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A man was arrested on Monday for driving a stolen car, after he was stopped in Kokkinotrimithia for a routine check. The 33-year-old driver was driving without a driving licence ...

A 34-year-old food delivery driver was assaulted in Limassol on Monday night by about ten hooded people. The police said an unknown person approximately 20 years of age approached the delivery ...

Tuesday will be mainly fine, with temperatures reaching 31C inland, 27C along the coast and 22C in the highest mountains. Winds will be a northwest to northeast gentle to moderate ...

A new proposal for the future of Larnaca’s marina was put forward on Monday by the town’s chamber of commerce and industry (Keve), aiming to preserve its local ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met his Belgian counterpart Maxime Prevot in Brussels on Monday, with the pair discussing a range of issues related to the two countries. In a post ...

Parliament is to prepare a “good practice manual” for the media, which will outline “good practices and appropriate vocabulary” regarding media reporting on diseases and people who have them. The ...

People born in the north to one Cypriot parent and one non-Cypriot parent on Monday took to the streets to demand that they be given citizenship of the Republic of ...

The two men arrested on charges of attempted murder and robbery on May 10 and May 18 in Paphos will be brought before court in June, police said on Monday. Paphos police’...

A proposal to tax the ‘windfall’ profits of producers and suppliers of renewables-generated electricity ran into stiff opposition from industry but also the government during a parliamentary debate on Monday. ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Monday spoke to European commissioner for internal affairs Magnus Brunner about the matter of Cyprus’ planned accession to the Schengen zone. “We discussed Cyprus’ progress ...

People wishing to apply to take examinations with the aim of either being naturalised as citizens of the Republic of Cyprus or acquire long-term residence permits will be able to ...

Cyprus on Monday marked the Pontic Greek genocide remembrance day with strong messages from government officials and political parties, reaffirming the country’s call for global recognition of the atrocity. ...

Nicosia municipality said on Monday that its decision stands for partially reopening Makarios avenue to regular traffic, noting that they are simply waiting for the go-ahead from the police chief. ...

Renovation work has been completed at the Panaia Chrysopolitissa church in Kyrenia, the bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage’s co-chairman Sotos Ktoris said on Monday. He said the church, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday said that President Nikos Christodoulides wants to “make us sit on his lap”. “I look into the man’s eyes, and I see ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, who was removed from office by a Supreme Constitutional Court ruling last September, on Monday launched his new political party, named ‘Alma’ – Greek for ‘leap’. The ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Monday praised Cyprus’ special forces as “symbols of discipline, resilience and hope”, during a graduation ceremony at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base in Mari. Speaking ...

The Pancyprian Organisation of the Blind earned second place at the “Euro Low-Vision 2025” (ILSC) international song contest, held in Berlin on Friday. The Cypriot entry titled “Compass” was performed by ...

“Varosha currently stands at a crossroads between decay and renewal. “Will it remain a relic – an open-air museum of abandonment – or will it be reborn through cooperation and reconciliation?” These ...

The two men arrested on charges of attempted murder and robbery on May 10 and May 18 in Paphos will be brought before court in June, police said on Monday. Paphos police’...

The proposal for changing how teachers are evaluated, which has been strongly condemned by the unions, is set to be approved by the cabinet on Tuesday. “Our proposal is expected ...

The fire department on Monday reported two fires in the Nicosia area leaving two cars in Engomi and a house in Tseri damaged. Fire department spokesman Andreas Kettis said that ...

The summer will find Cyprus “completely unprepared” in terms of energy sufficiency, Marios Papoutis, head of the EAC’s technical employees’ union (Sekaik) warned on Monday. Speaking on CyBC, the ...

Cyprus will have its first large-scale electricity storage system operational within the next 16 months, the energy minister said on Monday. Speaking at the Green Agenda Cyprus Summit in Nicosia, George ...