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A renovated Larnaca Ottoman hamam has been inaugurated as an events space, and called an example of the multicultural character of the city.
Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras said the building’...
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar slammed the European Union on Friday following the release of the EU-Turkey report on Wednesday.
“The EU has become a prisoner of the Greek Cypriot ...
An explosion occurred outside a shop in the Makedonitissa area of Nicosia in the early hours of Friday morning.
Police said the explosion occurred at around 2:30am and caused damage ...
The series of events of the Cultural Foundation of the Bank of Cyprus titled Moments of ’23 opens this year with the participatory performance Wildflowers in the City, on Saturday at 11...
In today’s episode, a court decision awarding over €780,000 to a depositor who lost his Laiki Bank savings due to the 2013 ‘haircut’ ignited a wave of reactions.
Meanwhile, President Nikos ...
A 39-year-old resident Famagusta arrested for a slew of burglaries and thefts under investigation will appear before the district court on Friday.
According to police, the man is suspected of ...
By Iole Damaskinos and Tom Cleaver
Police believe the 22-year-old arrested in the early hours of Friday morning in relation with the murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos helped organise the assassination ...
Parliament has officially ratified the agreement between the Republic and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to establish a regional WHO office in Cyprus.
The agreement was signed by both parties ...
The first Cyprus-Greece intergovernmental summit is being held in Athens on Friday aimed at bilateral cooperation and coordination between the two countries and the exchange of best practices.
Nine ministers ...
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week released a report noting that a total of 36 bounced checks were issued during October 2023, amounting to €566,732.
Among them, 21 individuals, comprising 14 legal entities ...
Friday will be warm with local clouds and dust spells, especially in the afternoon. Temperatures will rise to 28C in the interior, 27C on the south and east coasts, 26C ...
Akel on Thursday backed the criticisms of people with disabilities over the annual Radiomarathon fund-raising foundation for being condescending towards them.
The left-wing party’s statement was issued after the ...
The house plenum ratified on Thursday the framework agreement for the accession of Cyprus to the International Solar Alliance.
Forty-one MPs voted in favour, while four MPs voted against, and ...
A number of projects in Paphos have been delayed for decades, hampering developments in the city, MPs at the House labour committee said on Thursday as part of their efforts ...
Ersin Tatar’s office is set to be given a 318 million TL (€10.3m) budget for 2024, as part of the north’s ‘state’ budget begin to be discussed in ‘parliament’.
The ...
Cyprus may be embroiled in a €15 million international fraud and money laundering scheme, suspected of obtaining EU funds for IT projects with false invoices, two EU bodies revealed on Thursday.
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Petrol stations will now be able install and use electric car charging stations on their premises, the parliament agreed during the plenum on Thursday.
According to what was heard in ...
The Cyprus’ police force is undergoing changes so it stands by the public, rather than against them, as efforts are underway to help the public trust officers more, Justice Minister ...
Turkish Cypriot teachers staged a protest outside the north’s ‘parliament’ and ‘education ministry’ on Thursday, calling on ‘minister’ Nazim Cavusoglu to resign.
The protests were held over a range ...
By Tom Cleaver and Nikolaos Prakas
The interior ministry said on Thursday that they agree on the recommendations for stricter checks made in an audit office report on golden visa ...
Despite challenges in local authority reform, efforts to implement the changes are non-negotiable, as the quality of services which will be offered to the public will be far more effective ...
By John Irish
President Nikos Christodoulides outlined a proposal on Thursday to open a maritime corridor to help deliver more aid to Gaza, a plan which he said could be ...
An official request has been submitted to the north’s ‘labour ministry’ on Thursday that the minimum wage be raised.
The request was submitted by the Cyprus Turkish trade unions ...
The Republic of Ireland on Thursday donated €25,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), taking the total of donations made by the country since 2006 to €450,000.
The CMP said the money “...