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The fire services brought under control a fire that broke out in the Akoursos community in the Paphos district and spread into the yards of three houses, fire service spokesman ...

Working from home, increased vaccine uptake, reduced Christmas gatherings, and a vaguely outlined policy of self-testing are among measures being discussed to curb a spike in coronavirus cases, with even ...

On the occasion of World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, the advisory committee against family violence on Friday called for amendments to family law in Cyprus to reflect ...

A 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of using stolen cheques to purchase €5,500 worth of items, including electronics, police said on Friday morning. The case emerged after a 27-year-old electronics ...

The postal services warned the public on Friday about a new online fraud attempt where scammers use a fake Cyprus Post e-mail address to ask for custom duties. It described ...

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 ...

In today’s episode, we hear that further cuts to electricity bills are on the way to help households tackle the rise in prices. There are also positive developments on ...

A meeting of the foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus, Egypt and France that takes place in Athens on Friday will cover recent developments in Eastern Mediterranean and the Cyprus problem, ...

Police booked 17 people for violating coronavirus measures after 2,424 checks in the government-controlled areas. The checks were carried out from 6am on Thursday to 6am on Friday. Most of the latest ...

Nicosia police on Friday were investigating the causes of a traffic accident that led to the serious injury of a 56-year-old pedestrian. The accident took place around 7pm on Thursday ...

Inflation in Cyprus reached 4.4 per cent during October of this year, according to the European statistical service (Eurostat). Cyprus’ inflation figure is slightly above the European Union average of 4.1 per ...

Cyprus’ economy is recovering at a swifter rate than previously thought, with real GDP on track to reach pre-pandemic levels by the fourth quarter of this year, credit ratings agency ...

Car crashes and other related road deaths have claimed the lives of 39 people so far this year, as Cyprus appears to be stuck at about 50 such deaths a year – despite ...

Police said there did not appear to be foul play in the death of 59-year-old Georgios Kyriakides, found dead in a ravine three days after he went missing from his ...

Despite the coronavirus pandemic Cyprus has made the most of opportunities, achieving good results in terms of passenger traffic and flights, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Thursday. His comments ...

Authorities on Thursday announced one more death from Covid-19, while island-wide testing tracked 388 new positives to the coronavirus. The latest fatality is a man aged 66 who passed away on Wednesday ...

Social Welfare Minister Anastasia Anthousi on Thursday presented a three-year action plan to fight child sexual abuse and child pornography whose objective is the timely and fast identification of high-risk ...

The consortium holding the concession on block 10 in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone are making final preparations for follow-up drilling to narrow down the precise quantities of natural gas in place, ...

Hope For Children received 421 reports of sexual abuse against children since the beginning of 2021, and 70 per cent in general know their abuser, according to data published on Thursday on the ...

Starting Monday, vaccinated people crossing to and from the north must present a seven-day negative Covid test while those without jabs would have to carry a 72-hour negative test, according ...

The energy and trade ministry has this year granted €127m in the form of schemes, setting the foundation for economic recovery and green energy transition, Minister Natasa Pilides said on ...

The State Health Services Organisation (Okypy) will honour one of Cyprus’ pioneering paediatricians, the late Dr Minas Hadjiminas, by naming one of the children’s wards at the Makarios Hospital ...

Students at the private Xenion High School in Paralimni had their hair cut and braided on Thursday in an initiative aimed at raising money for charity. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

The government has notified the EU of its intention to cut VAT on household electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9 per cent for three months, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said ...