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A bill establishing a deputy ministry of culture under the umbrella of the education ministry will go to the plenum for a vote on March 17. This would be the fourth ...

When you mention the word carnival, images of scantily dressed women swaying to sensational Samba rhythms almost certainly come to mind. Carnival has become synonymous with Rio de Janeiro, and ...

Private and state dentists will offer a free dental examination on Friday March 18 to mark World Oral Health Day and raise public awareness on the importance of preventive dental examinations, ...

Police on Wednesday said they had arrested a 30-year-old man driving under the influence of drugs on suspicion of drug possession and theft. The suspect was found driving at around 7.45...

Limassol district court on Wednesday sentenced a 26-year-old to four months in prison for a series of traffic violations committed on January 29. He was found guilty of driving a motor ...

A grant agreement for the implementation of an interactive shared cultural heritage education programme for Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot youth was signed on Wednesday by United States Ambassador to ...

The ‘test to stay programme is being introduced for teachers of elementary and high schools in the public and private sector, following a decision by the cabinet on Wednesday. It ...

Police have received a large number of complaints about suspicious password phishing messages on social media and especially on Instagram. Users receive a message, either electronically or via telephone, which ...

Chinese ambassador to Cyprus, Liu Yantao, told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), that Ukraine “should function as a bridge between the East and the West, not a frontier in big ...

The government has issued new country evaluations as regards Covid restrictions that will come into effect on March 10. The categorisation of countries applies for travel purposes to non-vaccinated passengers or ...

The cabinet on Wednesday green-lit a proposal to buy 36,000 tonnes of barley and corn in two shipments, to ease a shortage of grains on the market in the wake of ...

Four dogs died in a fire that broke out in a two-storey house in Zakaki, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said early on Wednesday. Three fire engines from the Limassol ...

In a man of vision, THEO PANAYIDES meets someone who is detail oriented and cerebral from his days filming the invasion as a teenager to backing the production of Jiu ...

The public works department has announced that road cleaning will be carried out on Saturday between 6am and 1pm on the Nicosia – Limassol highway. The specific stretch of the highway ...

In today’s episode, following an increase in the price for many goods and a shortage of grains on the market, the council of ministers is set to approve the ...

A young man was arrested Tuesday night following a car chase by Paphos police in the downtown area. According to the police statement, around 8pm a traffic patrol conducting checks ...

A 38-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a bizarre drug bust in which 132kg of cannabis was seized by the drug squad. ...

The need to rethink and further strengthen international supply chains was a key message by stakeholders attending the Supply Chain & Logistics Conference & Exhibition recently held in Nicosia. The ...

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Keve) president Christodoulos Angastiniotis on Monday sent an open letter to Eurochambres president Luc Frieden, protesting the latter’s decision to visit Turkey for ...

An 80-year-old man died on Tuesday after being crushed by his tractor. The incident occurred in the village of Ayios Therapon, Limassol district. The victim, Demetris Christodoulou, was operating his ...

Nicosia will alert the European Commission to its annoyance with the fact that Turkey has not banned Russian aircraft from its airspace, something which also applies to the northern part ...

Women’s organisations from across the political spectrum climbed aboard the ‘Bus of Equality’ on Tuesday to press their case with the government and House of Representatives. The initiative, on ...

The health ministry said on Tuesday that it will propose that educators, as well as children attending kindergarten, be included in the ‘Test-to-Stay’ programme. Speaking after a meeting with teachers ...

Five more deaths attributed to Covid-19 were announced by the health ministry on Tuesday, in addition to 3,695 new positive cases. The latest fatalities were all women – aged 78, died last Friday; ...