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Cyprus has already bought new helicopters for the National Guard and has made defence agreements with more than 15 countries, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Thursday. Speaking at a military ...

A new EU scholarship programme office was inaugurated in the north by the European Commission and Goethe Institute on Thursday, to bring Turkish Cypriots closer to the EU, an announcement ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos II is doing a bit better on Thursday, his personal doctor Joseph Kashios said, following days of the prelate’s condition fluctuating as he deals with intestinal cancer. “...

Makarios avenue in Nicosia will be closed to private vehicles as of October 27 once redevelopment works have been completed, the municipality announced on Thursday. From that day onwards, only public ...

A member of the British military has been arrested by Cyprus police on allegations of rape and was remanded for seven days on Thursday, following a court appearance in Paphos. “...

Τhe Cyprus Committee for Media Ethics (CME) on Thursday released its updated journalists’ code of conduct. It is the first time the code was updated since the establishment of the ...

Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected in parts of the island on Thursday, with similar weather expected across the island until Saturday, the meteorological service said. Storms will be expected ...

Revisiting a restaurant is always tricky. If your previous experience was positive, it raises expectations and thus widens the scope for disappointment. On the other hand, if things weren’t ...

A kingfisher was released back into the wild on Thursday after it was successfully rehabilitated by Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre (AEEC) staff and members of the game and fauna ...

Three stolen hunting rifles were found in an abandoned house in the village of Vasa, Limassol police said on Thursday. According to police, on Wednesday morning the rifles were found ...

Police on Thursday warned of another email scam falsely presenting Cyprus police as the senders. According to police, the latest emails are being sent from fake electronic addresses and the ...

Turkey’s Oruc Reis seismological research vessel will begin a new round of gas searches in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to the country’s media reports. The vessel – which had ...

The row over dangerous buildings reignited on Thursday after a small part of an apartment building in Limassol detached and fell to the pavement – with a similar, but separate incident ...

In today’s episode, the state health services has vowed significant spending on the national health service Gesy with a projected €250 million for 2022-2024, while also acknowledging complaints and the ...

The Cyprus Archaeological, Ethnographic and Historical Documentary Film Festival (AEI Cyprus Film Festival) this year celebrates five years with a rich and diverse programme that includes screenings of 60 Cypriot and ...

Plans to open a new accident and emergency department specifically for children at the Makarios children’s hospital have been changed, as it was decided that it will now be ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a 48-year-old man in Limassol after finding cannabis several cannabis plants at his house. Following a tip-off, members of the Ykan drug squad searched the man’...

The challenges and achievements within the legal profession took centre stage on Wednesday as head of the bar association Christos Clerides said that he was proud of the body’s ...

The efforts of the four independents to form an alliance and field a joint candidate in the February elections has fallen through, according to Achilleas Demetriades. The confirmation comes just ...

The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday began discussing a bill looking to create a special jurisdiction within district courts for the quick processing of financial disputes. Edek leader Marinos ...

The audit office has accused the government of obstructing its efforts to investigate the Cyprus investment programme, stating that the interior ministry is withholding vital information. The audit office on ...

The mother and father of the national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou who was found dead in 2005 met with the attorney general on Wednesday – with both parties calling on anyone with information ...

The subcommittee of accreditation (SCA) urged the government to allocate additional funding to the ombudswoman as it upgraded the institution’s status as a national human rights authority. The relevant ...

At least ten multipurpose childcare centres will be created by the end of 2024 to provide affordable day care as part of the strategic development of the pre-primary education, Deputy Minister ...