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President Nicos Anastasiades once again denied any wrongdoing after the law firm he founded and bears his name was accused of hiding the assets of a former Russian senator behind ...

A 33-year-old Limassol resident was remanded for six days on Wednesday as police investigate a case of possession and alleged sale of fake euro banknotes. The suspect was arrested on ...

Police reported 376 traffic offences over the course of 24 hours in the Famagusta district during a coordinated road safety operation. According to a statement released by the police, 94 motorists were booked ...

The English School staff announced on Wednesday they would go on an indefinite strike after it emerged that the head of their union, ESSA, who had been suspended by the ...

The Cambodian government has rejected reports that Prime Minister Hun Sen has a Cypriot passport, as he ordered the justice ministry to amend the constitution to bar holders of the ...

Paphos police carried out a 24-hour coordinated road safety operation that lasted until 6am on Wednesday, resulting in 54 drivers being booked, 31 for speeding. Meanwhile, the Paphos cycling police unit, which ...

President Nicos Anastasiades warned his EU counterparts that Turkey may channel refugees from Afghanistan to the bloc’s member states arguing that this new migration issue should not be left ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is participating in World Investor Week, a global campaign seeking to educate and protect investors. Through its participation in World Investor Week, CySEC ...

A 40-year-old Briton was arrested on Tuesday night for assaulting police officers who were trying to restrain him after employees of the hotel he was staying at in the Paphos ...

Police on Wednesday said there was a year-on-year increase of sexual harassment and abuse complaints, as they confirmed they were investigating a second complaint of sexual abuse in schools by ...

In today’s episode, we take a look at the upcoming discussion on euthanasia in Cyprus. Moreover, 17 potential victims of human trafficking were identified in the island following a Europol ...

Holders of a Cypriot passport can travel to 176 destinations without a visa, according to the latest Henley Passport Index where the document ranked 15th out of 198 passports, dropping two spots ...

Paphos CID in collaboration with the antiquities department on Wednesday were investigating the possibility of criminal liability by the managers of a construction company following its failure to report the ...

Police on Wednesday said they have suspended the operation of a Paphos-based bar which did not have the necessary licences and failed to abide by coronavirus measures. According to the ...

Two businesses and 18 individuals were booked in the last 24 hours for violating coronavirus measures, police said on Wednesday. The fines came after 3,371 nationwide checks carried out between 6am on Tuesday ...

The finance ministry is trying to secure an extension of the period in which banks can provide businesses and the self-employed with state-guaranteed loans, as it expires at the end ...

Limassol-based GP General Procurement Compan Limited (GenPro), a maritime and commercial procurement company, held its first annual Blue Day Sustainability Seminar in September. The seminar focused on the company’s ...

Lending criteria to both businesses and households remained unchanged in the second quarter of 2021, but it is expected that they will become stricter in the third quarter of the year, ...

The catastrophic failure that is the EU’s agricultural policy, CAP Farmers should receive state support because they are vital to a vital sector and it can be very hard – ...

Seventeen potential victims of human trafficking were identified in Cyprus following a Europol-supported investigation into labour exploitation in the agricultural sector in seven countries. In an announcement on Tuesday, the ...

A Nicosia-based law firm is apparently one of the offshore service providers from where the Pandora Papers’ records derive, it has emerged. Under the heading ‘Who are the firms at ...

The government has approved a budget for restorations at the Rizokarpaso school buildings while a futsal court is to be constructed for the enclaved Greek Cypriot pupils, Presidential Commissioner Photis ...

Cyprus will collaborate with the UK to promote LGBTI+ rights and modernise the relevant national legislation, Law commissioner Louiza Christodoulidou-Zannetou said on Tuesday. In a tweet following her meeting with ...

One death and 146 new Covid-19 cases were announced on Tuesday by the health ministry out of 53,610 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.27 per cent. The death concerns a 75...