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The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a plan to promote natural childbirth and to reduce premature births in Cyprus. A statement released by the health ministry said that the ...

The cabinet has authorised the finance minister and the energy minister to make a final investment decision on the Great Sea Interconnector. Following a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Energy Minister ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday announced that the Cabinet has approved the revision of the strategic plan aimed at attracting foreign businesses to Cyprus. The revised strategy, according to ...

The United States does not support a two-state solution in Cyprus, the deputy assistant secretary of state Joshua Huck said on Wednesday. “We do not support a two-state solution [in ...

Police in Nicosia are warning of traffic chaos on Thursday when farmers from across the island stage a protest with their tractors and other agricultural machines. Drivers have been urged ...

Cruise industry giant Royal Caribbean Group announced on Wednesday that it is now hiring members of staff based in Cyprus for its cruise ships, with a diverse set of roles ...

The Bar Association will convene on Monday to decide how to proceed with the attorney-general’s report over lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou. Chairman of the association Michalis Vorkas said the matter ...

Paphos police on Wednesday said they are looking for a 25-year-old man who is suspected of stealing over €4,500 from a church in Yeroskipou earlier this month. The man’s 24-year-old ...

Mosquito control is to be intensified due to an outbreak of the insects, Larnaca municipality health service said on Wednesday. The upsurge is reportedly due to their eggs hatching in ...

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier is to visit Cyprus on February 11-13 after being invited by President Nikos Christodoulides. This will mark a German president’s first visit since diplomatic relations ...

Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat, wanted for selling Greek Cypriot properties in the north, is set to arrive on Thursday, it emerged on Wednesday, as two investigators were due in ...

Time to hit the galleries! A series of new events and workshops is taking place at the AG Leventis Gallery in Nicosia, inviting old and young not only to get ...

A total of 35 individuals under the age of 21, convicted for drug offenses or facing charges for rape, are currently being held together with minors in a special wing at the ...

A man was robbed and assaulted with an electrocution device in Limassol on Tuesday. According to state broadcaster CyBC the attack happened shortly after 7pm in a tourist area of ...

I realised lately I miss London. Not just the hustle and bustle of a big city, the constant excitement and the myriad of choices every day in every aspect of ...

Nothing can give more excitement than the adventure of driving a four-wheeler on scenic and uncharted island roads. Cyprus is a pearl of the Mediterranean, which annually welcomes about 3 million ...

In a Turkish Cypriot poet who gained notoriety through what became an 80s anthem AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY meets a woman who was always a rebel but has only reunited both sides ...

In today’s episode, the government on Tuesday hinted it may extend some of the relief measures it introduced last November – such as subsidising electricity bills – beyond the end of ...

Celebrating love and the majestic world of dance is an upcoming event that returns to Cyprus to enrich the local cultural calendar. Back again this February is the Celebrity Ballet ...

Police on Tuesday arrested three women, aged 39, 53 and 60 for the offenses of illegal stay in the Republic, illegal employment, forgery, impersonation and securing registration by false representation. The women were ...

Police in Paphos on Tuesday arrested a woman for an investigated case of possession of stolen property while her husband is wanted for burglary and theft. According to the police, ...

Wednesday will be partly cloudy with a chance of isolated light rain in the west and the north. Temperatures will rise to 20C in the interior, and on the southeast ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Tuesday announced a state-of-the-art online course through its I-STARS (Innovative Strategies, Training, and Resources for Sustainability) project. According to the announcement, ...

Kato Drys an experiment in experience tourism By Martin Clark More than 30 years ago the then CTO (Cyprus Tourism Organisation) realised that Cyprus could not always compete with likes of ...