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Thanks to activities carried out during European Mobility Week, Nicosia municipality secured the fifth position at the 2023 European Mobility Week awards among 65 other municipalities shortlisted. Special mention of the municipality’...

The energy ministry and the electricity authority (EAC) are studying alternative solutions for the provision of smart meters to avoid repeated delays, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday. Smart ...

Serious concerns were raised on Tuesday over whether the company assigned to take on the expansion and restoration of Larnaca port will be able to complete the works. The company, ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Tuesday released a report showing an increase in the average gross monthly earnings of employees during the fourth quarter of 2023, when compared to the ...

The accommodation and food service sector was the second-largest contributor to both the economy and employment in Cyprus in 2021, according to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical service. Specifically, accommodation and ...

Chevron has submitted its proposal for developing the Aphrodite gas field, the energy ministry announced on Tuesday. The development comes after months of negotiations over how the natural gas reserves ...

The percentage of children with autism has increased globally but there are no exact figures for the island, Cyprus Autism Society president Tasoula Georgiadou said on Tuesday amid activities to ...

A 70-year-old man was hit by a truck while he was crossing the road in Limassol on Tuesday. He was critically injured and taken to hospital. He had parked at ...

SARA DOUEDARI meets an unconventional artist whose works reflect his journey that began in the name of education Located in the heart of Limassol, Dinga’s studio is a realm ...

Kurdish people and supporters in Cyprus will hold a demonstration in Nicosia on Thursday to protest against the imprisonment of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish militant movement PKK, an ...

Cyprus is at a “breaking point” with the influx of migrants, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday after a snap National Security Council meeting was convened to address the ...

A total of 19,642 new voters have so far registered on the electoral roll, chief returning officer Menelaos Vasiliou said on Tuesday, reminding that it was also the final day to ...

Cablenet has broken the 10 per cent market share barrier in mobile contract subscriptions, climbing to third position, according to a report published by the Office of the Commissioner for Electronic ...

Petrol prices in Cyprus have risen on average 8.3 cents per litre, after a government measure to subsidise fuel tax was lifted on April 1. The increase of 8.3 cents per litre was ...

This has turned out “to be a very sad day,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after seven members of the World Central Kitchen NGO were killed in an Israeli ...

Police in Limassol handed out hundreds of fines over the bank holiday weekend, authorities said on Tuesday. According to police, from March 29 to April 1, 811 vehicles and 833 people were stopped as ...

Disy and Akel on Tuesday called on President Nikos Christodoulides to convene a National Council meeting and brief political parties over developments on the Cyprus problem. “It is with great ...

A 61-year-old man has been arrested as part of the investigation into a case of extortion under false pretences, Paphos police said on Tuesday. According to Paphos police assistant operations ...

The president of the European parliament, Roberta Metsola, is in Cyprus for a two-day working visit. On Monday evening, the EP president was received by President Nikos Christodoulides at the ...

Here to showcase the island’s artistic practices and inspirations is a new wave of art exhibitions that open around Cyprus in April. Inviting art connoisseurs and enthusiasts first is ...

In today’s episode, a total of 137 irregular migrants arrived in Cyprus by sea on Monday, bringing the number of arrivals up to 408 in the space of 24 hours. Elsewhere, European ...

The National Security Council convened as two more migrant vessels were sighted on Tuesday morning. The session, which was called by President Nikos Christodoulides in response to the recent upsurge ...

Tuesday will be warm and hazy with fine dust in the air. Temperatures will rise to 33C in the interior, 29C on the south and east coasts, 28C on the ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Monday called on the agriculture ministry to explain itself, following Cyprus’ referral to an EU court over failures to implement the Habitats Directive in environmentally protected ...