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Greek Cypriots have received a total of £25.4 million (€29.8m) worth of compensation from the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in the north so far in 2024, according to Turkish Cypriot newspaper Halkin ...

British high commissioner in Cyprus Irfan Siddiq OBE is cutting his service on the island short. Sources told the Cyprus Mail that Siddiq, who was appointed in August 2022, is set ...

Police on Monday announced a second arrest, of a 51-year-old man, in the case of a telephone scam operated by people masquerading as doctors. He appeared in court later on ...

Two teenagers were arrested on Sunday in Larnaca for stealing €6,400 from a parked car. The Larnaca police department learned of the incident last Thursday, May 30, when a 42-year-old man complained ...

Here’s the good news: Cyprus has far fewer people with dementia than other European countries. Just 1.17 per cent of our population (compared with 2 per cent in Greece, and 2.12 per ...

By Julia Stern Theodoros Sophocleous broke two Cypriot records this past weekend at the 48-hour World Running Championships, which took place in Balatonfüred, Hungary. Running from Friday to Sunday ...

What do you like most about summer? Is it the sun? Frolicking at the beach? Sipping a cocktail at an open-air club? Eating watermelon on your porch? Listening to the ...

A two-state solution is the “only viable political option” in Israel-Palestine, Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Monday. Speaking to Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram ahead of a two-day visit to ...

With 9,000 staff and 3,000 police officers, and a total budget of €6,650,000, 1,845 polling stations will open on Sunday morning in Cyprus for 705,357 registered voters to elect members of the European Parliament and ...

More rehabilitation services have been integrated into state health care services (Gesy) by the health insurance organisation (HIO), it emerged on Monday. According to an announcement sent out to providers, ...

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The north’s chamber of environmental engineers on Monday sounded the alarm over the prospect of fires breaking out at the north’s landfill in Koutsoventis due to increased temperatures ...

Schools will see modernised analytical programmes, improved all-day programmes and more emphasis on technical education when they reopen in September, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday. Michaelidou said the ...

Limassol police on Monday were continuing an intense search for the arsonists who caused a large fire in Ayios Sylas and Ayios Therapontas. The fire in Ayios Sylas was set ...

Two people, aged 20 and 18, have been arrested in relation to cases of money stolen over the past days in Limassol. The two men are suspected of stealing €40 and €200 from a 67...

Over 1.8 million people have visited Varosha since it was reopened for visitors in 2020, Turkish public service broadcaster TRT reported on Monday. Varosha had been empty since the Turkish invasion of ...

In today’s episode, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said “there is light on the horizon” regarding the construction of the liquefied natural gas terminal at Vasiliko. Meanwhile, Another 14 migrants have ...

Police in Limassol caught and arrested a suspected car thief following a chase in the early hours on Monday. According to Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou, the incident unfolded around 2.30...

A fire broke out in a school classroom in Paphos according to the police on Monday. The incident at the Konia primary school took place on Saturday at around 5.45 pm ...

Police on Monday arrested a 45-year-old Nicosia resident for a case of money extortion under false pretences. According to police, a 44-year-old restaurateur reported the case, according to which in 2023 ...

Police on Monday said a further 21 individuals residing illegally in the Republic were arrested in an ongoing crack down on illegal migration. The latest offenders were arrested in an islandwide ...

Police were on Monday investigating an explosion at a Limassol tavern in the Zakaki area which happened in the early morning. According to Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou, the explosion ...

Monday ushers in a mini-heatwave which is forecast to last at least over the next three days. Temperatures will hit 40C inland, 34C on the south and east coasts, 31C ...

Two last-gasp goals saw Portugal book their place in the Uefa under 17 championship final, turning a 2-1 deficit into a dramatic 3-2 victory over Serbia, having previously been 2-0 down ...