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Four people were arrested for various offences during overnight police operations on Sunday night, police said. The arrests concerned offences including illegal residence in the Republic and traffic violations. Police ...

Two British nationals were arrested at Paphos airport on Sunday after customs officers found 42,000 suspected duty-free cigarettes in their luggage. The two 35-year-old passengers were preparing to travel to Liverpool. ...

A 63-year-old British man died after falling ill while diving in the Pernera area of Ayia Napa, police said on Monday. According to the police, the man was diving at ...

United Nations Cyprus problem envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Monday said that the window of opportunity for progress to be made on the Cyprus problem is closing, at the end ...

Discussions on the second pillar of the pension reform will begin at technical committee level on October 6, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Monday, with meetings to be held weekly ...

Hundreds of schoolchildren discovered the excitement of cricket while a packed weekend of fast-paced competition delivered big scores, sixes and standout individual performances across Cyprus. Cyprus Cricket celebrated the European ...

Deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou on Monday said that former Disy leader Averof Neophytou’s comments on the Cyprus problem were “counterproductive”, after Neophytou had a day earlier lamented that ...

Eighteen shows from more than 45 comedians will bring nights of laughter to Limassol as Stantar Kkomety presents the 4th International Limassol Comedy Festival from September 30 to October 4. International headliners, Greek ...

Four people were arrested in Limassol after it was found that three of them were working as security guards without the requisite licence, and the fourth was violating the terms ...

A total of three vehicles suffered damage after a fire broke out at a car hire office in the early hours of Monday morning, the police said. The fire broke ...

A total of 34 citations were issued by police officers in Paphos on Sunday night as they led a crackdown on the users of mobile scooters, the police said on Monday. ...

Disy has moved to stress that its internal party rules will be followed after former party leader Averof Neophytou on Sunday announced that he plans to run for president in 2028, ...

Akel has announced that it will withdraw from the Cyprus Forum, joining a growing list of figures who have done so, citing “hysterical right-wing rhetoric”, after the forum’s organisers ...

Monday is expected to begin and go on with increased cloud cover across most of the island, with isolated rain and even the odd storm possible through the day. Rain ...

A new community initiative in Kourion is asking residents to think twice before throwing away household items they no longer need. FreeCycle Kourion was created around a simple idea: something ...

A yellow weather warning for isolated strong thunderstorms has been issued for Sunday night, the meteorological office said. The warning will be in effect from 9pm on Sunday until 6am ...

A bicommunal digital project has documented more than 2,000 words in both Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot dialects, while using games and AI to keep the island’s linguistic heritage alive ...

Alma leader Odysseas Michaelides on Sunday called for an immediate meeting of the National Council to brief political leaders on developments surrounding the Cyprus problem following contacts in New York. ...

In a world filled with highlight reels and success stories, failure and the lengthy road of working towards something often gets pushed under the carpet. Not at this event though! ...

Security at police detention centres will be discussed on Monday following the escape of a 19-year-old remand prisoner from the Lakatamia holding cells on Friday night. Justice Minister Costas Fitiris ...

A man died after being found unconscious in the sea off Pyla on Saturday, police said. The man, a foreign national, was spotted floating between rocks near a breakwater in ...

Plans to neuter some 70 cats living at the central prisons have stalled over the availability of €5,000 needed to carry out the procedure, the Animal Party said on Sunday. The party ...

The 2026 Limassol Wine Festival got underway at the municipal gardens on Saturday night, with the annual event set to run until October 4. Transport Minister Evie Tsolaki officially opened the festival ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou announced on Sunday that he will stand in the 2028 presidential election, citing the continued deadlock in the Cyprus problem following high-level contacts in New York. ...