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Free to play and kind to the environment, disc golf is rapidly gaining in popularity. ALIX NORMAN speaks to the professional who hopes to bring this exciting new sport to ...

A 47-year-old Limassol man was jailed for ten years on Monday for raping his estranged wife, the Limassol criminal court ruled. The man was handed concurrent jail sentences, the longest ...

By Constantinos Psillides Film critics and cinema audiences don’t always see eye to eye and in the age of the mega-blockbuster, making a dent in the box office is ...

The war in Ukraine has seen hotel occupancy fall, president of the Paphos Hotels Association Thanos Michaelides said on Monday, with those hotels that are open running on an occupancy ...

Qatar has been upgraded from the red to the green category, according to the health ministry’s latest updates to country classifications, which will take effect from Thursday. The ministry ...

Road users were on Monday again urged to drive with caution if they were heading up the mountains where many roads were closed to cars without four wheel drive or ...

A car was arsoned in a private car park in Geroskipou on Monday morning, head of Paphos CID Michalis Nicolaou said. The fire broke out at 2am on Evagoras Pallikarides ...

Paphos police on Monday said they were investigating disruptive incidents that took place over the weekend during a second division football game between Akritas Chlorakas and Omonia Aradippou. Spokesman Michalis ...

Fuel prices in Cyprus are rising again due to the increasing cost of importing fossil fuels as a result of the war in Ukraine, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on ...

Two women, aged 46 and 28, were remanded for seven days on Monday after they were found in possession of stolen goods and bullets. Following a tip-off on Sunday, Limassol police carried ...

A 50-year-old kiosk employee was assaulted and forced to hand over the money from the cash register when a kiosk was robbed at around midnight on Sunday, police said. An ...

A shop owner in Nicosia was fined €4,000 for employing people without a SafePass as the police fined 16 individuals and three other businesses for violating measures aiming to contain the spread ...

In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades was this morning due to visit the Pournara migrant camp in Kokkinotrimithia to see for himself the conditions there, after they have been ...

More unaccompanied minors are to be housed in hotel units, while some adults will be transferred to a separate centre, the government announced on Monday following the president’s visit ...

Police dogs were seen in Pournara early Monday morning in advance of a visit there by President Nicos Anastasiades, who will see for himself the conditions after it came under ...

Police on Sunday night spotted a 22-year-old man, wanted for burglary and theft since January, driving in the Limassol area. The police patrol signaled the driver to stop using their ...

The Cyprus Republic has banned Russian flights, Turkey has not, highlighting once again the anomalies of flying into or over northern Cyprus By Esra Aygin The Cyprus Republic’s decision ...

Three people were reported to have died from coronavirus on Sunday as the ministry of health recorded 2,314 new cases of Covid-19. The deaths bring to 902 the total since the start ...

Despite the cold, demonstrations were held in all towns on Sunday afternoon to protest against the ongoing war in Ukraine. Organised by Women of the World to protect the sky ...

One ton of rubbish was collected from the beach and in the sea at the Ayios Georgios beach in Peyia, organisers said on Sunday. The Akti Research centre, the municipality ...

Bicommunal initiative uses music as a common language to show that we are all the same In the midst of the most difficult and challenging period in recent years, a ...

More than ten drivers had to be rescued by the police and fire services on Sunday as heavy snowfall and busy roads left many unable to control their vehicle. Members ...

A total of 37 testing sites operated by the ministry of health will be available for eligible members of the public on Monday. Those wanting a test need proof of ID ...

Members of the civil defence on Sunday had to rescue around 15 tourists who had been trapped by heavy snowfall in the Ayios Ilarionas castle in the north. According to the ...