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Distraction by phones is one of the main causes of traffic accidents after speeding, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Saturday. “We believe that we should now focus on two ...

The veterinary services on Saturday closed 11 livestock units operating in the buffer zone in Pergamos over concerns of a further spreading of the foot-and-mouth disease. Speaking to CyBC, director general ...

A police patrol car was attacked with firecrackers near a church in Larnaca on Friday “Around 11pm last night, police received information about a fire in a rubbish bin, in ...

The Ayia Marina Chrysochous dam in Paphos overflowed on Saturday morning, the third of the eight dams in the district, following the rain of the recent days. The overflow “is ...

Local activists have launched an online fundraiser to support Cypriot Wolt drivers who held a one-week strike over what they called precarious working conditions which has already raised almost €10,000. “After ...

The escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran has transcended a localised military intervention to become a systemic disruption of the global order. International observers now reach a ...

A 28-year-old policeman died after crashing with a car driven by a 23-year-old woman in the Engomi district of Nicosia late on Friday night. The incident occurred on Griva Digeni ...

The weekend is set to begin cloudy, with isolated showers and dust expected on the island. Temperatures are expected reach around 22 degrees Celsius inland, up to 20 degrees on the coast ...

A 34-year-old man, reportedly the owner of a nightclub, was shot at multiple times early on Saturday morning in Protaras, but no injuries reported, police said. The incident occurred shortly ...

A new series of murals is transforming the streets of Agioi Omologites and inviting the public to look again. Get ready for the Have You Seen It? – Art Around Town ...

A major advance in the treatment of beta-thalassaemia and the official opening of the largest development project in the history of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) mark ...

The Greek Cypriot side has already suggested a “specific date” for a new meeting of President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...

Electricity supply to certain areas in Paphos will be interrupted next Tuesday due to maintenance work on the grid, the electricity authority (EAC) said on Friday. According to the EAC, ...

New developments emerged on Friday in the case surrounding the suicide of 15-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, with the Nicosia district court expected to decide by next week whether a confidential report ...

Demand for flights to Cyprus has risen sharply in the run-up to the Jewish Passover celebrations, which begin at the start of April. According to the Cyprus News Agency, Cyprus ...

Citizens have been urged to take government travel warnings seriously and avoid travelling to high-risk countries, with Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos warning on Friday that repatriation efforts will no longer ...

A website on foot-and-mouth disease was launched on Friday to inform farmers, producers and the general public on the disease, measures in force, biosecurity guidelines and contact numbers for reporting ...

Delivery drivers working for the Finnish company Wolt returned to work on Friday after a week-long strike over working conditions, despite no agreement being reached with the company, with some ...

A 49-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Famagusta criminal court on Friday for possessing large quantities of drugs with intent to supply. According to police, ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday announced that another ship carrying humanitarian aid has sailed from Cyprus to Gaza as part of the Amalthea aid corridor. The ship contained around 900 ...

Investment in sport is an investment in society and in the younger generation, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday, highlighting the government’s focus on strengthening schools through targeted ...

More than 10,000 additional people are expected to qualify for disability benefits under revised legislation currently under review by the House labour committee, with officials aiming for approval before the end ...

Cyprus will move to daylight saving time on Sunday, March 29, 2026. At 3am local time (EET), clocks will move forward one hour to 4am, resulting in the loss of one hour ...

The scientific and technical chamber (Etek) on Friday called on construction companies to comply with the law, after the top floor of a building which was under construction in Limassol ...