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Trade union Peo on Monday called on the labour ministry to conduct an investigation into the employment status and working conditions of the four Egyptian workers who died in the ...

A large number of masks and gloves on sale in Cyprus have been found to be noncompliant with personal protective equipment standards, results of lab tests released on Monday showed. ...

Making a fashion statement has become big business for shirt maker Andreas Dometakis. PAUL LAMBIS meets a man who has dressed stars of stage and screen for the last 60 years ...

The electricity company EAC said 13 crews were working to repair the damaged infrastructure on Monday to restore power to all the areas stricken by the huge weekend fire. “We have 13 ...

The UN secretary-general’s special representative Elisabeth Spehar said Monday she was shocked by the devastation caused by the weekend fires and offered to assist if necessary. Speaking after a ...

Limassol police arrested a 33-year-old man on Monday morning on suspicion of the murder of a 58-year-old man in Limassol. The man appears to have met Christos Siakos and his ...

The supreme court on Monday overturned a decision early in June to release a man suspected of molesting two underage boys and an adult male pending his trial. The man ...

Prominent businessman Andreas Papaellinas will donate €500,000 to support the people affected by the weekend fire that reached seven communities in the mountainous areas of Limassol and Larnaca, he announced on ...

Cyprus downgraded the United Kingdom to red and upgraded Denmark, Belgium, Monaco, Vatican City and Jordan to the Green category as part of its updated national country assessment for travel ...

President Nicos Anastasiades early on Monday congratulated the newly elected secretary-general of Akel Stephanos Stephanou and said he hoped to have a meeting with him soon. The conversation took place ...

Paphos police fined six people for gambling late on Sunday, including one who was participating without a SafePass. The six were found in a cafe in Paphos playing dice. They ...

A total of 46 people, including one business owner were fined in the last 24 hours for breaking coronavirus protocols, police said. The fines resulted from 3,522 checks nationwide carried out between 6am ...

The health ministry said on Sunday that a woman aged 93 had died from Covid-19 and that 577 people had tested positive from 45,848 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.26 per ...

A fire that broke out at the Kotsiatis landfill Sunday evening was brought under control in just over an hour, the fire service said. The fire broke out shortly after 6...

A total of 59 free rapid test locations will operate on Monday, the health ministry announced as unvaccinated workers must ensure a weekly negative coronavirus test. Employers in businesses, as well ...

Executed by the Ottomans during the Greek war of independence 200 years ago, Archbishop Kyprianos has always been a poignant symbol, but what that is has fluctuated with the times Next ...

Environmentalists opposed construction on Natura 2000 site, but manager highlights its green credentials Aphrodite Family Eco-Camping, a redeveloped site on the doorstep of the Akamas and overlooking the bluest of seas ...

Those taking place are much smaller events By Mary Spyrou After over a year of cancellations or at best hugely scaled-down affairs, the wedding sector remains a troubled industry despite ...

Psychological help and support will be offered to those who have been affected by the raging fires, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said. Four people have died as a result of ...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said that Turkey’s and the Turkish Cypriot side’s stance on the Cyprus Issue leaves little room for optimism. In an interview with the ...

The Pancyprian veterinary association announced on Sunday that as a result of the extensive destruction of the fires on the island, free care would be offered for all animals affected ...

Three people were remanded at Larnaca district court for eight days on Sunday in connection to 27.5 kilos of cannabis found in their luggage at Larnaca airport. The three, aged 32, 41 and 47 ...

British expats struggle with shortages of much-loved food Marmite-loving British expats have become selfish creatures. “I have been trying to find Marmite for days at various supermarkets, but everywhere I’...

Akel’s Stephanos Stephanou was elected on Sunday as the new secretary-general of the party, replacing Andros Kyprianou who has held the post since 2009. He was elected by the party’...