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Cyprus will give €200,000 in humanitarian aid to Nepal through its CyprusAidprogramme, the foreign ministry announced on Monday, to help address the aftermath of catastrophic flash floods that struck last week. ...

The names of the eight people who died and the 20 who remain missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia were announced by Turkish Cypriot ‘labour minister’ Oguzhan ...

Cyprus recorded ten times the normal rainfall for the month in August, the met office said on Monday. It said average rainfall in the Republic reached 30 millimetres, while the normal ...

The north’s ’transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Monday promised that he will resign from his post “if necessary” after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia the ...

Fuel prices in Cyprus are facing upward pressure, industry representatives said on Monday, after the international price of oil rose above $90 (€78) a barrel. Speaking on behalf of the petrol station ...

Plans are underway for the immediate removal of the ships that were wrecked off Cape Greco during heavy storms on Saturday in addition to polluting substances and residues emitted from ...

Deep sadness over the death of Dimis Mavropoulos on his boat during the severe storm on Saturday was expressed on Monday by the Limassol chamber of commerce. President of the ...

One day, your siblings may be the only people left who remember your childhood exactly as it was. The inside jokes, the worries your parents had, Christmas mornings, and family ...

The ferry that sank off the Kyrenia coast on Sunday, causing the deaths of at least eight people, had crashed 12 years ago, the Turkish Cypriot Kyrenia district court heard on ...

The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation announced up to €260,000 in direct financial support for the families of those killed in the ferry sinking off the northern coast of Cyprus. Eight people have ...

A container fell off a truck at the Lady’s Mile roundabout on Monday morning, almost crushing a passing vehicle. Local media reported that the container became detached from the ...

Seven people including a 17-year-old minor were on Monday arrested as part of investigations into riots during a ‘Nea Salamina’ fan event at the Famagusta football stadium in Larnaca earlier ...

The scheduled meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday was on Monday postponed. it will now take place next Wednesday, September 9 at 10.30am government ...

A chorus of boos rang out around the port of Kyrenia as Turkish ambassador in Nicosia Ali Murat Basceri departed for the capital on Monday afternoon, with the families of ...

Tensions were high at the new port of Kyrenia on Monday as the families of those who remain missing after a ferry capsized off Cyprus’ northern coast remained outside the ...

Authorities are investigating possible arson after two fires broke out along a road near Cape Greco on Monday morning. The two fires were spotted along the road leading from the ...

Kyperounda community council on Monday warned residents about suspected scammers travelling in a dark grey Toyota Corolla. According to the council, the vehicle has been seen in the area in ...

A total of 19 people are still being treated in hospital on Monday after a passenger ferry capsized and sank off the coast of Kyrenia, the Turkish Cypriot ‘health ministry’ said.  ...

Ayten Bicer felt her 12-year-old daughter slip from her hands and disappear as a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday, killing at least eight people. Her daughter Miray, and 6...

A total of 550 offences were recorded during a nationwide police campaign targeting the use of mobile phones and other objects while driving over the past week, police said on Monday. ...

Seven arrests were made on Sunday night for offences including impersonation, assault, driving under the influence of alcohol, intoxication, causing a disturbance and assaulting a police officer, police said on ...

Disy president Annita Demetriou on Monday announced that she had appointed former fiscal council chairman Michalis Persianis to Disy’s shadow cabinet, taking over the “resilience and development” portfolio. According ...

Iosif Kesidis won gold in the hammer throw at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto on Sunday, capping an impressive year for the Cypriot athlete. Kesidis produced his winning throw of 77.99 ...

Nine people appeared in court on Monday after having been arrested in connection with the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday, with eight people ...