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A missile found in waters off Akamas and alarmed authorities was found to be old, rusty and unusable, police said on Thursday. Divers had found the missile 100m from the ...

Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with his counterpart from Saudi Arabia during which he discussed regional developments in the Middle East.  Kombos and Prince ...

A state of disorganisation and poor military equipment marred Cyprus’ national guard in the second phase of Turkey’s invasion in 1974, and 50 years on, the importance of investing in defence ...

The average minimum and maximum temperatures were above normal in July at all reference stations, making July the hottest on record, according to a met office weather bulletin. Where August ...

Famagustians have been waiting for 50 years to be able to return to their occupied city, Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou said on Wednesday the anniversary of the second leg of the 1974 ...

The Cypriot firefighting mission to North Macedonia to respond to forest fires has been completed, leaving the best impressions for its operational excellence and is returning to Cyprus, the Director ...

The risk for Cyprus and other European countries from the Oropouche virus, which is found mainly in South American countries and is transmitted through mosquitoes, is low, Valentinos Silvestros, epidemiologist ...

The government now aims for the 2024 growth rate to exceed 4 per cent, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said, following a flash estimate by the Statistical Service for a growth rate of 3.6 ...

Famagusta District Court on Wednesday imposed a five-month prison sentence on a 47-year-old man for indecent assaults and acts committed against five, one who was a minor. According to police, ...

The deputy migration ministry and the justice ministry are working together to decide the next steps on the barbed wire fencing along the Green line, it emerged on Wednesday. Speaking ...

Greece’s Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said on Wednesday that the country will continue to support efforts for a viable solution to the Cyprus problem. He added that Greece will ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday expressed his readiness to return to the dialogue table immediately to continue Cyprus problems talks. In a written statement issued on the 50th anniversary of ...

Police arrested two men, 45 and 24, as part of investigations into a car theft in Limassol, authorities said on Wednesday. According to a police statement, the two men were arrested for ...

Nineteen years have passed since the tragic crash on August 14, 2005, of the Boeing 737-31S aircraft of Helios Airways in the mountainous area of Grammatiko in Attica, Greece. The devastating ...

A yellow weather warning will be in effect on Wednesday, as temperatures are expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius inland, the met office said. According to the met office, the warning ...

Get ready to raise your glass at the Paphos Beer Festival 2024, where the heart of Paphos will buzz with beer varieties, music and live entertainment from August 22 to 25. This year’...

IN the week of the second Turkish offensive that began in the morning of August 14, the Rolling Stones were number 10 in the British charts with ‘It’s Only Rock and ...

The number of new students being registered at the north’s universities this academic year is 11 per cent lower than last year, it was revealed on Tuesday. A total of 12,180 ...

Tamassos Bishop Isaias will be the first to testify against monks Archimandrites Nektarios and Porphyrios in a church trial set to begin on August 30 for alleged crimes at the infamous ...

The investigation into the murder of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou is expected to receive an extension, pending cabinet approval, sources confirmed on Tuesday. Lawyer Thanasis Athanasiou and retired Greek police ...

The 17-year-old national guardsman is returned to Cyprus on Tuesday via air ambulance. Although his condition has improved, it is not stable enough for him to travel on a commercial ...

Nicosia is said to be wary of undertaking the potential geopolitical risks of the Great Sea Interconnector, complicating the mooted project beyond questions of financing, local media reported on Tuesday. ...

Turkish Cypriot politician Hasan Tacoy on Tuesday cried foul over the processes of voter registration for the leadership election taking place within his party and the north’s largest party ...

Six-time paralympic medallist swimmer Karolina Pelendritou will be Cyprus’ flagbearer at the Paralympic Games’ opening ceremony, the Cyprus Paralymic Committee announced on Tuesday. Pelendritou will be competing at her sixth ...