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Two elderly women were scammed out of around €7,000 and gold worth €8,000 on Thursday. According to a police statement on Friday, the perpetrators were part of the recurrent ‘doctor’ scam whereby ...

Police arrested a 25-year-old man in Paphos on Thursdayfor two cases of burglary and theft under investigation. According to CID chief Michalis Nikolaou, on September 18 a 35-year-old man filed a ...

The lifeguards’ branch of Isotita union on Friday announced a two-hour work stoppage. The reasons for the work stoppage, set for Monday morning, according to a statement, is to demand ...

Cyprus’ robust shipping registry is bolstering the nation’s maritime prominence, positioning it as a key player in shaping maritime policy while delivering a clear message that illicit restrictive measures ...

Police in Paphos arrested two men for possession of narcotics in the early hours of Friday and on Thursday night . According to a police statement, at 7.30pm members of the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will on Friday participate in an informal summit of the European Council in Granada, Spain, which will focus on the future of the EU and the external ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) released its latest data this week, revealing a minor increase in deposit interest rates in Cyprus in August 2023 compared to July. While the interest ...

Friday will be mostly clear with increased afternoon clouds in the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 32C in the interior, 30C on the coast, and 23C in the higher mountains. ...

Net new loans in Cyprus decreased by €71.2 million in August 2023, compared to July 2023, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). According to the report, net ...

July was the hottest month on record in the last 40 years, with average temperatures recorded at the Athalassa station reaching 40C, the Cyprus Institute revealed on Thursday. According to the ...

University students can start applying to receive financial support this week, the ministry of finance’s department of grants and allowances said on Thursday. The process of accepting applications for ...

The Appeals Court has voided a prior court ruling which had fined a former banker €100,000 for having made misleading statements concerning the cash flow of now-defunct Laiki (Popular) Bank. The ...

The government on Thursday formally submitted to the House the state budget for 2024 and the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework 2024-2026, marking the beginning of the proceedings for their discussion and approval ...

On his own initiative, Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides on Thursday published online his earnings for 2022 – apparently trolling the attorney-general and the deputy attorney-general who a day earlier decided they would not ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou The issue of multiple pensions being given to state officials will be discussed at the house finance committee in two weeks it emerged on ...

It’s market season! No, not the Christmas kind just yet (though they are fast approaching as well), but seasonal pop-up bazaars displaying all sorts of goods. Throughout October’s ...

MPs on Thursday heard that a staggering 90 per cent of public contracts for development projects are being awarded to a single contractor, raising eyebrows and concerns about the transparency and ...

Covid-19 and flu vaccines have not yet been administered to public, due to delays in receiving stores of the latter, Dr Christos Petrou said on Thursday. Petrou, who is a ...

A 29-year-old died on Thursday after the forklift he was driving outside his family’s business in Limassol fell over and crushed him, police said. According to the Limassol traffic ...

Two men received fines of €600 in a case linked to the violence which erupted in Chlorakas in late August after police found them in possession of weapons. The two defendants, ...

It’s time for the 50th Cyprus Rally! At 18:00 on Friday, October 6, at the old Nicosia City Hall in Eleftheria’ Square, the 27 crews of this year’s anniversary race will ...

The transport ministry signed a contract on Thursday to install 4,450 new bus stops and shelters and upgrade over 1,000 existing bus stops. In specifics, the contract provides for the installation of 2,350 ...

Sample alcohol tests on airline pilots and cabin crew are set to be introduced, after the House Transportation Committee discussed the matter on Thursday. The proposed law, which will bring ...

Gay or not, love is love, one writer tells PAUL LAMBIS When stories are shared, we build an ethos of embracing diversity, novelist Despo Pavlou believes. Her debut novel, My ...