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Islamic organisations are attempting to proselytise in north seeking the Islamification of the Turkish Cypriot community, reports said on Wednesday, pointing to some organisations that have been approaching minors to ...

The north is set to put an end to the use of plastic bags starting June, with an eye on banning all plastic items in the near future, it emerged ...

Efforts to upgrade the ancient port of Kyrenia are underway in the north, it was reported on Wednesday. According to an announcement by the ‘deputy prime minister’ and tourism ‘minister’, ...

Important information about the Middle and Late Chalcolithic period in Cyprus has been brought to light by 2022 excavations at the Chlorakas Palloures settlement, the antiquities department said on Wednesday. The ...

Household and business schemes estimated to be worth over €48 million will be announced in the first quarter of 2023 as part of the Cyprus Tomorrow plan, Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos said ...

The health ministry of Wednesday called on the public and vulnerable groups in particular to get the flu vaccine. Administered by GPs, the vaccine is available for free. Individuals above ...

The UN secretary general’s mission of good offices report detailed a bleak review of and outlook for the Cyprus problem, despite a poll finding that a majority hope for ...

A 33-year-old man was remanded for eight days by the Famagusta district court on Wednesday to facilitate police investigations into a string of burglary and shoplifting cases in Ayia Napa. ...

After feeling isolated in his youth a now island-based English Cypriot took to comedy to bridge the gap. PAUL LAMBIS meets him Stevie Georgiou was just a child years old ...

A third candidate has withdrawn his name from the presidential elections, a day before the official nomination procedure, chief returning officer Costas Constantinou said on Wednesday. Constantinos Panayi has pulled ...

An antiflooding project will start this June in the Larnaca area of Kamares-Vergina, over eight years after floods caused €2 million worth of damage in the region. The Larnaca sewerage and ...

The world is slowly resuming after the mayhem that is Christmas and with one more holiday coming up on January 6, the first week of the year is a bit of ...

Work for the completion of the first phase of the Paphos-Polis highway has been stepped, local officials said on Wednesday, but Polis is awaiting news on when work will begin ...

Nightlife is thriving once again and people in the industry are upbeat after a festive period in which clubs and bars were working at full capacity. “Occupancy rates across all ...

The United Nations Security Council is to meet on January 30 to renew Unficyp’s mandate, according to the presidency of the council. The announcement comes within the context of the ...

Road taxes can be renewed for 2023 online as of Wednesday, the road transport department has announced. It clarified the renewal of road tax is not possible at bank branches. “Therefore, ...

An epiphany church service will be held in the village of Ayia Triada, Karpasia in the north, the community announced on Wednesday. In a written statement, the community said that ...

Another year over but the work never ends for a prize-winning busy scientist who studies the physical markers of history, and has even co-written a children’s book about it. ...

In today’s episode, the EU has agreed on a “coordinated approach” to the changing Covid situation, adding that included implications for increased travel from China. There’s also the ...

Police on Tuesday arrested two persons aged 26 and 27 for possession of illegal drugs and weapons. According to the police statement, traffic officers stopped a car on Chlorakas Avenue, shortly after ...

Remembering the legacy of Cyprus Airways, an exhibition will open in Nicosia this month. It opens on January 9, the same date the company shut down back in 2015, and until January 13 ...

Larnaca police on Tuesday arrested a 29-year-old suspect for a case of burglary and attempted theft. According to the police, a Larnaca resident on Monday reported witnessing the 29-year-old, along ...

Larnaca authorities are expected to imminently approve a building permit for the construction of a private power plant in Tochni. As reported by Philenews on Wednesday, Larnaca District Officer, Odysseas ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a company employee who allegedly stole from his employer thousands of euros worth of goods, over a five-month period. According to the police, the manager of ...