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The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Paphos police are investigating a case of possession of drugs and driving under the influence of drugs after stopping a vehicle driven by a 25-year-old woman late on Thursday. A ...

A 54-year-old man, a permanent resident of Paphos, has been jailed for one month for driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a traffic accident. A Paphos police spokesman ...

Ahead of the weekend, the met office forecast is for mainly fine weather with occasional increased cloud in the mountains and temperatures close to the seasonal average. In its early ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board on Wednesday evening concluded its article four consultation for Cyprus, which included an assessment of the country’s economic and financial developments. According ...

Business deposit rates fell further in April, turning negative for the first time in the history of the banking system, according to a report by the Central Bank released on ...

Another spate of mass shootings in the US has brought the gun culture debate into focus once more, with concerns locally as Cyprus appeared seventh in the world for firearms ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday greenlit the state’s first supplementary budget for fiscal year 2022, amid criticism that the government keeps wasting taxpayer money on mass rapid tests for ...

The goings on at the Radio-Television Authority (RTA) came under renewed scrutiny on Thursday, amid allegations of bribes and general disregard for procedures. It was the second week in a ...

The financial ombudsman has advised banks and credit-acquiring companies to refrain from foreclosing on mortgaged properties before the definitive conclusion of procedures within the Estia housing loan subsidy scheme, otherwise ...

The House health committee on Thursday piled pressure on the health insurance organisation (HIO) to address patients’ concerns over pharmaceuticals offered through the general health scheme (Gesy). At the focus ...

A proposal to extend current sea sport permits until October 2024 came before the House interior committee on Thursday amid a protracted row on the issue in Paralimni that has pitted ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has confirmed reports that a resident of Germany has acknowledged as his own, four children from three different women, all who happen to be asylum seekers ...

Two men aged 24 and 21 were sentenced to two and a half years in prison by the Larnaca court on Thursday for people smuggling. The two men were first arrested last ...

A group called Russians in Cyprus Against war (RAW) are organising a demonstration in Limassol demanding that political prisoners in Russia be released. The rally will take place at 5pm ...

The large-scale military exercise Agapinor-2022 involving Cyprus’ national guard and the armed forces of Israel, was completed on Thursday, the defence ministry said in a statement. The exercise started on ...

A 25-year-old Limassol resident was arrested on Wednesday after a gun and ammunition were found in his home, police said on Thursday. According to a police statement, the man was ...

A 31-year-old man will stand trial on December 8 in connection with an incident with football fans outside the Antonis Papadopoulos stadium in Larnaca on April 30, the Cyprus News Agency reported ...

Cyprus has the biggest need for cooling buildings in all the EU, recording on average, the highest levels of cooling degree days (CDD) for the period between 1979-2021, according to ...

Larnaca district court on Thursday ordered a 32-year-old man remanded in custody for eight days as police investigate a bank robbery committed in Kiti on Wednesday. A police spokesman told ...

The thing I like the most about taverns – or shall we say tavernas to make it proper? – is that, no matter how similar they might all appear, there will always ...

A bid for a better life turned to tragedy early on Thursday when a young Syrian man drowned trying to make it to shore near Lara, Paphos. He was one ...

Cyprus has all the tools to become a destination that respects the environment, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Wednesday, adding that recent Eurostat statistics show that around 38 ...

Former volunteerism commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki will appear in court on June 9 to answer charges of forging his academic documents, an allegation which led him to resign from his post in 2021 ...