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A probe by two criminal investigators into the death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, 26, in 2005 has revealed more information that suggests his death was not a suicide, according to reports ...

Police fined eight individuals and six business owners for violating Covid measures in the past 24 hours following 2,194 checks islandwide. In Nicosia, the Police carried out 455 checks, booking two people and ...

President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde will be in Cyprus next week following an invitation from Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou, it was announced on Saturday as ...

Municipalities, organisations and other bodies will participate in the Earth Hour movement and go dark for one hour on Saturday to spread awareness for the protection of planet. Earth Hour ...

Chief Scientist and Research and Innovation Foundation president Nikolas Mastroyiannopoulos, during an interview with the Cyprus News Agency earlier this week, revealed that the creation of a national knowledge transfer ...

The agriculture ministry is working on proposals to support livestock breeders that will go to the cabinet for approval the soonest possible, the ministry said as it welcomed a European ...

The health ministry announced that three people had died of Covid-19 and that 3,329 had tested positive from 45,788 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 7.27 per cent. The deaths concerned ...

The testing sites for Saturday are as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Nicosia (24 units) Mall of Cyprus (underground parking area) 9 am – 6 pm 94056785 Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 96625766 ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Friday he is confident that problems facing Nicosia bus company employees will be resolved at a meeting he, the labour minister and representatives of ...

Police have made a second arrest in connection with the discovery of 132 kilos of cannabis in a container at Limassol port earlier this month. They said the arrest of a 61...

A 25-year-old man caught speeding at nearly twice the legal limit on Friday is due in court on Monday, police said. The man was stopped at around 9.25 am on Friday ...

The non-resolution of Cyprus problem is a great challenge for the island but also the international community, the Greek ambassador to the Republic Ioannis Papameletiou said Friday, adding that Greece ...

There will be more relaxations to Covid-19 measures in the next 10 days, provided hospital admissions remain stable, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Friday. Speaking to reporters in Paphos after ...

A 45-year-old woman is under arrest on suspicion of paying for her shopping with a stolen cheque, police said on Friday. They said a supermarket owner had filed a complaint ...

Parliament has passed amendments extending the ban on specific single-use plastics (SUPs) to September 30 this year, notwithstanding the EU directive should have been transposed into law by July 2021. The new ...

Government advisor on coronavirus issues Petros Karayiannis announced Friday he has tested positive to Covid-19 and is experiencing symptoms. Speaking to state television, the doctor, who received the booster jab, ...

One hundred and eight organisations, political parties, trade unions and NGOs are expected to participate Saturday in a bicommunal event titled: “For peace and a solution open all roads!” Organisers ...

The annual multinational aeronautical exercise ‘Noble Dina – 2022’ has wrapped up. The drill saw the participation of vessels and aircraft of the armed forces of Cyprus, Greece, the US, France and ...

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 ...

A man aged 22 and a woman aged 54 are under arrest as police investigate a case of aiding illegal entry into the Republic. Police said the two were arrested on Thursday ...

Paphos district court has suspended the operation of a business premise in Polis Chrysochous suspected of operating as an illegal casino, police said on Friday. They said the court had ...

Police fined 15 individuals and three business establishments in the 24 hours up to 6.00 am on Friday for breaking health protocols to contain the spread of coronavirus. Overall, police carried out 1,864 checks. ...

Cyprus must find its place in a renewed architecture for the protection of the security and values of Europe, President Anastasiades said in a post on Twitter during the first ...

Nicosia police said on Friday they were investigating after they found over 180 firecrackers in the possession of students. Following a tip-off, officers located and seized a total of 187 firecrackers on ...