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Discrimination against elderly people was the focus of a House human rights committee meeting on Monday addressing the rising vehicle insurance premiums for older drivers and restrictions imposed by financial ...

A 24-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison by the Famagusta criminal court for possession of three kilos and 156 grams of cannabis with intent to supply. According to ...

Police on Monday remanded three teenagers in connection with a series of burglaries and thefts in Nicosia in recent weeks for eight days. According to a police statement, the suspects, ...

The north’s ‘parliament’ was in crisis on Monday night after spending all day failing to elect a ‘speaker’. The ‘speakership’ was up for re-election following the beginning of a ...

A 29-year-old man wanted in connection with an attempted murder case was located and arrested by police on Monday afternoon under a court warrant. The incident occurred on Saturday at ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday said his “long term goal” is to demolish some buildings in Varosha and rebuild them with the aim of boosting the north’s ...

A small crowd of pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in Nicosia’s central Eleftheria square on Monday evening. The group had gathered to mark the first anniversary of October 7, when insurgent group ...

A government bill proposing an across-the-board pay rise for public-sector workers got more pushback from opposition MPs on Monday, with the Disy party in particular looking determined to veto the ...

A preliminary agreement between the state health services Okypy and trade unions representing employees at state hospitals over collective agreements has been reached, according to a statement released by trade ...

Customs officers at the Larnaca airport seized a package containing drugs on October 4, a statement released by the customs department said on Monday. During the inspection of a package that ...

In the world of sparkling wine, Champagne and Prosecco are often thought of as the only contenders. But there is a vast selection of styles out there, and sparkling wine ...

Limassol district court issued five-day remand orders against two people, aged 21 and 19, who were arrested in connection with the attack and robbery on Saturday evening against two delivery drivers in ...

A 24-year-old food delivery worker was remanded in custody for four days by the Limassol district court on charges related to illegal possession of drugs, the distribution of counterfeit currency ...

The use of tools to find or pick mushrooms is prohibited, the forestry department said on Monday ahead of the mushroom picking season. Those caught using tools to find or ...

Cyprus’ doesn’t really care for walking. It was different a century ago. The first petrol car (a Peugeot Type 69 Bebe, should you be interested) arrived on the island in 1907, ...

Resigning in the wake of a convicted murderer’s escape under police guard would be a cowardly move that would only satisfy populism, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is in a “position of strength” ahead of his informal dinner with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said ...

The government aims to bring a bill to reform pensions before cabinet by the end of 2025, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Monday. Speaking after a meeting with the labour ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos travelled to New York ahead of the election of members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the ministry announced on Monday. Cyprus is a candidate ...

“Leave the gun, take the canolli,” says the mobster to his partner, moments after carrying out an execution. This bone-chilling scene from The Godfather will forever be etched in our ...

Ongoing and unacceptable dangers faced by their staff are a grave issue, nurses’ union Pasyno said on Monday, laying the blame with the ministries of labour and justice as well ...

A former Russian deputy defence minister arrested in April for bribery is facing new charges of embezzling more than 3.2 billion roubles ($33.4 million), sent to the accounts of companies in Hong ...

Water being pumped to the north from Turkey was completely cut off from the north’s water supply due to ongoing power cuts in the area near the Panagra reservoir, ...

Cyprus airspace is safe and passengers do not need to fear travelling to the island, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said. The Republic is strictly enforcing any updates it receives from ...