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Cyprus is to receive €72m in EU funding which will be partly used to construct the first pre-departure centre for rejected asylum seekers and irregular migrants, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris ...

Blood donors have been urged to donate blood before their summer holidays to maintain the reserves at appropriate levels, head of the blood bank Androula Panayiotou said on Friday. Speaking ...

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ has claimed that Varosha is part of the break-away province’s territory, and the future of the fenced-off town is a decision for the Turkish ...

Monkeypox vaccines are expected to arrive in Cyprus on Saturday, the health ministry announced. A day after relatives of the first confirmed monkeypox case complained the health ministry was unprepared ...

Two men, aged 27 and 33, have been arrested in Larnaca after allegedly delivering stolen property to a person about to be deported, police said on Friday. The suspects had transferred four ...

A large natural gas deposit has been discovered by ENI/Total in block six of Cyprus’ EEZ, daily Alithia and state broadcaster Cybc reported on Friday, but the energy ministry ...

Two days of jazz performances are coming soon to Val’s Place in Gialia, Paphos as the annual Paradise Jazz Festival holds its 22nd edition. Ten musical acts are part ...

In today’s episode, hoteliers hope to meet their revised targets for 2022 but are bracing for a difficult 2023 as the cost-of-living crisis eats into the purchasing power of potential visitors ...

The health ministry announced 28 Covid-19 deaths on Friday but 25 of the deaths did not occur in the past week, with some being added from January. For the past week (July 29 ...

Cyprus is set to sizzle for a while longer as the meteorological office again issued a yellow weather warning for extreme heat, with the temperature again at 41C inland. The ...

Larnaca police busted a gambling ring which led to the arrest of a woman and 50 computers being seized, along with €3,575. Members of the of the rapid response unit (MMAD) and ...

Cypriot company Point Nine on Thursday announced that it will be holding its third annual conference on September 16, 2022, with the event taking place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol. ...

Hoteliers hope to meet their revised targets for 2022 but are bracing for a difficult 2023 as the cost-of-living crisis eats into the purchasing power of potential visitors and a labour shortage ...

Police were kept busy on Thursday as three car accidents occurred on the Limassol-Nicosia highway between Yermasoyia and Ayios Athanasios. All three accidents happened around 6.30pm. No serious injuries were ...

The finance ministry said on Thursday it may tax RES producers found to have earned windfall profits as a result of the high tariffs paid to them. In a statement, ...

An excavator sent to the Mitsero area to delineate a planned asphalt factory left early on Thursday morning, ending a three-day standoff at the site and clearing the way for ...

This summer is all about the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. With the Hollywood 2022 film now thriving in cinemas worldwide, Cyprus included, Elvis fever is back! Keeping in ...

As authorities prepare to move from the pilot to the first phase of the traffic camera system, attention is turning to their location. Another 20 stationary cameras are to be installed ...

PAUL LAMBIS finds a mix of old-time charm and modernism in the Paphos village of Mandria Despite the initial impression that one is driving into a predominantly rural area, surrounded ...

Police on Thursday warned the public to beware of online fraud as they investigate a complaint by a 49-year-old man that he had been defrauded out of €44,500 he believed was ...

K2 Integrity — a risk, compliance, investigations and monitoring firm, on Thursday announced its partnership with the Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) giving CBA members access to K2 Integrity’s Certified Risk ...

Prisons director Anna Aristotelous was called into the police headquarters on Thursday morning to submit statements in the recent case centered on charges of leaking classified information. She told reporters ...

Inflation increased by 10.9 per cent year on year in July driven by hikes in electricity, which rose 61.7 per cent and fuel 44.1 per cent during the period, the statistical services announced ...

The president of the Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) Akis Vavlitis met Energy Minister Natasa Pilides on Thursday to discuss the possibility of applying virtual net energy metering and ...