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A new women’s freediving world record was set in Limassol on Friday when Jennifer Wendland descended to a depth of 93 metres. Holding only one breath and powered by a ...

Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Demetriades will pay an official visit to Athens from Sunday to Tuesday. “I am going to Athens to discuss with my Greek counterpart the current ...

A fire in the area between Trahipedoula and Kelokedara was set by youths who wanted to get back at the authorities for booking them for various traffic offences, a court ...

The forestry department said Saturday a fire near the village of Mandria in the district of Limassol was caused by fireworks. The fire started at 10.20pm but firefighters managed to ...

The Jewish museum of Cyprus is currently a Nissen hut that tells the tales of Jews interned on the island as they made their way East after the end of ...

Police arrested an 18-year-old male in connection with a fire last Wednesday between the villages of Trahipedoula and Kelokedara in the district of Paphos. The teen was arrested on Friday ...

Police reported 52 people and three establishments over the past 24 hours for violating health and safety measures in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. A spokesman said 3,368 checks were ...

“Our vision is to create a sustainable growth environment that is driven by research, innovation, and technological advancement. This means creating a new incentives framework for science and technology companies. ...

The learner’s driving licence, previously allowed to be renewed indefinitely, is set to only be valid for one year, according to a draft amendment to legislation proposed by the ...

Free rapid tests will be abolished by August 1, the Council of Ministers decided on Friday, also presenting a range of incentives in a bid to boost vaccine take-up, particularly among ...

Cyprus and Serbia on Friday signed a cooperation agreement in the field of protection against disasters, with Interior Minister Nicos Nouris also taking the opportunity during his talks in Belgrade ...

The health ministry announced 529 cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Friday. There are 54 coronavirus patients in hospitals, of whom 20 are in serious condition. Of the 20 patients, seven are intubated, ...

The state Legal Service has forwarded the findings of an inquiry into the citizenship by investment programme to police with instructions to investigate whether any criminal offences had been committed ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 73 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

An inquest into the 2005 suspicious death of a soldier was adjourned on Friday pending further investigation and decisions by the state on the handling of the case. The family of ...

Outgoing Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Friday said just because he would not stand for re-election did not mean he would not continue to support the party. In his 16-page ...

After a protracted heat wave, there is some respite on the way with temperatures inland set to drop by 3C to 4C starting from tonight, the met office said in ...

The Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe) on Friday called on its members to urge staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19, adding that more than 50 per cent of hotel employees remain unvaccinated. ...

Turkey will carry on exploring for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday in comments that may revive tensions with the European Union and ...

The forestry department on Friday said the National Guard would start assisting in the forest monitoring programme aimed at preventing fires. According to the forestry department the programme concerns drone ...

Police said Friday they have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of setting a fire in the Paphos district two days ago. The fire broke out between the villages of ...

Giving the names of contacts to the health ministry’s coronavirus track and trace team does not violate personal data protection laws, commissioner Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou said on Friday. The ...

Firefighters were battling a fire in the Kokkinotrimithia area outside Nicosia, which broke out at around 12pm on Friday. Six engines and one aircraft were dispatched to the scene, the ...

The United Kingdom and the Republic of Cyprus have taken a further step to deepen security cooperation with the launch of a new cyber training programme, the British High Commission ...