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The 70th Engineer Battalion was ordered not to lay mines at a key landing point on the northern coast of Cyprus shortly before the Turkish invasion in 1974, according to an ...

Greek defence minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday that the Cyprus problem remains an issue of “illegal military occupation” as Greece marked the 52nd anniversary of the second phase of ...

Three police officers have been suspended following a complaint that an individual was assaulted at a nightclub in Paphos, police said on Friday. The officers, aged 36, 43 and 44, were placed on ...

An independent criminal investigation has been opened into allegations made by Ioanna Fotiou, known publicly as Annie Alexui, against seven police officers. Fotiou said on Friday that she had been ...

A 36-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia on Friday over the alleged attempted murder of a 29-year-old woman. Police said the man was arrested at noon and is being investigated ...

President and Finance Minister welcome the latest figures, highlighting prudent government policy Cyprus recorded 3.3 per cent annual economic growth in the second quarter of 2026, more than three times the eurozone ...

Can a restaurant really be everything to everyone without falling into the trap of being the best at nothing? It is a tricky balancing act indeed, but if any one ...

Akel MP Argentoula Ioannou has called for state intervention over the reported living conditions of a grandmother and her grandson living in a container without water, electricity or a bed. ...

Kyrenia mayor Akis Violaris has called on the government to intervene over the planned Nexus electronic music festival at Kyrenia Castle, saying on Friday that the participation of European artists ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday accused Greece, Cyprus and Israel of forming a security alliance aimed at containing Turkey, as Ankara defended its own emerging defence cooperation with ...

The 51-year-old monk accused of the attempted murder of a 53-year-old employee of the Saint Neophytos monastery in Tala, Paphos, was referred to the Paphos criminal court on Friday with ...

A manhunt was underway in Limassol on Friday after a 24-year-old man was stabbed during an argument at a building site in Zakaki. According to police, the incident occurred at ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said the second phase of the Turkish invasion in 1974 left “even deeper scars on the tragedy on our homeland and our people”. “Fifty-two years is ...

Emergency response teams of public hospitals and the Okypy ambulance service remain standby and ready to deal with “any emergency” over the weekend, Okypy spokesman Charalambos Charliaou said on Friday. “...

The forestry department on Friday issued a red alert for forest fires due to expected mass public outings for the Assumption of the Virgin Mary holiday on Saturday. The department ...

Music nights, outdoor cinema experiences, concerts with 12 saxophones, shadow theatre and summer song await this month in Paphos as the city’s cultural agenda fills up. A series of mostly ...

Members of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage’s Advisory Board on Thursday joined representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for a technical site visit to review the ...

Cyprus marks 21 years on Friday since Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed into the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing all 121 people on board, including 22 children and six crew members. On 14 August 2005, the ...

17 people were arrested in overnight police operations across the island on Wednesday night. The police said that 445 vehicles and 556 drivers or passengers were pulled over as part of the operations. ...

On Friday, it will be partly cloudy. Clouds are expected to develop at noon and early in the afternoon, bringing isolated showers or even a storm, mainly in the mountains ...

Tasos Markou was a major when he disappeared during the second phase of the Turkish invasion in Mia Milia in 1974, but for his son, who was six years old at ...

Former Disy boss Averof Neophytou on Thursday had some advice for MEP and social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou, urging him to choose between being popular and being useful to his ...

The labour ministry on Thursday announced a deal was clinched between workers and employers at the Larnaca desalination plant, averting the possibility of strike action. The dispute was over renewal ...

The Pharmaceutical Services on Thursday warned patients not to stop taking their medication following a recall issued by pharmaceutical company Remedica earlier this week, cautioning that doing so could have ...