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By Hanna Yerega Democratic states and governments around the world are expressing their commitment in placing the citizens at the helm and driving the decision-making process, either directly or indirectly. ...

Cyprus needs to speed up implementation of its Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) as risks of delays have been identified given that the island has only fulfilled 5 per cent of ...

By April, the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (OSAK) hopes that some of its demands, which were reiterated in a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides and Health Minister Michael Damianos, ...

A total of six lumps of human excrement were found in a school playground in Paphos on Wednesday morning. According to local news website PafosPress, the excrements were discovered outside ...

Hundreds of Kenyans paid their respects on Thursday as the body of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, who dreamed of breaking the race’s storied two-hour barrier, was driven ...

Formula One testing in Bahrain was halted on Thursday after Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari was damaged by a drain cover that came loose. Ferrari said the floor of the new ...

House interior committee chairman Aristos Damianou on Thursday called for a restructuring of the rules regarding semi-government organisations’ budgets. Specifically, he called for an end to the rule of “provisional ...

The Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) this week met with the Department of Antiquities, where they examined various issues concerning the museums, monuments, and archaeological sites of the Paphos district. ...

Implementing local government reform “is the government’s responsibility”, House President Annita Demetriou said on Thursday. Speaking following a meeting with Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on the matter, she said “...

Eurovision Song Contest organisers are scrutinising the Israeli submission after lyrics leaked to the media appeared to refer to the October 7 attack by Hamas that triggered the Gaza war. Eurovision, ...

Police in Paphos on Thursday arrested a fourth man in connection with a spate of robberies at churches in the area. The man, aged 44, is the father of the 16-year-old ...

By Samuel Cornell and Timothy Piatkowski Taking selfies to document daily life is now a completely normalised activity across all ages and demographics. At the same time, however, selfies are ...

Russian troops will go much further into Ukraine, taking the southern city of Odesa and may even one day push on to the capital Kyiv, a senior ally of Russian ...

Morphou Bishop Neofytos said he “honours” Russian President Vladimir Putin “at every liturgy” in an interview which surfaced on Thursday. Speaking to the Russian Tass news agency, he said, “President ...

Moments of classical music bliss reach the island soon as renowned Italian tenor Massimo Giordano prepares for two Cyprus concerts. Celebrated as one of the finest voices in the world, ...

The biggest problem plaguing the health system Gesy is abuse, Health Minister Michalis Damianou said on Thursday in a speech to the House Health Committee on the state of healthcare. ...

Guinness World Records (GWR) has revoked the title of the “world’s oldest dog” it awarded a now-deceased Portuguese canine named Bobi last year, as it found no conclusive evidence ...

Israeli bombs on Rafah flattened a mosque and destroyed homes in what residents called one of their worst nights yet, while the Hamas chief was in Cairo for talks Gazans ...

Cyprus is incomparable says one successful guitarist who teaches people of all ages from around the world. JOHN IOANNOU meets him Cyprus often punches above its weight in terms of ...

Purpose Communications is thrilled to announce the successful completion of the first round of its Purpose Academy programme. This initiative, launched in 2023, aimed to empower charitable and non-profit organisations in ...

BitMart just announced that it’ll be listing Pullix (PLX), an altcoin with a lot of upside. Some analysts even hint that this Stage 8 presale star may soar by 100x ...

Preparations are underway for the European Parliament elections and the local government elections on June 9, said the head of the Elections Service of the Ministry of Interior Menelaos Vasiliou on ...

Police in Larnaca on Thursday announced the arrest of a 22-year-old man who had been “causing psychological harm”. The man, they said, had been issuing threats to people, among other ...

Is it truly the weekend without some live music? This week, the musicians of the island are getting ready to share their tunes and melodies with listeners across the country. ...