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Initial expectations for the Cyprus-Greece passenger ferry were surpassed with almost 8,000 people using the service this year. The service, which closed for the year on Friday, was initially estimated to ...

Aiming to help expats learn to speak the language with help from locals, the Greek for Freak initiative was launched this week in Kissonerga, organiser Alice Moustier told the Sunday ...

People using a Hellenic Bank card can now get CashBack from 350 points around the island, the bank said. Customers can claim up to €100 back each time from the specific points, ...

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was felt by people in Paphos at lunchtime. The quake hit at 12.50 with an epicentre some 26km off the coast. The quake had ...

Reckless in his youth but vibrant as he ages, one iconic rocker tells THEO PANAYIDES about his lucky timing and how he has weathered 50 years on the road, being marked ...

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides on Sunday said the total lifting of the US arms embargo against Cyprus was a “historic” development. This decision, he said, reflects excellent Cyprus-USA relations. He ...

The National Guard this week co-organised themilitary training exercise Military Lion with the armed forces of Jordan and the central administration of the United States, the defence ministry announced on ...

A man was injured from an explosion which appears to have been cased by the incorrect use of a gas cylinder, the fire service announced on Sunday. The incident happened ...

Women still get paid less than men and in Cyprus this difference is nine per cent, gender equality commissioner Iosifina Antoniou said on Sunday, marked around the world as International ...

Dherynia municipality has been awarded as the Green Town of Cyprus for the initiatives it has taken for the environment, it announced on Sunday. The award was given by the ...

Twelve computer towers were among evidence taken by police on Saturday night during an investigation into a property in Paphos suspected as operating as an illegal gambling operation. After securing ...

Cypriot wine exports are up over 60 per cent, Commerce Minister Natasa Pilides said on Saturday night opening the annual Wine Festival in Limassol. “The ministry of commerce, realising the dynamics ...

The government has set the bar high for the revitalisation of rural areas, to attract both residents and businesses to these areas, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday night. “...

Since its official launch, Cypress Park, the island’s pioneering development that is scheduled to revolutionise retirement living in Cyprus, has drawn continued investment interest from individuals over 60 who want ...

One more person, aged 33, has been charged for offences related to the violence that broke out at a football match last week at the Aek arena, police said on Sunday. ...

Three people have been arrested for the illegal movement of migrants after the arrivals of 19 in the Famagusta area on Saturday afternoon, police announced on Sunday. During police questioning, the ...

Among the detached houses in the Ayios Mamas refugee estate in Lakatamia stand five modern concrete buildings that once housed Greek Cypriot refugee families, but are now abandoned, and in ...

Three individuals have been charged for offences related to violent incidents that took place on Monday September 11 near Aek’s arena stadium in Larnaca following a match with Nea Salamina. ...

Limassol municipality has announced free transportation for visitors to the Limassol wine festival in the context of its participation in the European Mobility Week. The Limassol wine festival is set ...

Israeli energy minister Karine Elharrar will be in Cyprus on Monday 19 to address the pending dispute with Nicosia over the Yishai gas field, according to his Cypriot counterpart Natasa Pilides. ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on September 23 on the sidelines of the 77th UN general assembly in New York, the presidential palace announced on Saturday. ...

Police are investigating a case of theft of a large sum of money from a parked car in Paphos. More than €6,000 was lifted from the car. A complaint was filed ...

The manager of an apartment complex in Chlorakas was allegedly attacked by a tenant over a trivial reason, according to the police. Police are investigating a case of grievous bodily ...

The EU needs to ensure that its Russia sanctions do not negatively impact the bloc or individual member states, especially when it comes to the shipping sector, President Nicos Anastasiades ...