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The commerce ministry is increasing inspections in stores ahead of upcoming January sales, calling on consumers to be mindful of misleading advertising. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday, ...

A meeting between all sides has been set for next week in a bid to clinch some arrangement staving off strike action threatened by trade unions of the Electricity Authority, ...

Four people were remanded for two days by Paphos district court on Tuesday, in connection with a shoot out that killed a dog. Officers are searching for another 22-year-old suspect. ...

Fine dodgers have amassed 26,889 unpaid fines at a cost of €21.4m, but the police are hoping that their recently appointed fine collecting unit will get the situation under control, it ...

President Nicos Anastasiades wants to rest and then write a book about his experiences handling the Cyprus problem after he steps down as president next month, he said in an ...

Three people who were arrested with 190 stolen pigeons in their car were released on conditions on Tuesday pending their trial in court. Limassol district court ruled the men be released ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will attend the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on Thursday, to represent President Nicos Anastasiades. Kasoulides will leave for Rome on Wednesday morning, and ...

Three people who attempted to depart the island using forged travel documents at Limassol port will remain in police custody until their trial starts on January 13. The suspects, aged 26, 25 and 23, ...

The public will not be allowed to enter the water in Larnaca marina this Epiphany Day, the municipality announced on Tuesday. Due to the works being carried out at the ...

An app that notifies nearby first responders in case of life-threatening events and provides guided CPR will launch in Cyprus this month, it was announced on Tuesday. The health ministry ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has accused the finance ministry outright of criminal offences by committing to spending taxpayer money without first securing parliamentary approval for the funds, it emerged on Tuesday. ...

A 33-year-old masked man was arrested stealing from a pharmacy in Ayia Napa early on Tuesday. Officers arrived at the scene after the alarm sounded at the business around 5am. ...

Famagusta police have seized a total of 42kg of cannabis washed up on the beach in several packages, as another 75kg were found on beaches of the area in the ...

Over 100 people have been arrested in Paphos in the past year for offences related to domestic violence while six more remain wanted, police said on Tuesday. Paphos CID chief and ...

Marios Eliades, who had been planning to run for president of Cyprus, will be backing Andreas Mavroyiannis in the elections, he announced on Tuesday. Eliades withdrew from the race a ...

A health ministry advisor said on Tuesday that worry over China’s coronavirus cases surge was ‘excessive’, while measures are expected to be decided in a week to address the ...

Parents should have every right to choose to send their children to a private nursery or kindergarten if they wish, and the move from MPs to prevent this by the ...

In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said there is “No reason for concern so far” regarding the surge in China Covid cases, as some nations began imposing restrictions ...

A man was found dead on the beach of Timi on Monday afternoon. According to the police, the 82-year-old Greek Cypriot’s body was discovered by another member of the ...

The first exhibition of 2023 at Gloria Gallery is an exhibition of paintings by Andreas Iona Makrides with the title The Primary, opening on January 10. In the first solo showcase of ...

Larnaca mayor, Andreas Vyras, on Tuesday condemned the violent incidents that erupted on New Year’s Eve in Finikoudes, on the city’s seafront. There should not be such images ...

Four fatal accidents occurred the district of Paphos in 2022, according to police spokesperson Michalis Nikolaou. This signified a 50 per cent reduction, Nikolaou said speaking to CNA, as the fatal accidents ...

Police on Monday caught an 18-year-old driver on the Nicosia – Larnaca highway, travelling at 176 km/h instead of the permitted 100km/h. According to a police statement, police attempted to ...

Police on Tuesday are investigating a case of shooting and malicious damage on New Year’s Day with arrest warrants having been issued against two wanted men aged 24 and 27. According ...