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Two screenings from Spain’s cinema world will soon hit Nicosia as the Embassy of Spain, Instituto Cervantes and the Friends of Cinema Society collaborate. The screenings will be held ...

In today’s episode, a crucial meeting between trade unions and employers’ organisations has ended in deadlock over reinstating the cost of living allowance (CoLA), with the labour minister – acting ...

All roads towards Troodos are now restricted and only open to cars with four-wheel drive or snow chains, the police announced on Friday. The police cited ice on the roads ...

A 21-year-old was arrested and his home searched on suspicion he was sharing abusive sexual content of a minor. The cybercrime unit carried out the operation after having received a ...

There was a decrease of 4.9 per cent in the number of building permits issued in Cyprus between January and October 2022, according to a report released on Thursday by the Cyprus ...

There were 6,579 deaths recorded in Cyprus during 2020, while 59,533 patients were hospitalised in general hospitals across the country, statistics published on Thursday revealed. The figures from Cyprus’ statistical service centered on ...

Independent candidate Nikos Christodoulides continues to lead by a significant margin, although this lead has been reduced, ahead of next month’s presidential elections, according to an opinion poll for ...

Doctors and nurses at state hospitals have decided to go on a two-hour work stoppage next week, in a bid to exert pressure for having certain collective agreements renewed. Unions ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he spoke on the phone with Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who briefed him on the ongoing conflict. “Received a phone call by President Zelenskyy ...

Thursday’s meeting between trade unions and employers’ organisations ended in deadlock over reinstating the cost of living allowance (CoLA), with the labour minister – acting as mediator – scrambling to find ...

Larnaca is seeing millions of euros go towards anti-flooding works, with the Tersefanou dam and Archangelos anti-flooding dam in Aradippou set to contribute towards overall citizen protection, Agriculture Minister Costas ...

The defence ministry on Thursday said it had ordered an investigation after a noncommissioned officer (NCO) was seen on a TikTok video calling homosexuality something that goes against nature. “This ...

Main opposition Akel-backed independent candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis has published the financing he received from the party for his campaign on Thursday as a debate brewed about special allowances given for ...

Five people have been arrested for alleged assault, threats and the killing of a dog in Paphos. Police started investigating the complaints of a 38-year-old who on December 29 was attacked ...

Serdar Denktash, son of former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Raif Denktash, is preparing to run in the next elections for the north’s leadership, reports said on Thursday. Denktash and ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Thursday signed a contract for the provision of services to the development of a sustainable urban mobility plan in the Paphos district. The preparation of ...

Cyprus Airways says that summer ’23 bookings are looking strong Cyprus Airways on Thursday released a report detailing passenger traffic results for the entirety of 2022, as well as the monthly results ...

A 63-year-old man was sentenced for five years by the Larnaca criminal court after he was found guilty of illegal possession of drugs with intent to supply. A police statement ...

There is no better way to get an understanding of the island’s culture than to visit a bustling village. PAUL LAMBIS visits one of the most picturesque One of ...

Three car fires occurred overnight sparking investigations into their causes by authorities, officials reported on Thursday. According to the fire service, two fires occurred in the Ayios Ioannis area of ...

The rising cost of living, poverty and migration are the biggest concerns among citizens in Cyprus, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. Out of 506 interviews carried out face-to-face in Cyprus ...

Following the uproar caused by his misogynistic statements regarding the role of women in modern society the ‘head of religious affairs’ in the north Ahmet Unsal said that the controversial ...

SBA police chief inspector Maria Atalioti has been awarded an Overseas Territories Police medal by King Charles on the New Year Honours list, according to a statement released by the ...

By Andrea Kouyiali Limassol has quite a bit of glitz and glamour and the exterior of Coya on the coastal road seemed to put it firmly in that category. So ...