ...

In today’s episode, Cyprus came to a standstill yesterday as thousands of workers across all sectors went on a three-hour, island-wide strike over an impasse between the government and ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Police in Paphos arrested two men, aged 24 and 25, after they were caught stealing items from a flat in Yeroskipou. Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou said the 57-year-old owner of the ...

Police in Paphos are looking for a 35-year-old man who allegedly set his dog on another man, causing it to bite him. According to Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, the ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) this week released the findings of a study seeking to identify the behaviour and habits of European investors. particularly with the increased use ...

Shipping Deputy Minister Vassilios Demetriades this week provided a summary of the work that has been implemented under his watch, saying that Cyprus’ shipping sector has been making the country ...

The respective camps of presidential candidates Averof Neophytou and Nikos Christodoulides squabbled on Thursday, accusing one another of getting bankrolled by foreign oligarchs, in a row sparked a day earlier ...

The government on Thursday said that it revoked the citizenship of two more individuals who had obtained the Cyprus passport through the citizenship-by-investment scheme. Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said the ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Thursday praised healthcare professionals in Cyprus for their dedication and hard work throughout the Covid pandemic, saying it was thanks to their ‘heroic’ efforts that ...

Authorities have warned the public about a phone scam where callers contacting individuals on WhatsApp pretend to be calling from the police and ask for personal details. In a statement, ...

The cabinet on Thursday approved a bill which, among others, would grant the transport minister far-reaching powers, including designating roads or areas barred to vehicles running on conventional fuels, part ...

Cyprus came to a standstill on Thursday as thousands of workers across all sectors went on a three-hour islandwide strike over an impasse between the government and unions on full ...

Green party leader Charalambos Theopemptou’s Facebook profile was temporarily hacked and had profile pictures displaying Isis terrorist fighters on Thursday morning. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he said he ...

Cabinet on Thursday agreed to offer subsidies aimed at boosting internet connectivity speeds, to expand a pilot programme in education for full-day schools and increase the state funds for de ...

The Larnaca tourism board (Etap) on Thursday said it will implement and promote seven EU projects that aim to improve the Larnaca experience for all visitors. The first two projects ...

Headlines of strikes and demonstrations in the capital typically evoke images of heavy police presence and agitation, but Thursday’s crowd outside the finance ministry was friendly and orderly. A ...

Presidential candidate and Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on Thursday one of his goals if elected will be to financially support large families with dedicated tax reliefs. Neohpytou met the ...

Could taxing idle properties be the answer to the market’s inability to meet demand? The city of Limassol could have an additional 8,000 apartments, with many swathes of land currently ...