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The agriculture ministry on Thursday launched a new price observatory for fruit and vegetable products named ‘e-Kofini’, aimed at ensuring transparency and fair prices in the local market. The platform ...

Agriculture and Justice Ministers Maria Panayiotou and Marios Hartsiotis held a meeting with representatives of the police force on Thursday to collectively review the framework governing fireworks usage and discuss ...

A Greek Cypriot man has died after being involved in a road traffic accident in the north. The man, named as 79-year-old Photis Photiou, was driving his pickup truck on ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is to travel to the Gambia on Thursday ahead of the 15th Islamic summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The summit is set ...

There is “no room for compromise” in the pursuit of the truth over the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal, the Tamasos Bishopric said on Thursday. “Our only goal is the revelation ...

Cyprus’ retail sector experienced a significant upturn in March 2024, according to a report from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) released on Thursday. The report disclosed a 5.5 per cent increase in ...

Cyprus on Thursday welcomed a Moneyval report that said the country had improved measures in tackling money laundering and combating terrorism financing, though it identified existing shortcomings. Moneyval is the ...

A total of 7,500 people have submitted applications for participation in the national solidarity fund scheme for depositors and bondholders affected by the bank haircut in 2013, it was revealed on Thursday, ...

A 55-year-old man in Paphos was fined thousands of euros for untaxed tobacco products, it emerged on Thursday. The man was fined €3,500 and after his car was stopped at around 4.30...

Celebrating differences through harmonious coexistence is adopted in cultures around the world. ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at how that is true in Cyprus and China To live together in harmony and ...

70 years on from the hanging of Styllou Pantopiou Christofi, a new true-crime novel exposes the facts and fictions of a truly monstrous murder. ALIX NORMAN asks whether death was deserved ...

Inflation soared to its highest level since October 2023 in April of this year, according to a report released on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), reigniting concerns amongst consumers ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old man for physically assaulting a 46-year-old woman in Limassol. The incident took place on April 25, but the woman only reported it late on Wednesday. ...

Limassol port has seen a substantial rise in wheeled cargo traffic since DP World Limassol (DPWL) took over its operation, processing around 60,000 multipurpose Ro-Ro units (Roll-on, Roll-off) in 2023 alone, according ...

The acquisition of CNP’s insurance operations in Cyprus and Greece is expected to lead to increased and more varied revenue streams for Hellenic Bank, according to a report released ...

Authorities in the north are to begin works to widen the Pergamos crossing point next week, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Thursday. Speaking during a visit to the crossing ...

Cyprus hails EU €1 billion support package to Lebanon By Nikolaos Prakas The EU has offered Lebanon a financial package of €1 billion, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on ...

CyBC journalist Georgia Psaria died at the age of 49 on Wednesday, after a long battle with cancer. The public service broadcaster expressed “deep sadness” at her loss. They added that ...

Cyprus has rejected the new proposal by consortium Chevron, NewMed Energy, and BG Cyprus (Shell) to develop the ‘Aphrodite’ natural gas field in block 12 of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), ...

The jetty being constructed by the United States off the coast of Gaza to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid is “over 50 per cent complete”, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said ...

As part of the celebrations for International Museum Day on May 18 and the 10th anniversary of AG Leventis Gallery, which is being marked with a series of events, a special ...

In today’s episode, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Europe will always stand by the side of the Republic of Cyprus to solve the Cyprus problem. Meanwhile, 15 ...

A group of United States congressmen on Wednesday night tabled a bill which would extend the waiver renewal period for the country’s arms embargo on Cyprus from one year ...

An 83-year-old woman from Nicosia was scammed out of €650 by cold callers masquerading as doctors on Wednesday. The woman said she received a telephone call to her landline at about 4...