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The Larnaca municipality and the transport ministry remain at odds with one another over the future of the town’s port, with the municipality remaining vehemently against the idea of ...

Tuesday is set to begin with partial cloud cover and the possibility of isolated rain in some areas. Temperatures will rise to a maximum of 18 degrees Celsius inland, 19 degrees Celsius ...

The Supreme Court will on Wednesday announce its decision regarding the cause of the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005. The Limassol district court had ruled in May that Nicolaou ...

The police on Monday night called on motorists to drive with care as heavy fog hit parts of the island. The fog was particularly dense between Nicosia and Larnaca, with ...

Only 19 schools across the north have been renovated to become earthquake-resistant in the last 22 months, despite funds having been allocated to renovate a total of 127, opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Feliz ...

A teenage boy who edited into existence explicit images of teachers and pupils at the school he attends was handed a conditional caution in court in the British bases on ...

The three-day debate on the 2025 state budget got underway on Monday, with the proceedings set to wrap up on Wednesday evening with the vote at the House plenum. The first ...

Former Agriculture Minister Costas Petrides died on Monday at the age of 75. Petrides, a native of the Paphos district village of Kouklia, served as agriculture minister under late President Glafcos ...

A 62-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday after having taken money on the promise that he would build five houses which he then did not ...

The fact that British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer did not visit the north during his trip to Cyprus last week is a good thing, the north’s ‘foreign minister’ ...

The EU must immediately appoint a special envoy to Syria, as well as use frozen assets of the former Assad government for reconstruction in the war-torn country, according to a ...

Several people were trapped in elevators on Monday afternoon during a power cut affecting areas in Larnaca.The fire department said it received “a large number of calls” from people ...

The European Commission on Monday launched infringement proceedings against Cyprus after failing to correctly transpose an EU directive for four years. In a statement, the commission said both Cyprus and ...

The police force said Monday that 62 of its vehicles have been found to be fitted with Takata airbags.In a brief statement, the police said it has already contacted the ...

Good food and drink is an essential part of Christmas. We tasted some excellent wines for the season, how to pair them with the festive flavours, and recommend some gift-worthy ...

Parliament on Monday approved a new law which will allow the transport minister to issue decrees to recall defective vehicles in light of recent issues with faulty airbags. The law ...

The European Commission on Monday announced it had sent a reasoned opinion to Cyprus for failing to apply directives over landfills and waste treatment. In December 2021 the commission sent a ...

A red flag analysis over the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project has dampened prospects for its viability, as it questions whether it can actually lower energy costs for consumers. “It ...

The government is “committed” to strengthening Cyprus’ public health system, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday. Damianos was speaking at a formal signing ceremony of a new memorandum of ...

High jinks by pupils on school bus routes are getting out of hand in Limassol, it was reported on Monday.Boys are reportedly jumping onto the backs of busses in ...

Only by strengthening road awareness and strictly adhering to the traffic code will traffic accidents be minimised, the defence ministry deputy director said on Monday. “Road accidents are an extremely ...

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This year has been successful in terms of the collection of used small batteries with an increase of 2.4 per cent. By October, 70,035 kilogrammes of batteries for recycling were collected by ...

The ‘golden passports’ trial linked to the Al Jazeera documentary will begin on January 13, Nicosia criminal court said on Monday after a request for another delay was rejected. Prosecution requested ...