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Officers from the British bases police spent a week in London with the metropolitan police’s public order and football policing unit to strengthen crowd control tactics at Cypriot matches ...

A cultural project has been launched to revive the myths and legends of rural Larnaca, the Larnaca tourism board announced on Thursday. The initiative presents nine local stories through short ...

If you are a wine lover, it is always possible to build your Christmas menu around the wine. This is the best time of year to bring out those special ...

Three former ministers who left the government in last Friday’s reshuffle are now subject to strict restrictions on accepting work in the private sector, as required by Cypriot law. ...

The European Union “has the tools which can function positively and catalytically” towards a resumption of negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem, European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna said on ...

Two people have been arrested in Larnaca in connection with the illegal possession of property, drugs and an offensive instrument, police said on Thursday. According to the police, the incident ...

Both President Nikos Christodoulides and European Union envoy for the Cyprus problem Johannes Hahn on Thursday said that “now is the time” for results to be achieved in talks on ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday evaluated the landslide election defeat which saw him removed from office in October, saying that the Turkish Cypriot people had refused to ...

Nicosia’s two mayors, Turkish Cypriot Mehmet Harmanci and Greek Cypriot Charalambos Prountzos, met the European Union’s envoy for the Cyprus problem on Wednesday night. The pair met Hahn ...

Thursday is expected to begin with partial cloud cover across most of the island, with rain and storms are expected to hit during the afternoon, mostly in the mountains and ...

Pantos, cabaret shows, musical tributes, Christmas concerts and markets, ballets and festivals, this weekend has it all Performances It can’t be Christmas without a panto. Stage One Theatre in ...

Cyprus’ traditional wine, Commandaria, has been officially inscribed on the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was announced on Wednesday by the intergovernmental committee ...

An additional budget will be provided next year to cover the costs for 300 students who have yet to receive their due amount awarded via an Ikyk scholarship, the finance ministry ...

Following a report warning of ‘serious concerns’ published by the Council of Europe’s committee for the prevention of torture, Justice Minster Costas Fitiris on Wednesday said he will pay ...

The electricity interconnection between Greece and Cyprus, known as Great Sea Interconnector or GSI, is one of the eight priority projects known as “Energy Highways”, presented as part of the ...

A ten year sentence was handed to a 23-year-old for the possession of at least nine kilograms of cannabis before Limassol district court on Wednesday. According to the police, the ...

Pressed to reach agreement on the contentious tax reform, the House finance committee said on Wednesday that it will hold at least two more meetings this week. “We will make ...

The postal services published their latest statistical bulletin on Wednesday regarding consumer preferences covering the last decade. Published by the communications commissioner’s office, the data analyses the transformation of ...

A major hedge-planting initiative took place in the Mazotos area of Larnaca last Friday as part of the LIFE-AgrOassis project, the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) announced on Wednesday. ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved €1 million in emergency aid to help farmers cope with rising electricity costs caused by prolonged drought. Over the past three years, reduced rainfall has cut ...

The Council of Europe’s committee for the prevention of torture warned of “serious problems” at Cyprus’ central prison in Nicosia and said it had “grave concerns” over “the high ...

Around 20,000 visitors are expected to travel to Cyprus during its six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. According to the president, visitors ...

Schools cannot work with “regulations from the 1970s”, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday after the House education committee discussed the government’s planned reforms to the ways in ...

The Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Serbia have mutually strengthened their defence ties with the signing of a status of forces agreement on Wednesday. The accord aims to ...