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Lakatamia mayor Photoula Hadjipapa on Monday alleged “massive and illegal voter movements” were taking place in her municipality ahead of June’s election.
Hadjipapa is standing to be the mayor ...
The government has categorically denied any involvement in a reported Israeli air exercise last week aimed at simulating a response to an Iranian airstrike, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...
Parliamentarians on Monday discussed amendments to the law which would mandate authorities here to request access to individuals’ banking information where taxes or duties levied on behalf of the European ...
An incident involving a convicted man who in December 2019 was sentenced to ten years in jail for attempted murder and who was released on parole in 2022, took place on Sunday.
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A policeman was run over in Limassol on Monday.
The policeman, who was on a bicycle, had attempted to pull a car over after a check found that it did ...
Kition Ocean Holdings, the consortium responsible for the development of Larnaca’s port and marina, has agreed to renew their financial guarantee after a meeting chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides ...
Two more migrant boats have been spotted on Monday by Cyprus’ port police, it emerged.
Authorities said that one boat had 37 migrants on board and was seen off the coast ...
Turkey’s higher education council (Yok) is to prepare a report on the state of the north’s education system in the wake of the “fake diploma scandal”, the north’...
Cyprus has returned over 3,000 migrants in the first four months of 2024 alone, almost a thousand more than all returns the year before, statistics on Monday showed.
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou ...
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou is currently in Abu Dhabi to participate in the 14th Session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), scheduled to take place from ...
Turkish Cypriot authorities have “requested information” from Turkey on the matter of Cypriots being refused entry to Turkey, ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Monday.
Speaking in ‘parliament’, Oguz said, “...
The forestry department currently has a single operational firefighting plane at its disposal, but plans are underway to gradually expand the fleet and acquire self-owned airborne means rather than rely ...
Turkey is following an ‘à la carte’ approach to UN Security Council resolutions, branding them as obsolete or rejecting their content when they do not fit its narrative, Permanent Representative of ...
Three Cypriot patients currently receiving treatment in Israel under a state-funded programme are in good health, it emerged on Monday, following weekend attacks by Iran on Israel.
Speaking to the ...
Pareto Limited, a major shareholder in Atterbury Europe Holding B.V., has agreed to exchange part of its debt exposure in Atterbury Europe for a direct interest in both the ...
Island’s wineries working together to promote Cypriot product
The Cyprus Wine Consortium was created with a vision to shape the future of high-quality Cypriot wines made from Cyprus grape ...
Monday marked the first day of operation for the electronic platform launched to submit data for the 2024 Conscript Soldiers Training Cycle (ESSO). The platform will remain open until May 2 at ...
By Nikolaos Prakas and Jonathan Shkurko
A report on a pharmaceuticals warehouse that flooded a few weeks ago has been turned over for review to the audit office, it emerged ...
‘Even in Cyprus, with tensions on the rise, things felt relatively quiet.’ ALIX NORMAN dives into the past
70 years ago, Nothing Happened! Thursday was exactly seven decades on from April 11, 1954. ...
Flights between Cyprus, Jordan, and Lebanon have resumed following Iran’s attack on Israel on April 14, according to airport operator Hermes.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Monday, ...
Cyprus witnessed a notable slowdown in property transactions during the first quarter of 2024, reflecting the cumulative challenges faced by the real estate sector, including inflationary pressures and high interest rates, ...
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday that there appears to be no immediate threat to the Cypriot economy stemming from developments in the Middle East, following a snap meeting.
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Syrian migrants arriving in Cyprus will from now on be taken to one of the migrant reception facilities to live, following a decision to cut all stipends given to them ...
Fuel prices may soar local experts said on Monday, following escalating uncertainly in the Middle East which has been described as “on the brink” amid fears of an Israeli counter-offensive ...