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British High Commissioner in Cyprus Irfan Siddiq on Tuesday encouraged British nationals living on the island to register to vote in their country’s elections. Following a decision announced in ...

Investigations into the attempted murder on Monday afternoon in Aglandjia are progressing rapidly, police spokesperson Christos Andreou said on Tuesday. He said that authorities are focusing their efforts on the ...

Cyprus ranked sixth among the most searched travel destinations for Britons in 2023, according to data released by Google. Topping the list is Greece, followed by Spain, Italy, Portugal and Croatia ...

In today’s episode, nothing untoward was found concerning the conduct of three senior members of the Olympic Committee, the Sports Ethics Committee said. Meanwhile… a 50-point action plan for ...

Ikea Cyprus on Tuesday issued a warning to all customers who own an ÅSKSTORM 40W dark grey USB charger, article number 60461197, to stop using it and to contact Ikea for ...

Theatre productions are slowly picking up as local theatre companies present their 2024 agenda. Most are in Greek, some are in Russian, others are for children and occasionally, a few in ...

Police in Larnaca on Tuesday fired shots at a car driven by a 35-year-old woman wanted with a number of outstanding arrest warrant for several cases under investigation. According to ...

A 28-year-old man in Paphos connected with an investigated case of illegal drugs possession, impersonation, speeding and driving while intoxicated, was released on parole on Monday. According to Paphos police ...

The first phase of the construction of the Peyia coastal promenade has been completed it was announced on Tuesday. Urban equipment and lighting were placed all along the project, while ...

Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with local rains and isolated storms expected, mainly in the western half of the island. Temperatures will rise to 19C inland, on the west and ...

An attempted murder took place in Aglandjia on Monday evening, police confirmed. In a statement, they confirmed they were investigating a case of attempted murder after shots were fired at ...

Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) reported a 1.5 per cent annual increase in total beer sales for 2023, on Monday, January 15. The total beer deliveries for the year reached 42.13 million litres, a slight ...

Despite the challenges posed by the ongoing conflict in Gaza and in Ukraine, the number of foreign tourists expected to visit Cyprus in 2024 will be very similar to 2023, if not ...

The north on Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr Fazil Kucuk, the first Vice President of the Republic of Cyprus. A ceremony attended by the great ...

Brave enough to take a chilly plunge in the sea? An upcoming event invites winter swimmers and anyone interested to gather and celebrate the sport. Swimming caps, wetsuits and goggles ...

Police on Monday arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with a drive-by shooting outside the Nicosia prison at the end of last month. This is the fourth arrest for the ...

MPs on Monday gave a preliminary green light to the 2024 budgets of six semi-governmental organisations, due to go up for a vote to the House plenum later this week, but ...

Delays in processing guaranteed minimum income (GMI) applications have been slashed to three months, down from the usual year or two, Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou said on Monday. In ...

But Olympic Committee could still find itself in hot water over other allegations Nothing untoward was found concerning the conduct of three senior members of the Olympic Committee, the Sports ...

A batch of the anti-viral Covid-19 medication, Paxlovid, will be delivered to Cyprus within the next 24 hours, an announcement from the health ministry said on Monday, after there were delays ...

New Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis pledged to strengthen the police force during his first visit to their Nicosia headquarters on Monday. He said frontline police services will “inevitably” be strengthened ...

Police on Monday are investigating the cause of a scooter accident that left a 24-year-old man in critical condition at Limassol general with a head injury. According to police, the ...

With an average rating of 7.2 out of 10, Cyprus is closely aligned with the EU average in the well-being index in 2022, according to Eurostat. Compared to 2021, Cyprus saw a 0.4 increase, rising ...

Cyprus needs an astonishing 86 years to reach full and meaningful gender equality, Gender Equality Commissioner Josie Christodoulou said on Monday. Christodoulou was speaking at the unveiling of the government’s ...