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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 ...

A 67-year-old landscaper suffered a fatal work accident in Limassol early on Tuesday afternoon. According to the police, the victim, Angelos Mandela, originally from Greece, lost his balance and fell ...

A total of 817 serious criminal cases were prosecuted by Paphos police in 2022, compared to 553 in 2021, according to the head of Paphos CID, Michalis Nikolaou, an increase of 47.74 per cent. Nikolaou ...

Managing Director of Logicom Solutions Chrysostomos Kritiotis on Tuesday provided an evaluation of the previous year’s financial environment, outlining its effects on banks and other organisations. “The outbreak of ...

Police in Nicosia shortly after midnight on Wednesday halted a driver travelling at 130 km/h on Larnaca Avenue, instead of the permissible 50 km/h. Police checks determined that the driver, ...

On Wednesday the weather will be mostly clear. Winds will be mainly north-easterly, light to moderate up to 4 Beaufort, gradually becoming north-westerly to northerly. The sea will be a little ...

The main indicators concerning Cyprus’ foreign trade experienced a decline during the third quarter of 2022, according to a report using preliminary data, which was published on Tuesday by the Central ...

Police are soon expected to wrap up a criminal investigation into functionaries at the Department of Town Planning and Housing as well as municipal councilors over potentially unlawful property developments, ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that a surge in hard-line rhetoric on both sides has led to increased rigidity while the prospects for a mutually-agreeable settlement continue ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday that the children’s accident and emergency (A&E) department at Nicosia General is expected to start operating later this month. In ...

The National Guard revealed on Tuesday that it signed the first Bilateral Defence Cooperation Programme with the US. Writing on Twitter, National Guard chief Lieutenant-General Demokritos Zervakis welcomed the agreement. “...

Almost 1.5 million people visited the north in the first 11 months of 2022, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Tuesday. According to Yeni Duzen, 1,478,418 people visited, of whom 1.3 million arrived through the Tymbou ...

The commerce ministry is increasing inspections in stores ahead of upcoming January sales, calling on consumers to be mindful of misleading advertising. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday, ...

A meeting between all sides has been set for next week in a bid to clinch some arrangement staving off strike action threatened by trade unions of the Electricity Authority, ...

Four people were remanded for two days by Paphos district court on Tuesday, in connection with a shoot out that killed a dog. Officers are searching for another 22-year-old suspect. ...

Fine dodgers have amassed 26,889 unpaid fines at a cost of €21.4m, but the police are hoping that their recently appointed fine collecting unit will get the situation under control, it ...

President Nicos Anastasiades wants to rest and then write a book about his experiences handling the Cyprus problem after he steps down as president next month, he said in an ...

Three people who were arrested with 190 stolen pigeons in their car were released on conditions on Tuesday pending their trial in court. Limassol district court ruled the men be released ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will attend the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on Thursday, to represent President Nicos Anastasiades. Kasoulides will leave for Rome on Wednesday morning, and ...

Three people who attempted to depart the island using forged travel documents at Limassol port will remain in police custody until their trial starts on January 13. The suspects, aged 26, 25 and 23, ...

The public will not be allowed to enter the water in Larnaca marina this Epiphany Day, the municipality announced on Tuesday. Due to the works being carried out at the ...

An app that notifies nearby first responders in case of life-threatening events and provides guided CPR will launch in Cyprus this month, it was announced on Tuesday. The health ministry ...