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The Larnaca criminal court sentenced a man to 15 years in prison on Monday, for having attempted to import a total of 36 kilogrammes of cannabis into Cyprus. The man, a 47-year-old ...

High budget entertainment came at us from all directions in 2023, but it wasn’t a winner for everyone says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Who won? Who lost? Which service achieved its yearly ...

A total of 26 irregular migrants were safely brought ashore by police after being spotted off the coast of Ayia Napa on a small boat on Monday morning. Aboard the boat ...

The University of Cyprus is set to host the 14th annual session of Harvard University’s Institute for World Literature (IWL) from July 8 to August 1, 2024. The collaborative event will bring ...

The sheep and goat farmers’ coordinating committee expressed dissatisfaction on Monday with decisions taken in their absence at last week’s presidential meeting with cheesemakers over halloumi production. The farmers ...

Traffic cameras are set to be installed at the junction that saw four members of the same family killed in a traffic accident on New Year’s Day, the transport ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) approved the appointment of Petros Christodoulou as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Hellenic Bank Board of Directors, with immediate effect. Christodoulou replaces Christos Themistocleous’ who ...

Nicosia mayoral candidate Nikos Tornaritis was given a display of support on Sunday by his backer, Disy, as he toured central streets of the capital with its leadership. The walkabout ...

Roads in the north are set to be included in Google Street View, while its profile on Google Earth and Google Maps will also be boosted. The news comes following ...

Hospitalisations of patients with Covid-19 have increased by almost in a third in the last week, Okypy spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Monday. Charilaou was speaking to CyBC radio and ...

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Paphos for an investigated case of forgery, circulation of a forged document and impersonation. According to police spokesman Michalis Nikolaou, on Saturday, shortly ...

ALCO Filters has renewed for one more year its collaboration with Vladimiros Tziortzis, the Cypriot racing driver of Italian Academy Motorsports who will also compete in 2024 in the Nascar Whelen ...

In today’s episode, a meeting to discuss how to improve road safety in Cyprus, following a tragic New Year accident that killed four people from the same family, will ...

Events in Nicosia this month are also taking place in its museums, bringing adult and child visitors closer to artistic collections, temporary exhibitions and local culture. Throughout the month’s ...

Deputy Minister of shipping Marina Hadjimanoli is on Monday travelling to Japan to hold a series of meetings with ship owners, executives of shipping companies, financial institutions and shipyards. The ...

Famagusta CID and drug squad (Ykan) on Sunday arrested a man for possession of a weapon and cannabis in Larnaca, while later in the day another man, who appears to ...

Police on Monday are investigating the origins of a defensive grenade, three pistols, and 11 bullets, which were discovered on Sunday in a field. According to police information, the weapon was ...

Police are on Monday investigating the circumstances which led to a woman being seriously injured after falling from the third floor window of an apartment building in Larnaca. The 34-year-old ...

Monday will be mostly overcast with isolated light rains expected mainly in the west and north, and periods of fine dust suspended in the air. Temperatures will rise to 21C ...

Transport ministry will look at ways to eliminate ‘black spots’ in road network A meeting will be held on Monday to discuss how to improve road safety in Cyprus, following ...

A demonstration will be held condemning the attack on the offices of refugee non-governmental organisation (NGO) Kisa on Monday, the alliance against the far-right, racism and fascism said. Kisa’s ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Sunday that he would welcome a dialogue with Ankara on natural gas, before solving the Cyprus problem, only if it was between the Republic ...

Political parties that supported President Nikos Christodoulides were completely caught off guard by his intention for a cabinet reshuffle, it emerged on Sunday, with all three saying they had no ...

Global energy will continue to be driven by security concerns in 2024, ahead of climate goals, as wars, conflicts and threats to supplies continue. Renewable energy systems (RES) will carry on ...