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Two men, aged 25 and 32, were remanded for eight days on Saturday in connection with the earlier arrest of a 38-year-old Azeri man, suspected of arriving in Cyprus to carry out ...

Police on Saturday, in cooperation with CMP Insurance, held a special exhibition at the Larnaca Metropolis mall of crashed cars in a bid to raise road safety awareness. Visitors were ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has sent another letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reporting Turkey’s latest illegal actions in and around Cyprus but also calling for the immediate appointment of ...

Police are investigating an armed robbery which took place at a kiosk in the Famagusta district on Friday night. Police said that at around 8pm on Friday a hooded man ...

Fifteen people and three establishment owners were fined after 3,669 checks in the 24 hours until Saturday morning for violations of the Covid-19 measures. In Nicosia 1,777 checks were conducted and two people ...

With mud, slime and challenging obstacles, The Legion Run attracts teams of people who want to push themselves to the limits. This year it is back. Alix Norman finds out ...

Attracting the who’s who of Cyprus’ business, financial and political landscapes, the 12th Limassol Economic Forum brought together renowned speakers from the global scene to explore the impact of ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Friday that the green transition will not be a painless process, highlighting the financial burdens it will likely incur on some sections of the ...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus Constantinos Herodotou said that financial literacy is a key element for a well-functioning economic system and thus a minimum requirement for sustainable ...

A ‘pay-as-you-throw’ system, designed to promote recycling and reduce waste, will make Cyprus greener and save people money, Green party MP Charalambos Theopemptou told the Cyprus Mail on Friday. But ...

MPs on Friday highlighted the standing problems plaguing refugee estates, especially in Limassol, due to lack of proper maintenance. The members of the House committee on refugees visited several refugee ...

Parliaments are crucial in upholding the European values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, House President Annita Demetriou said on Friday while speaking at the European Conference ...

Cyprus has the second lowest hike in electricity costs in the EU and was among the first member states to adopt the 10 per cent reduction measure, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides ...

A European Parliament (EP) resolution specifically naming President Nicos Anastasiades in connection with the Pandora Papers, negative media articles, and the opposition calling for his resignation, all only serve to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday queried whether the EU should continue to pursue its ‘positive agenda’ with Turkey, posing the question to his EU counterparts at the European Council summit ...

Health authorities on Friday announced one death and 175 new positives from testing for Covid-19, while the number of hospitalised people amounts to a total of 57. The new death toll now ...

A woman and two men were arrested in the north in connection with the compromising video featuring Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersan Saner, while a new one, involving another politician, ...

The president of the Nicosia district court has rejected a lawsuit against the government, the Central Bank and the Bank of Cyprus, which, among other things, sought the declaration of ...

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 ...

Two more suspects, aged 25 and 32, were arrested in connection with a suspected plot to assassinate Israeli nationals living in Cyprus, police said on Friday. According to police, the two people ...

Cyta on Friday announced that it continues to include the UK in its list of countries for which the EU regulation on roaming applies. The telecommunications company said it therefore ...

The health services on Friday said they had withdrawn a batch of peppermint tea and dried ground mint after finding traces of pesticides. The products concerned Greek Fino brand sold ...

A total of 53 free rapid test sites will operate nationwide for eligible groups on Saturday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while ...

Limassol Marina has been ranked sixth in a list of the world’s most Instagrammable marinas based on the number of hashtags. Comparethemarket.com, one of the UK’s leading ...