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Almost half of Cypriot adults have smoked in the last month a survey of the public showed, the head of the national addiction authority, Dr Christos Minas said on Monday. ...

Strovolos has been graced with a second dog park, aimed at smaller breeds, as the municipality said the public had demanded more spaces for our furry friends. The mayor inaugurated ...

The investigation into the death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou is at its final stages, Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said on Monday. Upon its completion, the file will be submitted ...

Hundreds of animals are being poisoned on a daily basis and the stray dog crisis is worse than ever, according to the Cyprus Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ...

Prison director Anna Aristotelous and her senior officer Athena Demetriou are filing criminal charges against police officer Michalis Katsounotos who, they claim, attempted to secure damaging footage of them after ...

The tech industry in Cyprus is booming, with many passionate individuals working hard to make it thrive. In this context, the new season of workshops from TechIsland is due to ...

Cyprus is joint third within the EU for the highest share of fossil fuels in gross available energy at 89 per cent, far beyond the EU’s average of 69 per cent. ...

For 80 years, a single woman lived in a remote inn high up in the Troodos mountains. Her parents passed away, her siblings left for the city, and yet Sofia carried ...

The single-seed hawthorn (known on the island as Kochinomosfilia) has been named Cyprus’ tree of the year for 2023, the forestry department announced on Monday. This species of the tree, with ...

A 28-year-old man is alleged to have attacked two men carrying out works at an apartment complex in Paphos, with one of the victims falling from the scaffolding. Paphos police ...

People that test positive for Covid-19 and are in isolation are allowed to go vote at presidential elections if they wear a mask, the health ministry said on Monday. According ...

Cyprus gold deposits may get highlighted in periodic announcements by prospecting companies but the viability of gold mining on the island is far from confirmed, experts said on Monday. In ...

Police in Famagusta on Monday arrested a 23-year-old man for illegal explosives possession. They had obtained a warrant to search the suspect’s home, where they found 14 commercial and five ...

The state must proceed with immediate installation of a centralised renewable energy (RES) storage system to prevent blackouts from becoming commonplace, wind energy association secretary Christos Tsingis said on Monday. ...

Independent presidential candidate George Colocassides’ campaign on Monday slammed an administrative court’s decision to not take his complaint on the state’s financing of political parties any further. “The ...

Several free screenings will take place in Larnaca over the next few weeks as the Larnaca Cinema Society brings independent cinema from around the world including a travelling festival with ...

In today’s episode, the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) will be extended for a period of one year instead of the usual six months. Elsewhere, ...

The meteorological service has issued a yellow warning for rain and isolated thunderstorms in effect from 11am until 6pm on Monday, affecting mainly the eastern parts of the island. Rainfall ...

Police arrested a 30-year-old man shortly after midnight on Monday morning in a case of attempted murder at a Nicosia nightclub under investigation. A fight at the nightclub in the ...

A section of the Limassol to Paphos highway near the exit to Paramali, in the vicinity of the British bases, that had been closed in both directions due to a ...

On Monday morning the weather will be mainly sunny, with increased clouds expected later in the day, leading to and local showers and isolated thunderstorms. In the higher mountains, snow ...

App allows public to report infrastructure issues and sends them on to the relevant authorities An app that was launched back in September giving people the possibility of reporting problems ...

The Cyprus Mail has sent questions to the main candidates in next week’s presidential elections. Below is independent candidate George Colocassides’ response What do you think are three main ...

Missing for nearly 50 years, Cyprus’ Moon rock was finally returned in December. That we got it back at all is thanks to Joseph Gutheinz Having finally made its way back ...