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The forestry department on Thursday announced the launch of an app for visitors to Nicosia’s two national forest parks, those of Athalassa and Academia. The app – in both Greek ...

Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou has set out the conditions that any candidate seeking the party’s backing in the 2028 presidential elections would have to meet, ruling out support for a ...

The government will not provide state funding for a new system to oversee management committees in jointly owned buildings, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou informed parliament, as the proposed legislation returns ...

The multinational military exercise Medusa was performed south of Crete on Thursday, with forces from Greece, Egypt, France, Italy and Cyprus taking part in naval and air activities. Preparatory operations ...

The reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel will remain in place until November 30, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos announced on Thursday, extending a measure that was due to expire ...

The United Nations has denied a report that Unficyp force commander Lieutenant General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam has been removed from his post, saying on Thursday that he “remains the ...

Police, prosecutors and the Athens medical association (ISA) have inspected the private clinic where Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis suffered cardiac arrest on Thursday. The investigation is expected to examine whether ...

The body found in the Kallinikos area of the Paphos state forest has been confirmed as that of missing Erato Athanasiou from Tsakistra. The results of the post-mortem examination confirmed ...

A 48-year-old woman was on Wednesday arrested twice within a few hours for violating a court order prohibiting her from entering a premise in Peyia. The woman was first arrested ...

A 85-year-old man is in critical condition after being injured in a road accident that in Nicosia on Wednesday afternoon. According to the police, the incident occurred at around 3.45 pm ...

The trial concerning suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, who stands accused of rape and domestic abuse is scheduled to continue before the Paphos district court on Thursday. The hearing will ...

Four people were arrested for various offences as part of overnight police operations on Wednesday evening. Police stopped 428 vehicles and carried out checks on 565 people, while at the same time ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will on Thursday meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the presidential palace in Nicosia. During Herzog’s visit the two are scheduled to hold a private ...

On Thursday, the weather will be overwhelmingly clear, however, in the afternoon and evening, increased local cloudiness will be observed, which may give isolated short rain in the higher mountains. ...

Festivals In Kalavasos village, the 12th Xarkis Festival unfolds from September 11 to 13 with workshops, contemporary performances, traditional crafts, botanical goods, screenings and activities for all ages. Antama Fest in Nicosia ...

Transport Minister Evanthia Tsolaki has described the prospect of a tram system in Limassol as “very promising”, as a multidisciplinary team examining the city’s future transport network studies more ...

MPs demanded answers over pollution in the Limassol sea on Wednesday, with the House environment committee expressing dissatisfaction with the environment department. Committee members questioned the department’s position that ...

Mazotos residents and the community council have called for the cancellation of a decision to proceed with a desalination plant on the coast, arguing that there was no public consultation ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that Cyprus could not afford to work separately on national issues, stressing the need for cooperation in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem. “We ...

A total of 760 people who went missing during the Turkish invasion of 1974 remain unidentified, Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday, as he called for greater efforts to establish the ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Great Sea Interconnector on Wednesday. The project was among the main issues discussed during their meeting in Paris, ...

A fire that broke out near Panayia in Paphos was contained on Wednesday evening, with forestry department crews continuing to put out the remaining flames. The fire started in private ...

A used car salesman in north Nicosia claims he received repeated threats and a demand for €400,000 before his business was set on fire, with two young men arrested in connection ...

Five Mercedes vehicles bought in preparation for Cyprus’ EU council presidency have been assigned to the police leadership for transportation, despite their reported cost and specifications, prompting a complaint to ...