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Sex, money laundering and bogus miracles, the scandal at a small monastery has it all The weird goings-on at the relatively obscure monastery Osiou Avakoum that were first reported 10 days ...

Environmentalists on Sunday expressed satisfaction with the latest government report into construction works in the Akamas. The supplementary report proposes a series of corrective measures to restore environmental damage caused ...

‘North Cyprus can easily be a safe shelter for those wanted by Interpol or involved in illegal dealings’ At least 11 fugitives wanted by Interpol have been pinned down in the ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting March 11: REALTYon, the only event in Cyprus dedicated to the entire property industry, is returning for its second ...

Ersin Tatar’s bodyguard Serif Avcil appeared in court on Saturday after having been arrested on Friday night in connection with investigations into the north’s ongoing “fake diploma scandal”. ...

The United Nations Secretary-general’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin said there are “no timetables” for her next steps after leaving Cyprus. She was speaking after meeting with President Nikos ...

The almost 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid transported from Cyprus to Gaza on the ship the Open Arms have been successfully unloaded in Gaza, the Cypriot government said on Saturday. Speaking ...

Paphos’ Park of Colours is nearing completion, according to the town’s mayor Phaedonas Phaedonos, who on Friday said it would “integrate seamlessly into the urban infrastructure”. With a total ...

The aim is to provide more humanitarian aid to Gaza, using the aid corridor that Cyprus proposed and is being implemented, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Responding to journalists’ ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday that with political will the goal of resuming Cyprus talks can be reached. Christodoulides was commenting on the Cyprus problem and the visit of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday that everything will be investigated at the Osiou Avakoum monastery, where scandals have been rife. Asked to comment on a statement by opposition Akel ...

A 40-year-old Limassol resident was arrested as a suspect in a child pornography case, police said on Friday. According to police, the electronic crime unit discovered the suspect was allegedly ...

The Vice-President of the European Commission for the promotion of the European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, will visit Cyprus next Friday, according to a press release by the commission. ...

The UN is continuing the effort to find common for the sake of both communities in Cyprus, UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric said on Friday, during his press briefing. Dujarric was ...

The CPP-Metron Consortium Ltd (CMC) is set to resume construction of an LNG terminal in Vasiliko over the weekend, it emerged on Friday. During a meeting between CPP representatives from ...

A Turkish Cypriot who owns a portion of the land in Ayios Dhometios, where the ‘government’ plans to build a Turkish-funded Islamic ‘presidential’ complex, is taking legal action against the ...

A park in Thessaloniki had been named after the Greek General Georgios Katsanis, who fought alongside Greek Cypriots when Turkey invaded the island in 1974. Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides attended the ...

Criticism rained down on the police on Friday over the way they have handled the monks’ scandal so far, with the force denying special treatment to the church because of ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou invoked the name of late United States President John F Kennedy in a speech to mark World Consumer Rights Day on Friday. He said, “as is ...

Consumers in Cyprus are in a dire situation as ongoing increases in the prices of essential goods, energy costs, and high interest rates have further eroded their standard of living, ...

A total of eight people were arrested on Thursday evening after two fights broke out at a children’s shelter in Larnaca. Police said the first fight took place at ...

The Met Office on Friday warned that Green Monday may be hit with “localised rain” around Cyprus. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, Met Office spokesman Panagiotis Georgiou said the rain ...

The Larnaca district court on Friday issued a five-day remand against a 43-year-old man who was arrested on the same day for being the suspected recipient of millions of euros ...

Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou was admitted to the Nicosia general hospital on Thursday night, it was reported on Friday. While it has been disclosed that he is suffering from “...