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The finance ministry has urged all government departments to resist the temptation to spend above their budgets and stick to the expenditure caps set. Otherwise, public finances might be derailed, ...

Rites of Spring an independent animation film by Yiorgos Tsangaris is the first ever Cyprus entry in the competition section of the Annecy festival, the most important and largest festival ...

Heavy rainfall that hit areas of Nicosia after midday on Tuesday caused some isolated incidents of flooding and also made it tricky for some motorists on the road, with a ...

The University of Cyprus (UCy) on Tuesday joined the growing number of critics of the government’s refusal to make public the Akamas plan. The UCy Department of Civil and ...

The anger of residents near Vasiliko, after a tyre fire in the area at the weekend, is ‘completely understandable’, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Tuesday. Speaking on Trito radio, ...

The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree will be offered by the private University of Nicosia (Unic) in the English language. It will provide practical training from the first year ...

The 46 police candidates, who failed the exams to join the force, demonstrated for a third time outside the presidential palace on Tuesday morning. The candidates claim that the principle of ...

Nicosia’s close ties with Israel will not affect its bilateral relations with the Palestinian Authority, President Nicos Anastasiades pledged to his Palestinian counterpart on Tuesday. The comments came during ...

Aura brand baby wipes, made in Russia, were withdrawn from the market because they contained substances banned by the EU, Rapid Exchange of Information System (RAPEX) has announced. The baby ...

A wanted man who escaped police detention on Tuesday morning while being treated at the Nicosia general hospital was found and arrested in the capital later in the day the ...

The Greens have proposed free bus travel for all as way of dealing with the rising cost of fuel and persuading people to use public transport. Instead of reducing the ...

Paphos police on Tuesday arrested a 48-year-old after finding products and money, believed to be stolen, in his possession, and have also issued an arrest warrant for a 37-year-old also ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets the Cypriot musician creating a film’s soul by scoring works for Disney and beyond George Kallis is a multi-award-winning Cypriot film composer with an impressive list ...

The ministry of defence’s National Guard online recruitment platform is now back online as it was suspended temporarily pending the submission of details of the 2022 conscripts. According to the ...

People were deprived of access to medical cannabis despite its legalisation, complained the Cyprus federation of patients association (Osak). Organised patients have been fighting for years to legalise the use ...

The legal team of the British woman who alleges that she was gang raped in Ayia Napa in 2019 is taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). ...

Paphos police were investigating on Tuesday after a pensioner reported he was robbed at gunpoint at his residence in Ayios Ioannis. According to Paphos CID chief and police spokesman Michalis ...

Andreas Mavroyiannis on Tuesday morning officially launched his bid as a presidential candidate, emphasising that better days are possible for Cyprus, but there is no magic wand. The announcement comes ...

Three people aged 22, 23 and 26 were arrested on suspicion of forging cheques to steal €4,720 worth of products from a supermarket in Paphos, police said on Tuesday. They added that three more ...

By Richard Boxall The weekend was an eventful one for cricketers at all levels in Cyprus. On Friday the annual junior schools cricket tournament was played at Heritage School, Limassol. ...

No case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Cyprus, the health ministry said on Tuesday, explaining that infection risk is moderate for people with multiple sexual partners and low for ...

In today’s episode, we hear that the government has pledged to continue its efforts to reach a Cyprus settlement without bending to any threats or challenges. Elsewhere, police arrested ...

The director of the ministry of agriculture, rural development and environment, Andreas Gregoriou, represented Cyprus at the EU council of agriculture and fisheries on Monday. The focus of the meeting ...

A 22-year-old motorcyclist, who was injured in a road collision on Monday afternoon in Paphos, is being treated at the Paphos general hospital. According to police statement, a 32-year-old driving ...