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By Charles Ellinas The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister organization of The Economist, published the 2022 edition of its annual ‘Democracy Index’ in the first week of February. Another respected ...

The near total plastic bag ban comes into effect on February 18 where they will no longer even be sold, with a few minor exceptions. The ban covers thin plastic carrier ...

The two presidential candidates, independent Nikos Christodoulides and Akel-backed Andreas Mavroyiannis battled it out in a final debate on CyBC TV on Friday night. The debate started with each candidate ...

An earthquake preparedness meeting was called by the mayor of Limassol on Friday in the wake of the devastating earthquake in Turkey earlier this week. “We could not stay indifferent,” ...

Beached Cuvier’s beaked whales, also known as goose-beaked whales, or ziphius (Ziphius cavirostris) were found in various Paphos locations over the past two days but all, even those helped ...

Construction on the Tepak Tourism School of and the American University of Beirut (AUB Mediterraneo) are progressing at a rapid pace, Director of the Paphos Chamber of Commerce, Marinos Stylianou, ...

Back for its 10th edition is the Charity Vienna Ball, which will be held at Hilton Hotel Nicosia in early March organised by the Professional Artistic Dance School Fly-in-Dance. With ...

The weather this Sunday will be more favourable to voters as temperatures are expected to return to seasonal levels of around 15C to 16C. This will be around 5C higher ...

There will be an increased number of police out and about during Sunday’s second round of the presidential elections due to the proclamation ceremony at the Tassos Papadopoulos stadium ...

Charalambos Prountzos has what it takes to take on the post of finance minister, outgoing Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said in an interview on Friday. Giving Prountzos his vote of ...

The Cyprus Mail recently spoke to Andrew Williams, the Global Head of Human Resources at LImassol-based Libertex Group. The interview covered a number of areas, including what the company does ...

Outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades called on Friday for Disy unity and for an end to infighting which has dramatically spilled over into the public eye. “It is with deep sadness ...

Greek and Turkish Cypriot political parties on Friday called on President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to send a joint rescue mission to the earthquake zone in ...

Cyprus has seen the ‘most dramatic’ price increase in car rentals, out of nine popular tourist destinations, according to research published by Which? on Friday. The cost to rent a ...

The voting hours for Sunday’s presidential elections are between 7am until 12 noon, followed by a break of an hour – resuming at 1pm until 6pm. The chief returning officer said ...

A woman has been arrested after seemingly attempting to smuggle drugs to a person being held in custody at Paphos police station, it emerged on Friday. This person has already ...

The conclusions of the special European Council held in Brussels on Thursday include a call to the Commission to present an action plan for the management of the Eastern Mediterranean ...

Roads to Troodos remain open only for four-wheel drive vehicles and those equipped with snow chains, the police announced on Friday, as Cyprus was due to be affected by cold ...

Andreas Mavroyiannis and Nikos Christodoulides – the two remaining presidential candidates – sparred on the airwaves on Friday ahead of Sunday’s election. Christodoulides again sought to court the divided Disy vote ...

The trial of British pensioner David Hunter, who is accused of murdering his wife, was on Friday postponed as his defence asked for more time to prepare their legal arguments. ...

A total of 22 bodies of Turkish Cypriots were found in the rubble of a hotel in Adiyaman, authorities in the north said on Friday as the bodies of ten victims ...

Paphos police have arrested a fifth person in connection with the burglary of the Girl with Hula Hoop bronze statue in Paphos, authorities said on Friday. According to Paphos police ...

In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades may take a public position in relation to the situation shaping up in the second round of the elections on Sunday after ruling ...

Colourful performances, heart-warming tales and stories with important life messages are coming up to entertain young audiences. Coming up first is a family show in Greek that will tour the ...