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Ten thousand people have voluntarily donated DNA samples and medical history to the University of Cyprus center of biobanking and biomedical research, it said on Monday. The DNA samples are ...

A domestic aide was taken to hospital on Monday after jumping from a window to escape a fire in an apartment in Zakaki, Limassol. The fire broke out at around 9.20...

Private education is offered at all levels in Cyprus, and remains a popular choice. There are currently some 14,580 students across the island enrolled in private schools, according to the education ...

Nicosia police on Monday arrested a 34-year-old man for possession of military-grade ammunition and over one kilogram of cannabis. Officers from the drug squad with sniffer dogs had searched a ...

A vehicle fire in Paphos district overnight was alleged to have been caused by the owner’s lit cigarette. According to the police, the fire broke out at 9.30pm on ...

Police on Monday are investigating the origins of a large sum of money found hidden at a Nicosia residence. Following investigations, police arrested a 33-year-old woman for possession of illegal ...

The current situation in Cyprus is dangerous and cannot be permitted to continue, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Sunday in Greece. “Turkey’s aggressive ambitions in the geographical area ...

Police arrested a 49-year-old man overnight in connection with an investigated case of car arson committed in Limassol. The fire had broken out around 1.30am on Sunday and police had ...

Cold air mass Coral continues to bring icy conditions across the island on Monday. Partial clouds in the morning will give way to clear skies by noon, with temperature reaching 10...

A 33-year-old man was found dead after a fire in Limassol on Sunday, just days after a deadly blaze claimed the lives of five people.  The fire broke out at ...

Setting a date for the expanded meeting on the Cyprus issue with the participation of the UN Secretary-General signals the Cyprus President’s efforts to resume talks, Acting Permanent Secretary ...

Hundreds of people gathered for the Aglandjia Carnival Parade on Sunday.  Events began at 11.30am on Kyrenia Avenue, in Aglandjia, where the parade kicked-off finishing at Archaion Solon Street.  The ...

The launch of the newly introduced electronic identity (eID) at the end of January was expected to be a significant leap forward in digital access. However, take-up has been sluggish, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday two agreements signed with Egypt on exploitation of the Cronos and Aphrodite fields are important and open new horizons for strategic partnerships. In an ...

The fact that the roadworks on Trikoupi street in old Nicosia have been delayed is probably the least remarkable thing about them. Trikoupi – heading north from Ochi square, right at ...

A man was mugged in Larnaca, with culprits getting away with €4,500, police said on Sunday. According to the police, based on a complaint “made by a 68-year-old man, around 8pm ...

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Sunday assured that the electricity interconnection project between Greece and Cyprus will continue as planned. In an interview with “Kathimerini”, he said that the ...

House speaker Annita Demetriou is paying an official visit to Egypt from Sunday until Wednesday, following an invitation by her Egyptian counterpart Hanafi Jebali, with whom she will sign an ...

No electricity cuts are expected despite elevated levels of demand for power as the weather system Coral hits Cyprus, the spokeswoman of the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO), Chara Koussiappa ...

As Cyprus opens its doors to more foreign universities, local institutions brace for increased competition. But is this a threat to their dominance or an opportunity to elevate academic standards? ...

The met office on Sunday issued a new orange weather warning for extremely low temperatures as the weather system ‘Coral’ continues to affect the island.  According to the met office, ...

When Andy, a repatriated Cypriot, awoke from a coma after a car rammed into his motorcycle and then drove over him, he found he was disabled and could no longer ...

Cypriot champion Marios Georgiou is one of the candidates for the title of “Gymnast of the Year” by European Gymnastics, the Cyprus Gymnastics Federation said in a post on social ...

In an atmosphere of profound grief, mourners gathered on Saturday morning at the church of Saint Nicholas in Limassol for the funeral of four victims from a family of five ...