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Five people were arrested overnight during targeted operations carried out across Cyprus to prevent crime and maintain public order, police said on Friday. The arrests were linked to offences including ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Friday expressed fury after parliament on Thursday night refused to acquiesce to the government’s request that European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna’s term ...

Something new is coming to Paphos this summer, something tasty and in a total summer mood. The Taste of Cyprus Festival will bring together passionate chefs and street food vendors ...

The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ has described the resolution passed by the European Parliament earlier this week on the sexual violence suffered by Cypriot women during Turkey’s invasion in 1974 ...

Friday’s weather will be mostly sunny across most of the island for most of the day, though this will be tempered by the possibility of rain in the mountains ...

Exhumations began on Thursday at Ayios Nikolaos cemetery in Limassol in a renewed effort to locate the remains of Cyprus’ national poet, Vasilis Michaelides. The excavation is taking place at ...

The government platform where people can apply for reimbursement for savings lost during the 2013 bank ‘haircut’ will be re-activated shortly, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. Answering a question that ...

A 24-year-old woman who says she is of Cypriot origin has appealed to the government for help to leave Gaza, saying she and her family have been trapped in the ...

In court on Thursday, defence attorneys tried to undermine the testimony of a family liaison officer over her contention that Stylianos Constantinou – the teenager who took his own life in 2019 – ...

Cooperation between Cyprus and Israel is “mutually beneficial”, Elam MP and chairman of the House defence committee Evgenios Chamboullas said on Thursday. Speaking during a meeting with Israeli ambassador Oren ...

The House plenum on Thursday approved regulations that will factor in prior service in the public sector for the purposes of calculating employees’ annual leave. The amended regulations passed by ...

Cyprus has called for stronger international action to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and end impunity for perpetrators, while highlighting the lasting impact of sexual violence during the 1974 Turkish ...

Weaknesses in the administration of welfare benefits, including insufficient checks, delayed interventions and staffing shortages, came under scrutiny on Thursday as the House audit committee examined a special Audit Office ...

The government needs to get its act together concerning the waste treatment facility at Pentakomo, the head of the Akel party said on Thursday. Stefanos Stefanou was speaking after a ...

A 34-year-old man was arrested after allegedly leading police on a chase through the Paphos district late on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday. Police signalled the driver to stop ...

The government on Thursday called for the temporary re-introduction of the old broadcasting standard for television sets, after complaints from thousands of people that the switch to the new standard ...

Cyprus’ presidency of the Council of the European Union helped strengthen momentum for a more coordinated European housing policy while advancing legislation on civil protection, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said ...

Copper Island has delivered on its promise to bring high-profile film productions to Cyprus, with Academy Award nominee and Hollywood A-list star Clive Owen now on the island to shoot ...

Cyprus’ national health system (Gesy) has continued to grow and strengthen seven years after its launch, with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) pledging to focus on improving the quality of ...

Members of the House transport committee on Thursday called for an immediate review of projects implemented under Limassol’s sustainable urban mobility plan (SUMP), arguing that some interventions have worsened ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday reaffirmed Cyprus’ commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Lebanon, stressing that the neighbouring country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity remain a priority for the Republic. ...

There are a total of 200,000 legal migrants in Cyprus, Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Thursday, as he addressed the House interior committee. He said that an additional 30,000 people ...

No substantive progress was made on Thursday in the private criminal prosecutions brought by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou, with the case adjourned until September 9 without entering into its merits. ...

Police are investigating a violent street fight involving an estimated 15 to 20 people in Xylofagou on Wednesday night, authorities reported on Thursday. Officers were called to the scene at around 9.40pm ...