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President of the HIO board Thomas Antoniou said on Friday the first person he will inform of his resignation is President Nicos Anastasiades. On Thursday Antoniou said he would resign ...

A row over the state’s refusal to sponsor the Cyprus Rally at WRC and ERC level over the next four years escalated on Friday amid allegations of misuse of ...

A local traditional pasta has been adopted by the EU Commission as a new protected geographical indication (PGI) from Cyprus. ‘Makaronia tis Smilas’ (literally ‘skewered pasta’) or ‘Macaroni tou Sklinitziou’ ...

Over the past few years, Cyprus has been celebrated as one of Europe’s most popular wedding destinations. Whether you permanently live in the country, or are jetting over to ...

A tourist of Chinese origin who visited Ayia Napa last year claims to have been racially targeted and abused by local police, causing him mental health issues. But Famagusta police ...

The first vaccines for monkeypox are expected to arrive in Cyprus on Monday, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday. Health authorities will receive some 1,400 jabs, which will help the ...

A 30-year-old Greek Cypriot man, who admitted to torching a patrol car outside Platres police station while drunk, was remanded in police custody for seven days on Friday. The man ...

President Nicos Anastasiades’ two closest advisors in the Cyprus problem negotiations, Andreas Mavroyiannis and Nicos Christodoulides, turned on each other during the first televised debate of presidential candidates broadcast by ...

I am here. Can you hear me? is the name of an immersive installation by ONsite project created as part of theYard.Residency.22, which will soon take place in Limassol. ...

Patients on Friday threatened to take measures if the appointment of head of the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) to the board of the HIO, which oversees the running of Gesy, ...

Cyprus took part in the global Interpol operation that in the space of a week seized over three million illicit pharmaceuticals, including covid tests, worth about €10 million. The global trade ...

The health ministry’s weekly coronavirus report on Friday showed a slightly improved epidemiological picture, recording 13 deaths and 10,152 new infections between July 15 and 21. The deaths concerned an 83-year-old woman who ...

An electronic lottery for funding of motorbike safety equipment will be held after more people applied for grants than are available, the ministry of transport said on Friday. Of the 2,629 ...

Two cases of travellers using forged ID are being investigated by CID Paphos after individuals were stopped trying to leave the island through Paphos airport, police said on Friday. According ...

Love yourself first people often tell you but how is a little more difficult to establish. But there are definitely tools and practices to smoothen the often-bumpy relationship with the ...

The Cyprus post office on Friday said post has resumed to Sri Lanka. After suspending operations, it said all types of parcel can now be sent to the Asian nation. ...

Newly appointed Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos will meet social partners on Friday to discuss the expected introduction of a minimum wage. Separate meetings with unions and employers on the issue ...

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 ...

The island is set to bask in temperatures higher than average for the time of year where those inland could reach 40C on Friday. The pattern is set to continue ...

In today’s episode, oil major Chevron and the Cyprus government have said they are committed to speeding up development of the offshore Aphrodite gas field, with a new well ...

Ayia Napa police on Friday said they are investigating two men, aged 48 and 50, for the illegal employment of foreign workers. Police said that during checks at a bar in the ...

Calls to the 1480 helpline rose by almost 50 per cent compared to last year, a report released by the Cyprus pedagogical institute said on Thursday, as 424 calls were recorded in 2022 against 258 ...

Health authorities will prepare a road map for autumn, relating to testing and the date when schools will open depending on the state of play with Covid-19, officials announced on ...

The three main candidates in the 2023 presidential race were due to face off on Thursday evening in the first television debate. It featured Disy leader Averof Neophytou, Akel-backed Andreas Mavroyiannis, ...