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The authorities confiscated about 35kg of cannabis at Larnaca airport on Monday and arrested two people aged 25 and 19. In a post on X, the police said the drugs were seized ...

MPs have strongly criticised the fact that human trafficking has fallen under the responsibility of the deputy ministry of migration, stressing that trafficking does not only concern foreign nationals, and ...

A committee of legal and constitutional experts will be set up to examine the constitutional aspects of issues arising from the government’s suggestions for the modernisation of the Law ...

When Cyprus’ cats are in the news, it’s usually Not Good. Search Google news for ‘cats’ and ‘Cyprus’, and you get a slew of poisonings, abuse, and contentious laws, ...

The negotiating process for a solution to the Cyprus problem can only begin when the Turkish demand for sovereignty is met, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar re-emphasised on Monday. He ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded the Cyprus Awareness Raising and Education Study (CARES) project to the local ‘1010 Cosmos’ consortium, under the title “Space Horizons: Bridging the Gap Between ...

Investing in the younger generation is a top priority for the government, according to House president Annita Demetriou, who addressed the opening ceremony of the seventh session of the Youth ...

The education ministry on Monday confirmed it was investigating allegations of a Nicosia high school mistreating an ADHD student, after a parent reported the principal. According to Philenews and Reporter ...

The Limassol district court issued an eight-day detention order for a 47-year-old suspect, who was arrested on Sunday in connection with the discovery of over four kilos of drugs in ...

Why are we so drawn by true crime shows? What is it that keeps us glued to the screen while we watch horrible acts of true depravity? Is it because ...

A Guinness World Record was broken on Sunday in Dromolaxia at the orchard of Ayios Lazaros, with the preparation of a 75-metre-long sheftalia. The effort was part of the fourth ...

The government should do everything in its power and insist on resumption of negotiations, House speaker and Disy leader Annita Demetriou said on Monday. Elsewhere, the party’s former leader ...

By Richard Boxall A sparkling 94 not out by Tharanga Pathirana was the highlight of the weekend’s cricket in the 2024 BAOFinancial Autumn T20 Cup presented by HurryCurry. Batting throughout the ...

Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos once again accused state welfare services of chronic inadequacy and illegality, following the outbreak of a fire in an accommodation centre for minors. The fire which ...

A female prisoner who kicked a police officer in the course of her transfer from Nicosia to Paphos, is to appear before the Paphos district court on Monday. The woman, ...

A man was found dead in a supermarket car park in Paphos on Sunday afternoon. According to police, the man appears to have been homeless and approximately 60 years old. Authorities ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said “immediate, medium term and long term” measures are being taken to address the island’s serious water shortage on Monday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning ...

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in an accident on Sunday. According to the police, a motorcycle driven by a 38-year-old Greek Cypriot on the Lefkara – Vavatsinia road overturned at 8.40am ...

The Paphos District Court issued a four-day detention order against a 32-year-old employee for an investigated case of shoplifting. According to the police, the security manager of a department shop ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is scheduled to meet British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer in London on Monday, in the first bilateral meeting since the latter’s election. The Cyprus problem, bilateral ...

The endemic and unique mouflon or “wild sheep” of Cyprus, with the male’s distinctive heart-shaped horns, has become a much-loved and photographed icon for the island. The breeding programme ...

Cyprus’ first natural gas extraction will most likely be from the Kronos reservoir in block 6, which may be in 2027, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said in an interview to Kathimerini published ...

Alassa residents cut off the Limassol – Platres road on Sunday as a sign of protest against a court decision to nullifying the election of Savvas Savva as community leader. The ...

Amid a continuous flow of news reports on hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires and even war, it is only natural for people to wonder what they can do to protect themselves ...