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MPs on Friday questioned Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades over frequent delays in implementing projects, after he said the government was juggling projects worth over €1.6 billion aimed at improving the quality ...

Talks continue and will continue with the aim of bringing employers and workers to an agreement over the matter of the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), employers’ groups said on Friday after ...

Former foreign minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis on Friday threw her support behind pro-reunification Turkish Cypriot leadership candidate Tufan Erhurman ahead of Sunday’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election. “Good luck, Tufan Erhurman! ...

“Several points of convergence” were found during the latest meeting to be held on the matter of the Great Sea Interconnector on Friday, according to reports. Friday’s meeting took ...

Online casinos may soon be introduced in Cyprus, with the gaming and casino supervision commission confirming that steps have already been taken in this direction. Although no official decisions have ...

The tax department on Friday announced planned maintenance work on the Tax For All online system, which may cause temporary service interruptions on specific dates and times. According to the ...

The appeals court ratified a district court ruling by which a minor is being held until his hearing on October 29 in relation with a case of arson and receiving stolen ...

This is the kind of weekend that’s probably responsible for a lot of unhappy tourists! Why? Because our October visitors may go home and say: “No, no, Doreen! Cyprus ...

A fourth batch of vultures that arrived in Cyprus from Spain in February were released into the wild late on Thursday as part of efforts to strengthen their population, BirdLife ...

A well-known Limassol businessman was shot on Friday morning and died on the motorway on the way to hospital. The man, identified as 49-year-old Stavros Demosthenous, was most well-known for ...

Cyprus’ six-point initiative on Gaza, proposed earlier this week, was set before (European People’s Party) EPP heads of state and government by President Nikos Christodoulides during a teleconference on ...

British bases police officers on Friday praised the quick thinking and bravery of a child for using the international hand signal for distress which led to their father being sentenced ...

Nicosia will spring to life this Sunday as another edition of the Indian Food Festival takes place. Transforming Eleftheria Square into a hub of flavours, spices and aromas, the festival ...

Continuing the effort to break the deadlock over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou will be holding separate meetings on Friday with the employers’ organisations and the trade ...

Mainly fine weather with passing clouds can be expected on Friday, with temperatures reaching 28C inland, 26C along the coast and 19C in the highest mountains. Winds will start off ...

A campaign launched by Gesy is urging people to take shingles seriously and get the free vaccine. People over 60 are encouraged to understand the risks and speak with their general ...

The Palestinian ambassador here on Thursday appealed to the Cypriot state to “immediately react” to the alleged beating up of a prominent Palestinian figure by his Israeli jailers. In a ...

Electricity supply to certain areas in Paphos will be interrupted next Monday due to maintenance work on the grid, the state-run power utility said on Thursday. The interruption will occur ...

Cyprus remains determined to safeguard peace, security, territorial integrity and its sovereign rights, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Thursday, marking the conclusion of a military exercise at the Kalo ...

Operations at Larnaca general hospital may be improving, but the facility still has room to better its organisation as well as the quality of service to patients, MPs heard on ...

Nowhere else in Europe can you experience such contrast so intimately — and yet, on both sides, the rhythm of daily life carries on. Children play football near barbed wire. Artists ...

The Nicosia municipality has been selected by the European Commission as one of the three finalists for the title of European Rising Innovative City 2025, it was announced on Thursday. “This ...

Cyprus supports Armenia’s path towards closer alignment with the European Union, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday evening. Speaking at the Armenian Embassy during celebrations for Armenia’s ...

The mayor of Paphos Phedonas Phedonos’ plan to convert the parking area on Konstantinou Kanaris street into a public square is reportedly facing opposition from a majority of the municipal ...