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The inpatient wing at Polis Chrysochous hospital will reopen on January 15, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday. He was speaking after a meeting in Polis with head of the ...

After a career in finance failed to allow him meet his dreams, one Cypriot turned to modelling and acting. NIKI CHARALAMBOUS meets him Many see Andreas Chrysanthou’s career as ...

Baggage handlers at Larnaca airport held an impromptu two-hour strike on Tuesday morning after 156 staffers were handed redundancy letters. The workers carried out a spontaneous work stoppage from 10am until 12 ...

Auditor general Odysseas Michaelides slammed the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Tuesday, accusing it of trying to enact a multi-insurance Gesy through the back door. In a tweet, the audit ...

Heavy rain and bouts of hail are affecting parts of Limassol and Troodos, as a police announcement on Tuesday afternoon warned drivers of dangerous conditions. Police added that the Troodos-Karvounas, ...

Following the violent scenes that marred the football match between Apollon and Apoel at the Tsirion stadium in Limassol on Sunday night, director of Olympia Sports Organisation (GSO) Giorgos Zachariades ...

An Australian singer-songwriter hopes he can work the charm in Liverpool next year hears PAUL LAMBIS At just 24, Australian singer-songwriter Andrew Lambrou has built a following of millions with his ...

Local charity Cans for Kids is offering opportunities in environmental awareness and philanthropic volunteering through their project Working for Environmental Community Action Now, or WE CAN. The move has support ...

For the second year in a row, Christmas villages will be set up in Derynia, Polis Chrysochous, Fikardou, Agros, Kyperounta, Kalopanayiotis and Kalavasos throughout the festive period, the deputy ministry ...

President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou has ruled out speculation about the possibility of her replacing Disy leader Averof Neophytou as the party’s presidential candidate. Speculation had ...

As Cyprus enters its mushroom picking season, the forestry department is calling on the public not to use rakes as this violates the law surrounding foraging. It can be sentenced ...

People living abroad with a right to vote in Cyprus must register by December 27, an announcement from the interior ministry said on Tuesday. According to the ministry, people eligible to ...

The Paphos tourism development organisation (Etap) in collaboration with the Pomos community council and the support of volunteers on Monday completed a clean-up of the harbour of Pomos, and its ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos II remains in critical condition, his doctors said on Tuesday, as he continues to battle intestinal cancer. His doctors, Joseph Kashios, Dimitris Papamichael, Petros Agathaggelou and Michalis Protopapas, ...

A car with Greek Cypriot number plates was in flames on the Nicosia – Kyrenia road, on the Pentadaktylos mountain, according to the news reports from the north on Tuesday. The ...

A group of Limassol citizens calling themselves “The Garden is Ours” on Monday demanded the immediate suspension of construction works at the Limassol public garden playground. The citizens’ group, which ...

Cyprus’ police completed a week-long joint training with the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) negotiating team for the fourth year in a row. The exercise involved a large-scale operation in Paralimni, ...

On Tuesday the weather will initially be mostly clear, gradually turning to partly cloudy with local rain and isolated storms expected, mainly in the mountains and inland. Winds will be ...

The greatest distinction of his career and one of the greatest in the history of Cypriot motorsport was achieved on Sunday by Vladimiros Tziortzis by finishing third in the EuroNASCAR 2 ...

Paphos Police in the early hours of Tuesday morning arrested a 21-year-old man for illegal possession of drugs. According to the police statement shortly after midnight, traffic police stopped a ...

Police arrested another suspect on Tuesday, in an investigated case of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit a felony, carrying a weapon to incite terror, and common assault, committed on October 9 ...

How about foreign cinema to spice up November? Cinephiles and language enthusiasts can get ready to enjoy four evenings of Japanese cinema this month as the Embassy of Japan organises ...

Paphos police on Tuesday are investigating the theft of property from a warehouse in Konia. According to police statement the owner of a warehouse reported on Monday that it had ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 47-year-old man for an attempted street theft committed in Limassol, minutes after the crime thanks to the quick response of a bystander. Around 9 am, a 43...