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A 36-year-old groom and his 28-year-old best man were remanded in custody for two days on Tuesday after a dangerous driving stunt at the Ayios Athanasios roundabout in Limassol, filmed ...

A 32-year-old man arrested in connection with a suspected drug trafficking and dealing was remanded on Tuesday for eight days by Larnaca district court. During investigations officers from the organised ...

A 49-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday to 13 years in prison for killing his 80-year-old father, Giorgos Hadjigeorgiou, in Limassol in July 2025. The Limassol criminal court handed down the sentence ...

Limassol’s planned regeneration of its coastal waterfront behind the port will be the focus of a November 10 investment dialogue examining how state-backed guarantees and public-private financing can help unlock ...

The government continues to treat Famagusta district unfairly by failing to deliver on its promise to establish two public university schools in the area, the Famagusta district local government organisation (...

A residents’ initiative group opposing the construction of a desalination plant in Mazotos has said that no compensation measures could make up for the environmental damage the project would cause, ...

Lefkoniko municipality has condemned the Turkish Cypriot side for refusing a request to hold a religious service at Archangel Michael’s Church in the town, calling the decision “unacceptable”. In ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou has described managing the party’s internal affairs as a “minefield of disagreements and backstabbing”, as she rejected claims that blackmail forced her out of its 2028 ...

Two people were arrested during overnight police operations across Cyprus, authorities said on Tuesday. One was arrested for dangerous and reckless driving and the other for illegal possession of property. ...

Market season is here! Not the Christmas kind just yet, although those are arriving at full speed very soon. As the November events calendar unfolds, a series of markets appears, ...

Israeli defence company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems presented its new L-SPIKE loitering munition system to an international gathering of military representatives in Larnaca, during an event hosted by the Cyprus ...

A 32-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on Monday afternoon after police seized more than one kilogramme of cocaine, €21,100 in cash and other items during a series of searches. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is due to meet UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Tuesday afternoon, as preparations continue for a trilateral meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry has suffered a sharper setback from the war in the Middle East than Greece’s, with revenues falling during the first eight months of 2026 while its larger ...

Weak low pressure is affecting the region, with isolated showers and a possible thunderstorm forecast for Tuesday. The weather will initially be mainly clear, but increased cloud cover later in ...

The UK government is reportedly considering allowing European Union students to pay the same university tuition fees as British students, a move that could make studying in the country more ...

Upgrading public spaces, the promotion of sustainable mobility and revitalisation of neighbourhoods are at the heart of a strategy for urban Limassol presented by mayor Yiannis Armeftis on Monday. The ...

The Court of Appeal has upheld prison sentences of seven, and four years imposed on a man convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old child in Limassol, despite describing the punishments ...

The 43-year-old Syrian national who confessed to killing 61-year-old Olga Vasilieva had demanded €70,000 from her over a car accident, her son told investigators, as police continue to examine whether money ...

Farmers are feeling the pressure from rising production costs and unreliable water supply, MPs said on Monday as the government insisted it’s doing everything it can to support the ...

A 36-year-old groom has been arrested in connection with a dangerous driving stunt at a Limassol roundabout during his wedding celebrations, becoming the second person detained over a video of ...

MPs on Monday aired their discontent at a bill purporting to tighten up mandatory wealth declarations, saying the relevant law as it stands is robust enough. The matter came up ...

Lawmakers, officials and experts on Monday hailed the start of a discussion of the draft declaration on Digital Human Rights, seeing it as an essential guide for safeguards in the ...

Police are investigating the organisers of a Halloween party in Limassol after 13 teenagers aged 15, 16 and 17 were taken to hospital following excessive alcohol consumption, with one 16-year-old subsequently transferred to Makarios ...