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The University of Cyprus has put an end to the plans for the Larnaca Marine Science and Technology School, according to reports following Wednesday’s House education committee. The reason ...

The first application by a Turkish Cypriot company to the Bureau Veritas to export halloumi to the European market was filed last week, it emerged on Wednesday. The European Commission ...

The bodyguards of murdered Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali, who were arrested earlier this week, were remanded for a further eight days on Wednesday. Police have reportedly interrogated close to 100 ...

The Turkish coast guard arrested 334 migrants spotted off the coast in the north, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Wednesday. Citing newspaper Kibris Postasi, the PIO said that the migrants were ...

Residents of Limassol’s Ayios Athanasios municipality protested on Wednesday against a Hellenic Bank decision to close its last branch in the area. Mayor Marinos Kyriakou said residents were frustrated ...

A second post-mortem on the body of a 33-year-old mother came back inconclusive on Wednesday as a peaceful demonstration took place outside the accident and emergency department of Larnaca general ...

The police have procured 96 new vehicles, most of which are ‘smart vehicles’, 42 of which are connected to the ANPR system and another nine are ‘stealth’ cars, which will not be ...

A total of 37 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. In addition to any medical certificates exempting them from ...

Two men aged 57 and 22 were on Wednesday jailed for eight and seven years respectively after being found guilty of possessing and trafficking half a kilo of cocaine. The two were ...

This week’s shift in the government’s stance towards the unvaccinated – lifting a total ban on their entry to many areas – has irked some, while others have criticised increased ...

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides called Austria “a great ally” on Wednesday during the visit of the country’s Federal Minister of Defence Klaudia Tanner, who he thanked for its long-standing ...

The health ministry on Wednesday reminded citizens that they can obtain their free Covid-19 self-test kits. Beneficiaries are citizens who have completed their vaccination scheme with two doses for the ...

Activist and volunteer Alexis Sophocleous will participate in a 130-kilometre hike which will start next Tuesday in Paphos and finish on Sunday in Larnaca to support leukaemia patients. The event ...

Yianno Koumoudjian, Cyprus’ only participant in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, failed to finish the Men’s Slalom on Wednesday morning. The 25-year-old recorded a ‘Did Not Finish’ on his first ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association on Wednesday urged authorities to take action following a three per cent increase in the cost of fresh pasteurised milk it says is unjustified. In a ...

An “important development” has been made in the investigation centered on the Al Jazeera expose, which implicated top Cypriot politicians in corruption within the controversial citizenship by investment programme. The ...

Police on Wednesday were investigating whether human traffickers assisted the entry to the Republic of two unaccompanied three-year-old twin girls, one of whom was found wandering alone in the buffer ...

Larnaca’s archaeological museum reopened on Thursday, with new exhibits discovered at recent excavations enriching an already impressive collection showcasing the history of the district. Speaking at the ceremony, Transport ...

Although the pandemic caused delays in plans for the state’s complete modernisation, we are now facing a new reality that acts as a springboard in our drive to reactivate ...

The Council of Ministers has decided that the new action plan for the smooth operation of flights and airports will enter into force from February 21, instead of March 1 as initially ...

In a candle and scent maker THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman who is something of a dreamer, who claims to be a modern witch and a believer that God is ...

Cyprus Energy Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Marios Panayides chaired the 17th Summit of the Executive Council of East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) which unanimously approved its work programme for 2022, including ...

Police on Wednesday confirmed reports that a teenager assaulted a high school student earlier this week, the same day that secondary school teachers reiterated their request for guards in schools. ...

Addressing plastic solution and the impact of plastics in the Mediterranean are at the focus of the Plastic Waste Free Islands Med Final Event (PWFI) being organised in Nicosia on ...