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The Limassol Water Board on Saturday announced there will be an interruption to the water supply in parts of Germasogeia on Thursday, December 29, between 8am and 11am. The board said ...

Students in secondary education along with their parents protested outside the Paphos education ministry’s office on Friday, over the ongoing spat on twice-yearly exams. “There’s way too much ...

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in a case concerning theft from an elderly man, police said on Saturday. Police said the 22-year-old is suspected of stealing money from a 78...

A 23-year-old man was taken into custody to facilitate investigations into a case of armed robbery and assault, which is being investigated by the Paphos police department, the force said ...

The Holy Synod on Saturday elected Paphos bishop Georgios as the new Archbishop of Cyprus. The new archbishop received 11 votes, followed by Limassol bishop Athanasios with 4 votes while one bishop ...

With the arrival of the New Year, the Larnaca Cinema Society resumes its free film screenings. Three dates in January have been scheduled so far to present independent cinema in ...

Cypriots still choose cash over cards – ranking amongst the top three nations in EU for cash use – but cards and other cashless instruments are quickly catching up. The Central Bank ...

Private and public sector unions have united forces to push their unanimous demand for the full restoration of the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA). After a meeting of their representatives on Thursday, ...

By Sarah Ktisti Members of the Holy Synod who will vote for a new archbishop on Saturday kept their cards close to the chest for the most part on Friday ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Friday announced that the contact details of on-call GP doctors for the weekends and public holidays covering the Christmas and New Year period have ...

The Limassol-Amathounta sewerage board on Friday announced that as part of the major flood prevention project for the centre of Limassol, from Tuesday, December 27, works will be carried out on ...

Turkey on Friday accused Cyprus of increasing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean after a consortium of Italian and French energy companies found more natural gas off the island earlier this ...

Outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday said the goal in Cyprus was to end the occupation and anachronistic guarantees which do not exist except in vassal states, and to apply ...

About 50 return tickets can be won as part of Cyprus Airways’ promotional push during the holidays, with passengers automatically eligible to win. “This festive period is the time to visit ...

Efforts to improve the roads within the Akamas national park are underway and have shifted from the planning stage to concrete action, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday. The ...

The European Commission will fund the first green hydrogen station in Cyprus which will contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, it was announced on Friday. This is the ...

Cypriot artist Lara Sophie Benjamin has recently returned from her stint as the invited International Artist at The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival in Pensacola, Florida – a festival distinguished in the ...

A day before Christmas, a new theatrical show will premier in Nicosia as Theatro Antilogos presents the folk tale Spanos and the Forty Dragons. Directed and adapted for the stage ...

President Nicos welcomed the bands for Christmas carols of the Eldyk (Greek forces), the national guard and the police force at the presidential palace. He wished them on Friday a ...

The low supply of meat has led to a 36 per cent hike in the price of turkey this year, and 16 per cent for pork, the consumers association said on Friday. ...

The 31-year-old man who admitted involvement in an attempted murder case in Oroklini will remain in custody pending the start of his trial on January 31. The case was filed before ...

No unemployment benefit will be given to the 1,000 former bank employees who left their jobs on a voluntary retirement scheme with some collecting up to €200,000, according to the opinion of ...

About 3,000 coronavirus cases have been traced in the past seven days while another five deaths were announced by the health ministry on Friday. A day before Christmas Eve, the weekly ...

Paphos hotels won’t get more than 35 per cent occupancy this Christmas period with only about 7,500 units operational, according to Thanos Michaelides of the Paphos hoteliers association (Pasyxe). He said ...