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Akamas’ newly formed municipality, which includes the existing Peyia municipality and six other communities, is off to a promising start, Peyia community leader Marinos Lambrou said on Thursday, expressing confidence ...

The aeronautical exercise “Eunomia 4-2023”, underway in Cyprus from Monday and set to end on Friday with the participation of Cyprus, France, Greece and Italy, will focus on civilian evacuation ...

The three defendants in the case of missing 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous appeared before Nicosia criminal court on Thursday where the prosecution said it aims to call on 96 witnesses. The case ...

A 42-year-old from Paphos has been arrested after being found in possession of cannabis during a traffic stop on Wednesday. The man was charged in writing for his crime and ...

A total of ten kilograms of cannabis hidden in cereal and biscuit boxes have been found and intercepted by customs officers at Larnaca airport so far this month, with five ...

By Sarah Coyne Since the name Oasis is overused for restaurants in Cyprus, I guess that is why this new one has the addition of Lounge Bar added to the ...

In today’s episode, unless the Turkish government “drastically changes course”, Turkey’s EU accession process cannot resume, the European Parliament said on Wednesday, passing the progress report for the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has been ordered in court to pay 20,000TL (€1,036) in damages to the Ozgur Gazete newspaper for inflammatory remarks made about the newspaper. The court case ...

A fire broke out in a Nicosia private university’s basement stairwell, necessitating the need of three engines to deal with the blaze, the fire service said on Thursday. In ...

Eleni Philippou looks at the events coming from Friday onwards Mid-September is already here and before you know it, autumnal activities will take over the island. With more sunny days ...

Archbishop Georgios has launched an inspection process of the Ledra Palace hotel building with the aim of potentially using it. The archdiocese retains the majority of shares in the building ...

Archbishop Georgios has come out in favour of sex education in schools saying it is better for children to be enabled to protect themselves than to be left uninformed. The ...

Two individuals, who allegedly broke into a church were remanded for five days, the Paphos District Court decided on Thursday. According to the Paphos CID chief Michalis Nikolaou, the pair, ...

The Cyprus issue was among the topics discussed in Ankara by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his British counterpart James Cleverly. According to a post by the Turkish foreign ...

Two hunters caught hunting in a prohibited area in Paphos district were fined on Wednesday. According to the police, members of the game service on the lookout for poachers in ...

Thursday will be mostly clear. Temperatures will rise to 35C in the interior, 34C on the south and east coasts, 32C on the remaining coasts and 27C in the higher ...

Cyprus is gearing up to host the prestigious EMC 2023 – Eastern Mediterranean Conference & Exhibition on Energy from November 28 to 30, 2023. The event, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy, ...

Employment in the broad public sector increased by 894 individuals, a rise of 1.2 per cent, in the second quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, according to the state’s ...

The government aims to further support the growth of the financial services sector by bolstering the relevant regulatory framework, by strengthening supervision and by ensuring effective enforcement, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

The park and ride (P&R) operation hours will be expanded starting on Monday the house education committee heard from a representative from the transport ministry. During the meeting ...

The lawyer of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz, currently in prison in Germany, visited him on September 11 in Hamburg, an announcement from his legal team said on Wednesday. Ayaz was extradited ...

Unless the Turkish government “drastically changes course”, Turkey’s EU accession process cannot resume, the European Parliament said on Wednesday, passing the progress report for the country. The report was ...

The government will soon introduce measures to deal with housing issues faced by students at Cypriot universities, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday, as a debate on the housing ...

A total of 118 migrants arrived in Ayia Napa on Wednesday morning, the police said, after which they were taken to safety at the Pournara reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia. According to ...