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This weekend’s round of events includes live performances, new exhibitions, a festival that modifies its performances to be inclusive for all and a final visit to the Christmas villages ...

Police suspect arson as the cause of a car fire which took place in the Paphos village of Yeroskipou on Wednesday. The fire broke out at around 7:30pm in a ...

Snow is expected to fall on the highest peaks of the Troodos mountain range on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, as wintry weather arrives on the island. Temperatures in Troodos on ...

According to a report released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), there was a 0.6 per cent year-on-year rise in the Home Price Index (HPI) during the third quarter of 2023. As ...

Sections of the main Paphos to Polis Chrysochous road are once again becoming dangerous and prone to collapse at and around the entrance to the community of Giolou. On New ...

A 45-year-old woman was critically injured and transported to a private clinic in Limassol around 3pm on Wednesday. Reports indicate the woman suffered a head injury, prompting an immediate notification ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that an integrated strategy aimed at restructuring and improving higher education will be made public no later than May. Speaking during a ceremony at ...

Cyprus’ new biggest mosque is to be the subject of a court case, it emerged on Wednesday. It is due to be opened officially on Thursday. The mosque, named as ...

People living in the village of Denia close to the buffer zone are facing fresh challenges, according to community leader Christakis Panayiotou, who on Wednesday said that Turkish Cypriot forces ...

A mass departure of Russian companies from Cyprus is underway and is likely to continue, according to media reports on Wednesday. Several major companies which had been headquartered in Cyprus ...

Some outgoing ministers could not contain their dissatisfaction over the cabinet reshuffle during the handover ceremonies on Wednesday, ranging from pointedly not thanking the president, or by referencing the “sudden ...

Cyprus housing market prices continued on an upward path in the third quarter of 2023, with apartments recording the highest increase. The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) forecasted consistent growth on ...

Two men, who had helped steer boats with irregular migrants last October, were sentenced to two and half years in prison for people smuggling, the Larnaca District Court ruled on ...

A 20-year-old man has been arrested to aid investigations into a case involving child pornography, police said on Wednesday. The investigation started following a tip received by the authorities indicating ...

Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Wednesday dropped the largest hint yet that he will run for the Turkish Cypriot leadership next year. In a televised interview with the ...

Disy on Wednesday went on the defensive after a controversial but largely unsurprising report by the auditor general on spending during last year’s presidential election. The party denied it ...

The sports ethics committee decided on Wednesday that it would stop issuing red and yellow alert notices, related to match-fixing and corruption. The committee decided that they would stop making ...

Police were investigating a racist rape comment against independent MP Alexandra Attalides on Wednesday, as she called on the attorney general to take a stand on whether it was hate ...

The government on Wednesday were given 15 days to give its final position on a bill which would establish the act of falsely filing accusations against police officers as a criminal ...

Police on Wednesday could neither confirm or deny reports that a file was being prepared with complaints from Greek Cypriots over Israeli developments on their properties in Trikomo and Ayios ...

By far the most painfully awkward ministry handover on Wednesday was that of the health portfolio, where the tension between outgoing minister Popi Kanari and permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki was ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday urged would-be voters to “submit timely applications” to be registered on the electoral roll, with the application deadline set as April 2 for June’s elections. ...

Larnaca was hit by power cuts on Wednesday, with the Electricity Authority (EAC) spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou saying they had been caused by inclement weather. Areas including Aradippou, Kamares, Ayios Nikolaos, ...

Paphos is set to undergo a digital transformation in 2024 with the Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) committing extensive funds to develop its digital presence. Etap has announced an investment exceeding €220,000, ...