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A 29-year-old man has been injured in a car crash in the Paphos district on Thursday. The crash took place between the villages of Ayios Dimitrianos and Kannaviou. The 29-year-old ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Ersin Tatar issued a statement on Thursday saying that seeking involvement outside of the UN, towards resolution of the Cyprus problem, is pointless without Turkish Cypriot input. Tatar’s comments ...

If you have ever wondered what life was like and how everyday habits unfolded in old Nicosia, then an upcoming workshop could answer your questions. Better yet, it will show ...

In today’s episode, in talks in Jerusalem on Thursday, Cyprus and Israel discussed cooperation in the development of regional gas infrastructure, such as the ‘Cyprus Gateway’ initiative aiming to ...

On Friday the weather will be mostly clear although thin dust will be observed at times. Winds will be mainly south-westerly to north-westerly, weak to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort and ...

In a positive turn of events for the Cypriot labour market, the overall vacancy rate among employees witnessed a decline in the first quarter of 2023, dropping to 2.8 per cent of ...

Larnaca municipality promotes accessibility and alternative modes of transport through the reconstruction of the roads in the urban centre of the city, expected to start in January. The second phase ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke on the phone on Thursday, exchanging views on the next steps regarding efforts to resume Cyprus peace talks. According to a ...

Parliament on Thursday passed a law raising the maximum court-imposed fine on employers for failing to pay employees’ salaries. The text of the legislation was also amended so to as ...

The nationalist Elam party late on Thursday hit back at what they called a manufactured political outcry over an alleged walkout from parliament during a minute’s silence held by ...

The cabinet on Thursday green-lit changes to the legislation governing Value Added Tax (VAT) cutting the applicable 5 per cent rate down to 3 per cent on certain items and services, as ...

In a resolution adopted Thursday, the European Parliament called on Cyprus to repeal all spyware export licenses as well as to declassify a report on the Israeli ‘spy van’. The ...

Cyprus aims to attract medical tourists with a new multi-million scheme that will provide subsidies to tourist accommodations so that they can become more accessible with medical facilities. Cabinet approved ...

Upgrading existing facilities and adding a new wing to the prison will solve the problem of overcrowding, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Thursday, after a cabinet meeting. She said: “...

Plans were announced by the government on Thursday for the creation of a new deputy ministry of migration and asylum. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou explained that the new deputy ministry ...

Preparations are underway for Evagoras Papasavvas, a 15-year-old Cypriot race car driver, to compete at the Grand Prix of Road America this weekend at the Road America track, one of ...

Authorities rescued a 36-year-old man in danger in the Faros area, Larnaca on Thursday, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said. According to the JRCC, they received a call from ...

The government will provide up to €15,000 to people with disabilities who need to buy a wheelchair after cabinet on Thursday increased the amount of financial aid and types of subsidised ...

As part of the ongoing efforts to tackle undeclared work, the labour ministry on Thursday announced that since April police apprehended a total of 191 individuals across Cyprus, after targeted inspections ...

The president’s much hyped trip to Strasbourg drew ridicule from certain quarters on social media as he addressed a near empty parliament. President Nikos Christodoulides opened his speech by ...

Two people have been arrested after attempting to smuggle a kilogram of cannabis to the north across the Ledras Street crossing point. The suspects, whose names have not yet been ...

The north’s sheep and goat pox issue appears to have spread to close to the capital, with six farm animals in the northern Nicosia suburb of Mandres culled on ...

All villages in Cyprus offer something unique but PAUL LAMBIS finds one that blends modernity and history, culture and nature Historical villages with Franco-Byzantine churches, traditional stone buildings, picturesque squares, ...