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Police on Thursday said they arrested a 31-year-old for drunk driving over twice the limit and speeding over twice the limit on the highway. According to police, the man was ...

Police in Paphos on Thursday were searching for a man suspected of having attacked his 23-year-old roommate with a knife. Local police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou said the incident occurred on ...

Paphos hoteliers association president (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides this week said that the hotel occupancy rate in the district is expected to hit 70 per cent during September. Michaelides said that in ...

Rating agency S&P Global Ratings this week announced that it has revised upwards its long-term issuer credit rating on the Bank of Cyprus (BoC) to ‘BB-‘ from ‘B+’, ...

Employment in Cyprus increased by 1.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2022, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021, while actual working hours recorded a percentage increase of 5.2 per cent, according ...

Procedures to decrease the number of stray dogs will be included in the bill aiming to revise the national dogs law approved by cabinet on Wednesday, eight days after a ...

Accept LGBTI Cyprus annual pride parade returns in Nicosia after two years of pandemic pause to raise awareness for marriage equality. Following the renewal of the NGO’s board and ...

A forest fire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon in Aradippou community was partially controlled by later the same night. Forest department officers and firefighters will be on site to ...

Alcohol and vehicle advertisements will be required to include road safety messages according to a proposal approved by cabinet on Wednesday. The proposal made by Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos amends ...

High rents in the government-controlled areas force students to decline their university admissions or rent cheap accommodation in the north, MPs heard during the House education committee on Wednesday. In ...

A list with the names of people from the Turkish Cypriot property management service at the interior ministry and from advisory committees that own said properties is to be submitted ...

The Armenian production Songs of Exile is coming up as part of the Kypria International Festival with performances in Nicosia and Larnaca this week. The seven-piece Naghash Ensemble will come ...

The Royal Bank of Scotland (Natwest UK) has given the Turkish Cypriot ‘finance ministry’ until September 15 to return its property in Kyrenia which includes the well-known Jasmine Court Hotel, media ...

The government lacks the political will to guarantee basic rights for workers, labour union PEO said on Wednesday, commenting on a decision to implement a lower minimum wage than the ...

MPs began discussions on Wednesday on the reform of family law which involves eight new bills in total that will see among others, the marriage age raised from 16 to 18. Justice ...

By Kate Abnett The European Commission will propose a price cap on Russian gas, alongside measures including a mandatory EU cut in electricity use and a ceiling on the revenue ...

One of the two men who was told to leave a Limassol club over the weekend has refuted the owner’s version of events and insists that they were kicked ...

A Greek Cypriot man who was arrested in the north as a suspected spy because he was using a walkie-talkie to stay in communication with friends, has been detained for ...

In view of the attorney-general’s decision to criminally prosecute two police officers over the use of excessive force during the “Os Dame” protest last year, grievances within the force ...

The education ministry is currently planning for the smooth integration of Ukrainian students into the Cypriot education system for 2022-2023. The ministry’s service of state training institutes announced that ...

A story by global media company Bloomberg released on Monday, in which it claimed a Cypriot airline was in danger of collapse due to higher fuel and labour costs, has ...

Paphos criminal court on Wednesday found a man guilty of raping the underage daughter of his partner. The next hearing was set on September 20 this year for plea in mitigation ...

Famagusta police busted an apparent drug production operation and arrested two men, aged 31 and 63, in the case which also involves illegal entry into the country. Ykan (drug squad) officers entered ...

In a refugee from Varosha, PAUL LAMBIS finds a woman whose life in catering brings back memories of home Like most Greek Cypriots of the diaspora, Athina Merkouris has gone ...