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Limassol celebrated the island’s biggest party of the year on Sunday with the culmination of ten days celebrating carnival. The large final parade set off down central streets at 1...

Tom Cleaver recounts a day spent in Kormakitis, the Maronite village in which the “Sanna” language is spoken In my 24 years, I have been almost everywhere in Cyprus, and seen ...

A total of 21 people living in Cyprus illegally were arrested on Sunday in a combined operation in Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca. The operation, which took place between 5am and 12 noon, ...

Cypriot pop star Peter Andre is offering fans the chance to win a five-day stay in his luxurious villa on the island. The Instagram competition comes as Andre, known for ...

A fire broke out on a bus on Sunday as it was travelling on the Paphos to Limassol highway. The fire broke out at around 1pm, when the bus was ...

A longed-for journey into motherhood for one woman took a treacherous path Childbirth complications, ranging from pre-eclampsia to obstructed labour, remain a significant concern worldwide, affecting millions of women each ...

A Cypriot fish and chip shop owner in London has been ordered to paint over a well-loved mural on the side of his shop because it has been deemed “inappropriate ...

The parallel events of the 22nd Cyprus Film Days International Festival The 2024 Cyprus Film Days will once again bring with it cinema and creativity. Coming up next month, the 22nd ...

Bilateral relations between Cyprus and Egypt were discussed on Sunday afternoon during a tet a tet between the countries presidents. The meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and his Egyptian counterpart ...

The truth will be brought to light about affairs at the Osiou Avakoum monastery, Bishop Isaias of Tamassos said on Sunday. He said the transparency of the Church would be ...

An underage driver with two underage passengers was stopped in Paphos, police spokesman Michalis Nikolaou said on Sunday. A 16-year-old was reported after the vehicle he was driving was stopped ...

One person was taken to hospital with light burns on Sunday following an explosion caused by a gas leak in Larnaca. According to the fire service, the explosion occurred at ...

Preparations continue for the departure of the second World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid ship to leave from Larnaca port to head for Gaza, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. Foreign ...

There is clear illegality in relation to visual material from the Osiou Avakoum monastery which has been widely viewed online, data protection commissioner Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou said on Sunday. This, ...

Sex, money laundering and bogus miracles, the scandal at a small monastery has it all The weird goings-on at the relatively obscure monastery Osiou Avakoum that were first reported 10 days ...

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has arrived in Cairo where he will take part in a meeting of European leaders with the President of Egypt The meeting on Sunday is part ...

Environmentalists on Sunday expressed satisfaction with the latest government report into construction works in the Akamas. The supplementary report proposes a series of corrective measures to restore environmental damage caused ...

The island was in a carnival mood on Sunday with celebrations taking place in all areas, but centered in Limassol, where residents say the parade is second only to that ...

Three people have been arrested in Limassol after a fight caused damages to an apartment building in the Omonia area, police said on Sunday. Two other people are wanted in ...

European leaders including President Nikos Christodoulides are expected to announce a multi-billion euro funding package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt in Cairo on Sunday, part of a push to ...

‘North Cyprus can easily be a safe shelter for those wanted by Interpol or involved in illegal dealings’ At least 11 fugitives wanted by Interpol have been pinned down in the ...

Ten new fixed traffic cameras will start operating in Limassol on Tuesday at three positions. From the ten cameras, four will monitor for drivers passing through a red light, passing ...

Ersin Tatar’s bodyguard Serif Avcil appeared in court on Saturday after having been arrested on Friday night in connection with investigations into the north’s ongoing “fake diploma scandal”. ...

A 25-year-old prisoner in the north made an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to escape on Saturday. The man, a 25-year-old Pakistani national, was being housed in the north’s old prison ...