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President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday urged patience as he awaits the attorney general’s opinion on whether bills approved by the House plenary on Thursday regarding VAT on fuel and ...

The European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that Denmark was violating the EU regulation on quality systems for agricultural products and foods, by allowing the production of cheese by ...

The price of basic goods, from cucumbers to sugar and yoghurt, has risen in the past month, according to data published by the consumer protection service on Friday. Its price ...

The two divers who were missing in the sea area of Moulia close to Paphos Airport were found in good condition after a rescue operation mounted by the Joint Rescue ...

A British aid worker who was detained by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine and accused of being a mercenary has died, an official in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) ...

The House of Representatives approved a proposal for the free entrance to 12 museums and for the holding of wedding ceremonies and other events at nine sites of architectural importance. Transport, ...

A car belonging to the 72-year-old community leader of Ayios Mamas, Limassol district, was set on fire in the early hours of Friday. The fire to the car, which was ...

A 39-year-old Larnaca resident has been arrested on suspicion of cultivating and selling cannabis, police said on Friday. The man was allegedly caught trying to burn six marijuana plants when ...

A 20-year-old man from the Congo was remanded for forgery as he tried to enter the Republic at Paphos airport using forged ID. According to police, during the check at ...

Seven coronavirus deaths and 15,386 new infections were recorded between July 8 and 14, the health ministry said on Friday. According to the report, the new cases were detected from 122,335 rapid and PCR ...

Limassol police on Friday said they arrested a 50-year-old man who was allegedly caught breaking into a car and carrying a knife. The suspect was seen by officers on patrol ...

Museums are opening their doors for a series of summer activities and several fun events are planned for children as well. This July, the Majestic State Gallery of Contemporary Art ...

In today’s episode, a Greek Cypriot man was arrested on Thursday after he was caught on video kicking a Congolese woman holding her baby, an incident that was universally ...

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 ...

France is, and will remain, one of Cyprus’ closest allies, said President Anastasiades during the celebration of the Bastille Day at the French Ambassador’s residence in Nicosia and asked ...

Air raid sirens sounded at 8.20 am to mark the 48th anniversary of the 1974 coup, aiming to overthrow President Makarios. On this day 48 years ago, the Greek military junta and its ...

The European Commission on Thursday said that the Cypriot economy exceeded expectations during the first quarter of 2022, with a number of sectors outpacing performance forecasts. “The Cypriot economy surprised on ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (Idek) this week announced that it has provided funding to start-ups and other innovative businesses worth a total of €8.5 million. The foundation said that it ...

As increasing numbers of patients report long Covid symptoms, a Larnaca healthcare centre is offering treatment for the condition, attracting foreign visitors to the island to receive expensive and unproven ...

Parliament on Thursday voted through a legislative proposal that empowers the government to order a price cap on petroleum products, and also passed bills cutting to zero the VAT charged ...

Disregarding warnings from the government and financial authorities, the House plenum on Thursday extended a freeze on property foreclosures to the end of October. The bill – amending the laws governing ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation seen as the backbone of reforming the justice and judicial system – a development welcomed by the attorney-general and the justice minister. The ...

A number of groups and public figures on Thursday slammed the cabinet’s appointment of the head of the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) to the board of directors of the ...

The interior ministry will launch a lifeguard workshop as a means of covering staffing needs, it announced on Thursday. This comes after efforts failed to find and hire lifeguards to ...