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Dali Municipality said on Thursday that while it was adamant that two asphalt plants in the area need to be relocated elsewhere, in line with a cabinet decision, it does ...

The president of the EU Commission shares President Nicos Anastasiades’ intense concerns about Turkey’s illegal actions in Varosha, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Thursday. In a letter replying ...

The Green Party, the Animal Party and other demonstrators gathered outside the attorney-general’s attorney’s office on Thursday to protest the death of the savannah cat Berton who died ...

Suspended sentence for public employee found guilty in bribery case A former ministry of interior engineer has avoided jail for the second time after the Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed ...

The furore involving a Savannah cat named Berton this week has again highlighted the long-standing issue of the importation of exotic animals into Cyprus and the possible consequences, in this ...

The two rivals in Britain’s leadership race to replace Boris Johnson, foreign secretary Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak have both pledged support for Cyprus in separate ...

Allegations of animal abuse must be investigated immediately, Attorney-general (AG) Giorgos Savvides said on Wednesday night in a tweet regarding the death of Berton the Savannah cat. “Respect and care ...

Deputy Attorney-general Savvas Angelides on Wednesday denied accusations of an alleged cover-up in the 2019 ‘black van’ spyware scandal which returned to the news after the spyware affair in Greece. The ...

Justice Minister Stephie Drakou on Wednesday hit back at allegations by a Cypriot MEP about surveillance at the Nicosia central prisons, calling them “misinterpretations” and saying the claims were unsubstantiated. ...

The fire department said on Wednesday that statistics published on Tuesday showing that Cyprus has the second highest percentage of professional firefighters in the EU were misleading. According to a ...

The endemic plants of the island make its flora incredibly unique By Johannes Rötzer Summer, 2018. This was the first time I had the chance to visit Cyprus and fall ...

It’s hard to fathom why everyone is getting so excited about the latest ‘spying scandal’, but those shouting the loudest – like opposition Akel – are only interested in manufacturing outrage, ...

The animal party on Tuesday demanded an investigation into the “tragic” death of the crossbreed Savannah cat who had recently undergone surgery while in the care of authorities after it ...

Piggybacking on the ongoing spyware affair in Greece, opposition parties here on Tuesday demanded an investigation into allegations of surveillance of private communications, with the government in turn accusing its ...

Turkey resumed its hydrocarbon drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday after a two year hiatus, though President Tayyip Erdogan said its new drill ship would operate outside waters ...

Almost 1.2 million passengers travelled to and from Larnaca and Paphos airports in July, 82 per cent of the traffic for the corresponding month in 2019. “August is considered peak season and there ...

The butchers’ association on Tuesday warned that a 30 per cent increase in the wholesale cost of veal and beef announced by cattle breeders will impact retail sales, with knock-on negative ...

MEP Giorgos Georgiou has informed the head of the European parliament inquiry committee of claims and media reports on the alleged intention of phone surveillance at the Cyprus central prisons. ...

The digital security authority issued online safety advice to businesses on Monday, citing a Eurobarometer report that showed more small and medium sized (SMEs) establishments in Cyprus fell victim to ...

For a country that is not traditionally associated with sporting achievements, a tally of 11 medals at an international event such as the Commonwealth Games is quite the result. It is ...

Main opposition Akel on Monday hectored the government for its silence over the eavesdropping scandal raging in Greece, and claimed a possible link to the earlier ‘spy van’ affair in ...

By early next year the government will determine whether RES producers generated ‘windfall profits’ and – should that be the finding – tax those earnings, an official said on Monday. Giorgos Panteli, ...

Head of Peo union, Sotiroulla Charalambous, on Monday told striking workers at the EKO gas bottling plant in Larnaca that it was unacceptable that they should have to reapply for ...

One of the two tourists who were injured in a buggy accident in Cape Greco on Monday was transported in critical condition to the Nicosia general hospital. Famagusta police spokesman ...