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Amendments to the foreclosure framework could backfire and destabilise the banking sector if not properly designed, an ECB official has warned. In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency, Elizabeth ...

If parliament had adopted the public service reform bill, it would have made the recruitment and promotions framework more meritocratic to dispel any doubt about the integrity and important work ...

A 35-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of forgery, illegal entry to Cyprus and violation of Covid restrictions. According to police, on Tuesday night at 8 pm Paphos police were ...

Inspired by World Oceans Day last week, European Maritime Days coming up and a recent workshop, Martin Clark highlights the importance of sea grass, more grandly known as Posidonia oceanica ...

The Audit Office has flagged a series of dodgy financial practices at the foreign ministry, among others homing in on one particular employee who showed up for work for about ...

No new deaths from coronavirus were announced on Tuesday while 64 new cases were recorded. The cases were found from 35,729 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.18 per cent. Meanwhile ...

Nicosia on Tuesday said that for the moment it does not appear Turkey has shifted course on the Cyprus issue, making a second informal meeting focused on the island unlikely, ...

Kapnos, which resumed its shuttle service to Larnaca and Paphos airports on June 1, on Tuesday unveiled a new, upgraded electronic reservation system to facilitate bookings. At the same event Transport ...

Parliament needs to approve some 20 reform bills and regulations by the end of the year as a precondition for the dispersal of €1.2bn in EU funds, according to a memo ...

Fresh concerns have arisen over the Delta variant and a possible fourth wave, as a former government adviser warned that variants risk being brought in from the UK. Professor Leontios ...

The theft of 44 catalytic converters worth a combined value of €5,000 from a warehouse in Paphos is under investigation by the Paphos CID, the police said on Tuesday. A 50-year-old man ...

A fire that broke out in Kelokedara in the Paphos district at around 2.20pm on Tuesday has been brought under control, according to fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis. A total ...

The House selection committee has failed to agree on the composition of the 16 parliamentary committees and the issue has now been referred to party leaders who will meet on Thursday, ...

The winners for the best designs for the upcoming first sustainable park in Cyprus were awarded earlier this month at the Cine Studio of the University of Nicosia by the ...

The health ministry announced a total of 69 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Opposition parties on Tuesday criticised a decision by the attorney-general not to prosecute 15 police officers named in an independent inquiry over their apparent failure to properly investigate missing persons reports, ...

The preservation of mosaics in ancient Salamina is of great importance and historical significance, co-chair of the bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage Takis Hadjidemetriou said on Tuesday. The works ...

A 24-year-old man was remanded for seven days on Tuesday for allegedly raping a foreign woman living in Paphos on Sunday at 4am. The police identified the man after examining ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou scored a double win with the election of Annita Demetriou to the House presidency, an opinion survey made public on Tuesday indicated. Despite reports that political ...

A 45-year-old Limassol police officer was remanded in custody for three days on Tuesday in connection with domestic abuse. The officer was arrested on Monday after his wife reported him ...

Famagusta kidney patients said they would seek dialysis treatment in the north because the local hospital could not cater to their needs and the equipment was old. Around 45 patients who ...

Throwing their weight behind the government’s vaccination drive, Apollon and Ael football players visited the vaccination centre at the old Limassol hospital on Tuesday to receive their jabs against ...

Preliminary underwater works and assessment for the promotion of the ancient port of Amathus have started, the department of antiquities said on Tuesday as it urged divers in the area ...

Journalists on Tuesday condemned an assault and threats against a Larnaca reporter after she announced that her online portal would not cover the activities of far-right party Elam. Journalists’ union ...