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The British High Commission on Tuesday apologised for a UK defence ministry video which displayed a truncated map of Cyprus that did not include the north or the British bases, ...

A volunteer group of Cypriot doctors and nurses arrived in the Romanian town of Siret, close to the border with Ukraine early Tuesday to provide medical assistance to refugees fleeing ...

A senior government official said Tuesday that three individuals subject to EU sanctions in relation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hold a Cyprus passport, adding that checks are ongoing, ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday continued discussing three bills aimed at promoting the penetration of renewables in the energy mix, including fast-track licensing through the creation of a one-stop-shop. “We are introducing ...

Police are seeking the public’s help to find two boys — Angel Atanasov Angelov, 14 and Mohamed Rozov Petrov, 11 — who have been missing from their home in Paralimni since March 27. Both ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios on Tuesday stressed the importance of attracting high-quality tourists, who are more resilient to external shocks, as well as ...

Paphos municipality carried out the felling of 15 mature trees on Tuesday morning in the presence of the mayor Phedonas Phedonos despite strong opposition from the Green party and activists. In ...

Deepening cooperation between Cyprus and Egypt was at the centre of a meeting on Tuesday between President Nicos Anastasiades and Egypt’s army chief Lieutenant General Osama Askar, who is ...

Reconnect, a marine conservation project involving Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus, is one of 21 finalists for this year’s Natura 2000 award. The project – in which Cyprus’ department of fisheries and marine ...

The community of Odou on the Larnaca mountains, an area ravaged by a massive fire last July, will reap the benefits of the world’s most valuable creatures with the ...

European basketball’s governing body FIBA on Tuesday decided that Cyprus will be among the three countries to host the group phase of the EuroBasket tournament in 2025. Finland and Latvia ...

Flooded streets in downtown Limassol should be a thing of the past on completion late next year of a €7 million anti-flooding project in the castle area, Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Tuesday proposed that the EU set up mobile hospital units to help the millions of Ukrainian refugees escaping Russia’s invasion of their country. Speaking ...

The agriculture ministry is preparing a €2 million support package for farmers amid a surge in prices as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, minister Costas Kadis said on ...

Polis Chrysochous mayor Yiotis Papachristofi has expressed frustration at his municipality being excluded for a second time from a government housing scheme aimed at rejuvenating disadvantaged and mountainous communities, in ...

Vulnerable groups and people with respiratory issues are advised to stay indoors as high concentrations of dust microparticles at intervals, pose a great risk and are expected to persist through ...

Cyprus psychiatric association has recommended its members respect the gender identity and sexual orientation of their patients, following recent reports over conversion therapy incidents. Conversion therapies remain legal in Cyprus. ...

One of the island’s most celebrated actresses talks to Paul Lambis about her heart-wrenching performance as three abused women in her latest play From being an Olympic priestess, participating ...

Authorities seem to be freezing out any idea of covid relaxations, at least for the next couple of weeks, as new cases spiked yesterday to almost 6,500, with hospitalised patients now ...

The administration of the fourth dose, or booster shot, of the Covid vaccine for people aged over 80, and those who live and work in nursing homes and closed structures, regardless ...

Parents and pupils associations will take their united stance against quarterly exams to the presidential palace next month after accusing the education ministry of turning a blind eye to practical ...

Kition planetarium and observatory will hold an online science café on Tuesday night with a female Cypriot analogue astronaut to discuss women and girls in science. Eleonora Lydia Kaiser became ...

New works on the Nicosia-Limassol highway are causing a headache for motorists as authorities plead for patience. Speaking to Alphanews, road safety officer, George Milis, outlined the road works that ...

The Yeroskipou municipality is set to upgrade its coastal front, according to Mayor Kyriacos Hadkivassilis. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday, Hadjivassilis said the municipal council along with ...