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A gaming website and two individuals have been banned from Cyprus Comic Con, in a social media war that has culminated into death threats, it emerged on Friday. The two ...

Sexual harassment committed by civil servants will from now on be classed as a standalone offence and investigated differently to other disciplinary offences, under a law parliament passed on Thursday. ...

The lack of dedicated facilities for Alzheimer’s patients and the almost total absence of state support came up in parliament on Thursday, with government officials promising to take a ...

The strengthening of bilateral defence and military cooperation between Cyprus and Greece was the focus of a meeting between the defence ministers of the two countries on Thursday. This is ...

The house interior committee decided on Thursday that they would prepare a special report on the Ammos tou Kambouri beach in Ayia Napa, where construction works over the past years ...

The month of theatre is here. Not just because the summer season brings plenty of performances but because the 2023 International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama is on. Held in July ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and members of his cabinet are closely monitoring reports that a Greek Cypriot law firm is representing an Israeli businessman with a slew of construction projects in ...

Cyprus has ramped up its returns of irregular migrants this year with over 4,370 repatriated so far – compared to 2,353 last year, according to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. He met senior European ...

The strengthening of the health sector and the orderly operation of the ambulance service, play the primary role for the well-being of Cypriots, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Thursday, ...

Cyprus needs to address the rhetoric that stigmatises, targets, and victimises members of the LGBTI community, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou has said. The minister made an extensive reference to ...

Those crossing to the north with the sole purpose of filling up their cars with petrol face a fine of €4 per litre, a customs department official said Thursday. Customs department ...

A research project promoting startup companies in the Balkan and Mediterranean regions by the Cyprus university of technology (Tepak) has come to an end with the presentation of its outcomes ...

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Tiny Kox, said on Thursday that the future of Cyprus should be a “flourishing” one. Kox, who is in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has said that Greece and Cyprus are “pillars of stability in the region” after meeting with Greek Defence minister Nikos Dendias on Thursday. Christodoulides welcomed Dendias at ...

Opening hours for outpatient services on weekends and holidays are being simplified, HIO director Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Thursday. The change, which takes effect immediately, came about due to apparent ...

Two men aged 22 and 30 pled not guilty on Thursday over the beating of a Turkish Cypriot woman in Ayia Napa last month. During the hearing, the defence requested to review ...

Two unions are planning to hold a protest outside City of Dreams Mediterranean casino resort in Zakaki next Tuesday, a day after its official opening. Following the casino’s opening ...

The annual International Investment Awards ceremony, which was organised by Invest Cyprus, was held with great success, according to an announcement released on Thursday by the agency. Notably, the event ...

The Larnaca-based British University of Cyprus promotes social responsibility in sports with a joint leadership of Unesco chair on governance and social responsibility in sport. The Cyprus campus of the ...

A 22-year-old man has been remanded in custody for one day after attempting to leave Paphos airport on a forged Danish passport on Thursday morning. According to police, the man ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is positive over further meetings between the two sides at the United Nations and in Cyprus, his deputy spokesman Farhan Haq told the Cyprus News Agency (...

A group of Cypriot classical pianists broke the world record for the most people playing a single piano at the same time on Wednesday, subject to confirmation from Guinness. The ...

By Andrea Kouyiali The word ‘authentic’ encompasses so much when it comes to food. But it’s not just the food, it’s the place where it’s found, the ...

The Green party sounded alarm over the impending passage on Thursday of a parliamentary bill regulating election of municipal councillors. In an announcement the Greens, called the bill “dangerous” and ...