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A Paphos business owner was fined €4,500 by customs authorities after large quantities of duty-free tobacco products were found during a search, Paphos police said on Friday. Specifically, the search was ...

An electric billboard in Kyrenia bearing the words “have shame and go” has caused controversy, with the ‘government’ even attempting to forcefully remove it. The billboard had initially been placed ...

The migration issue and the EU’s relations with the countries of the southern neighbourhood should be included in the new EU Strategic Agenda for the period 2024 – 2029, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

The start of the 50th anniversary Cyprus Rally took place on Friday afternoon at the old town hall of Nicosia, in Eleftheria square. First down the ramp in a Volkswagen ...

Stretch, bend and downward dog in the old town! A new initiative by the Nicosia municipality will offer yoga and pilates classes every Saturday morning at Eleftheria Square during the ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday he is “in favour of targeted measures to help mostly vulnerable groups from the wave of rising costs and inflation.” He made the ...

An “amazing” geological formation near the village of Davlos has wowed observers. The formation, which consists of a series of alternating layers of clay, marl, sandstone, limestone, and other types ...

Storm Petros? How about heatwave Maria, or cyclone Cornelius? The met office on Friday released the naming list for upcoming severe weather events over the next year. The list, jointly ...

More than €200 million have been invested in restoring and preserving the old town of Nicosia in the past 12 years, mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Friday, presenting the works done in ...

The presidential private jet will be back in action at the end of the month after undergoing necessary maintenance work costing around €2 million, it emerged on Friday. According to Politis ...

Turkish Cypriot politicians have found themselves divided over a potential name change for the north. The idea gained traction on Wednesday when Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar described the ideas ...

The Laona foundation said on Friday it was completely opposed to a tyre burning facility in Ypsonas, or anywhere else in the country, citing a negative footprint on the energy ...

Minister of Energy, Commerce, and Industry George Papastasiou on Friday, while speaking at the Limassol Economic Forum, highlighted the significant issues facing the energy sector in Cyprus, considering both the ...

The Nicosia Municipal Theatre is now offering gender neutral toilets as part of its inclusion and acceptance philosophy, it emerged on Friday. In an announcement on its Facebook page, the ...

A teacher at a Limassol school has been suspended after sexual harassment allegations, the education ministry confirmed on Friday. The man was arrested two weeks ago and remanded in custody. ...

Two Turkish Cypriots have received fines worth thousands of euros after being found attempting to smuggle tobacco from the north to the United Kingdom this week. The two cases are ...

September was a great month for members of Paphos International Sailing Club (PISC). Despite the hot weather and occasional rough seas, the sailing at Agios Georgios was superb. There were ...

The European Union-funded Morphou municipal wastewater treatment plant was inaugurated on Friday following the completion of its construction. The inauguration ceremony of the plant, which is located in the village ...

A bus caught fire in Ayia Napa on Friday, while transporting passengers, the fire service said. According to the fire service, the engine of the bus, which is in the ...

Leader of the Green Party, Charalambos Theopemptou, has called for the abolition of the law which requires cyclists to wear helmets. He spoke on the matter in parliament on Thursday, ...

Mean temperatures for summer days in Cyprus are set to exceed 38 degrees C in the coming decades, and summers will last longer by two weeks, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces 10 years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed in court on Friday. The court ordered adjourned ...

The main goal of the state is to enable the police force to effectively execute operational response plans, the government spokesman said on Friday. Konstantinos Letymbiotis was responding to comments ...

Representatives of municipalities that have been twinned with cities in China attended a ceremony at the Chinese Embassy last week. The ceremony for the China-Cyprus Sister City Alliance was hosted ...