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The police are investigating an incident in which gunshots were fired at an office building on Ayios Andreou Street in Limassol, they said on Friday. The shots were fired around 7.25...

A 46-year-old was arrested in Limassol after police found a selection of drugs and an air rifle at his house, the police said on Friday. The man’s house had ...

A fire broke out in a microwave in an apartment in Larnaca on Friday morning, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said. He said the fire brigade had responded to a ...

A 47-year-old man has been arrested after importing products believed to contain controlled substances, the police said on Friday. The police seized two packages which had been brought to Cyprus ...

A car belonging to a 70-year-old man in the Larnaca suburb of Aradippou was set on fire for the second time in the space of six weeks, the police said ...

The Pancyprian examinations, which Cypriot high school leavers take to gain access to public universities in Cyprus and Greece, got underway on Friday. In total, exactly 5,119 people are sitting the ...

Australian Cypriot footballer Aziz Behich on Thursday night scored a last-minute winner for Australia’s national team against Japan to all but secure the Socceroos’ place at next year’s ...

Turkish Cypriots and other Muslims across Cyprus celebrated the beginning of Eid al-Adha, one of the two main festivals on the Muslim calendar, on Friday. The festival is celebrated during ...

Friday is set to be the hottest day of the week so far, with temperatures set to hit a maximum of 38 degrees Celsius inland. Elsewhere, temperatures will rise to highs ...

The cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) is a “blessing” and will not be scrapped, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Thursday. “CoLA will be expanded so that it continues to operate, and, ...

Police on Thursday were investigating an incident where at least two shots were fired at the offices of a company in Limassol. The incident happened on Ayiou Andreou street in ...

Lawmakers on Thursday again decried the abject lack of progress in the scheduled expansion and upgrade of the neonatal intensive care unit at Makarios hospital, with the project apparently bogged ...

The Aids Solidarity Movement on Thursday announced the launch of Cyprus’ first support centre for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a medication that significantly reduces the risk of HIV infection. “The Cyprus ...

Amid much pomp President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a project further expanding the island’s two international airports, promising to service over 17 million passengers a ...

Police conducted a coordinated operation in Ayia Napa on Tuesday evening aimed at combating sexual exploitation, which led to the discovery of nine cases of illegal employment. “Members of the ...

The area of the old state fair in Nicosia is to be converted into a nature park, MPs heard with satisfaction on Thursday. Representatives of the suburbs of Engomi and ...

A group of Cypriot students in Ioannina has appealed to the transport ministry and several airlines – including Sky Express, Cyprus Airways, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, and Tus Airways – calling ...

Nicosia criminal court on Thursday found guilty of manslaughter all five defendants in the case regarding the death of 60-year-old Dorotheos Demetriades. Demetriades lost his life after being badly beaten ...

The association of visual artists and art theorists (Phytorio) has condemned the government’s decision to withdraw a publication linked to the 2025 Venice architecture biennale, calling it “a form of ...

Former Bishop of Paphos Tychikos has begun the process of appealing the Holy Synod’s decision to depose him, triggering the archbishopric’s obligation to refer the matter to the ...

When it comes to creating memorable events, few venues can compete with the natural beauty and sophistication of a winery. They offer a unique combination of breathtaking views, world-class wines ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday warned of “daily divisive rhetoric” on the campaign trail ahead of October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership elections. “We are at the beginning, if you will, ...

A fake news scam which has circulated on social media in recent days has posed as the Cyprus Mail’s business reporter Souzana Psara. The scam in question The website ...

A large-scale emergency drill was held on Thursday morning at Limassol port, simulating a warship coming under attack while arriving in Cyprus. The exercise tested the country’s ability to ...