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Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Friday stressed the importance of cooperation between the state and civil society for the effective protection of coastal areas and the environment. The minister attended ...

State-owned asset management company Kedipes announced a voluntary retirement scheme on Friday in a bid to cut the number of staff. The scheme will come into force next Thursday and ...

Cyprus is moving closer to its goal to end energy isolation, with significant developments concerning electricity interconnections with its neighbouring countries. According to Cyprus News Agency (CNA) sources, developments on ...

A 28-year-old British man suffered a serious injury after an accident with a buggy vehicle on Thursday night in Paphos. His doctors described his condition as out of danger. Police ...

The 36-year-old doctor who had allegedly lied about carrying out a hysterectomy on a 73-year-old patient is expected to be released later on Friday on the expiry of a two-day ...

A court case against Morphou Bishop Neophytos relating to violation of Covid measures kicked off in his absence on Friday after he refused to wear a mask. Morphou arrived at ...

Despite the ongoing effects of the pandemic Hellenic Bank is still on course to meet its long-term objectives, its new CEO Oliver Gatzke said on Friday as the bank posted ...

An €85,500 tender contract for a study to decide the required improvement work at Larnaca fishing shelter was signed on Thursday. The Larnaca fishing shelter is in the Mackenzie area, on ...

Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America Elpidoforos defended his participation in an event in New York earlier in the week where Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was presented as ‘president of ...

The deputy ministry of tourism has launched a new initiative called “Heartland of Legends” aimed at promoting Cyprus’ cultural heritage by developing tourism in rural and mountainous areas of the ...

The audit service said Friday the damning findings of an audit into Paralimni municipality could involve criminal offences, as the mayor accused Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides of bullying but offered no ...

By Nik Grozdanovic Liam Neeson has made some strange choices in his career as an elderly, cool as hell, action hero badass. It’s fair to say that all of ...

The Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt, Nikos Christodoulides, Nikos Dendias, and Sameh Soukry discussed on Thursday in New York the possibility of inviting other states to participate, on ...

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 take a look at the legal framework for opening up the electricity market passed by the House of Representatives and the damning report by the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will address the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, today in New York. His speech is expected to begin at 0900 local time. After that, a press ...

Police said on Friday that a total of 121 traffic violations were reported in the Famagusta district during a targeted road safety campaign the previous day. During the checks, members of ...

An 85-year-old woman was robbed in her home in the Larnaca district on Thursday evening with the intruder taking the victim’s phone and cash. Police said the woman had ...

A total of 22 citizens and a business were fined for violating Covid-19 protective measures in the last 24 hours. The checks were carried out between 6am on Thursday and 6am on ...

If you’ve heard the throaty roar of racing cars around Nicosia in the last few days, you will know that Cyprus’ premier international sporting event, the Cyprus Rally, gets ...

Cyprus will be at the EXPO2020 world fair between October 1 2021 and March 31 2022 to share its history and cultural heritage with visitors, promote the island as a tourist destination, advance its ...

Trade union Sek has released a press statement saying that it has been asking for a ‘prudent and comprehensive’ tax reform that will be shaped by dialogue and consultation and ...

Ayia Napa’s tourism industry is cautiously optimistic about extending the season to mid-November, mayor Christos Zannetou said on Thursday. The tourist season has been relatively good this year, considering ...

Understaffed accident and emergency departments are struggling to cope, with one patient having to wait for 49 hours in Nicosia General Hospital’s casualty ward before he was examined and treated, ...