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Upcoming performances offer something for most tastes says ELENI PHILIPPOU As the final week of February approaches and March signals the start of spring, a new season of cultural events ...

Police arrested a 60-year-old man discovered with dozens of untaxed tobacco items, while e was driving in Limassol. According to police, the man was found during regular stops of vehicles ...

Advocates for the legacy of late Cypriot artist Stass Paraskos have expressed disappointment and shock at the deputy ministry of culture’s officious handling of the pre-existing Lemba art college. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said he hoped UN Secretary-General personal envoy Maria Holguin would soon be able to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the Cyprus problem. Speaking to ...

There is an increase in the population of the Mediterranean monk seal in Cyprus and 2023 figures show that there are 20-22 mammals on the island, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said, ...

Cyprus’ new ambassador to Austria, Andreas Ignatiou, expressed gratitude for Vienna’s support in efforts for a Cyprus settlement, while presenting his credentials to the Federal President Dr Alexander Van ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is travelling to Geneva on Sunday to participate in the High-Level Meeting of the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council, which begins on Monday. A ...

Police arrested a 28-year-old man in Nicosia, who is suspected of injuring a man and a woman with a knife in a break-in, authorities said on Sunday. According to police, ...

The weather will be mostly fair on Sunday, the met service said, adding that from Monday on there will be a chance of scattered showers. The temperature is set to ...

Following its third year of completion, the mind REset educational environmental programme has established itself as a great institution, aiming to cultivate environmental awareness in children, the future citizens of ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 19: On Monday, the Bank of Cyprus unveiled its financial results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, which ...

63 per cent of poll respondents felt the country is headed in the wrong direction Almost exactly a year after coming to power, the ‘honeymoon period’ for President Nikos Christodoulides appears ...

A memorial event in honour of former President Spyros Kyprianou was organised on Saturday in Paphos, on the occasion of the relocation of his bust from Spyros Kyprianou Avenue to ...

A collective apology is owed to the relatives of the missing, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Saturday, as he attended the funeral of a man who died during the ...

As spring approaches and nature blossoms again, the art world turns its focus to the environment. An upcoming exhibition in Limassol places nature in the spotlight and is currently accepting ...

Protests mark 2 years of Russia’s invasion Hundreds of people took to the streets in Cyprus on Saturday, to protest against the two years of Russia’s ongoing war against ...

Protestors on Saturday demanded that trees cut down at Limassol’s Dasoudi area should be replaced, as they slammed authorities for felling over 50 trees. Holding placards saying, ‘I can’t ...

A 28-year-old man who attacked someone with a kitchen knife in Lakatamia on Saturday was arrested a few hours after the incident, police confirmed. Officers are trying to assess whether ...

Newly founded Volt Cyprus announced on Saturday its six candidates running for the upcoming European Parliament elections. The ticket will include investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis, whose trilogy of books stirred ...

The ‘job’ was ordered on video call within the prison cell A Supreme Court decision to quash an arrest warrant has brought to light the extent of organised crime within ...

Photo: CY Police Checkpoints The driver of a tanker that overturned on the Nicosia-Limassol highway was hospitalised on Saturday, as police cautioned the public to be vigilant on the road. ...

Two men were remanded at Famagusta district court on Saturday, in connection with two boats which reached Cape Greco carrying 147 migrants. During questioning, the migrants identified the two men, aged 19 ...

Demonstrations are to be carried out across Cyprus on Saturday, to protest the two-year anniversary since Russia invaded Ukraine. “Every day Ukrainian cities are bombarded by missiles of all kinds ...

Next month will be eventful and it is fast approaching. With the arrival of spring and the carnival season, March is expected to have a packed cultural calendar. One venue ...