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Out-of-court fines for traffic violations will largely remain the same but offenders will have more time to pay them, according to tweaks to the legislation discussed in parliament on Thursday. ...

A total of 247 birds, all finches, were killed in a fire set on bird cages in the village of Mandres in the north. The cages were in the back garden ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday met with the advisory committee on tax reform, asking that progress on this matter be accelerated, in order to reap any benefits at the earliest ...

One in ten women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis in Cyprus, Minister of Health Michael Damianos said. The condition affects the quality of life of millions of women worldwide ...

Turkish Cypriot authorities were criticised this week after Cameroonian anti-racism campaigner Emmanuel Achiri discovered he has been barred from going to the north, despite having lived there for almost a ...

The second ship tasked with transporting humanitarian aid to Gaza, called Jennifer, is scheduled to set sail by the end of the week, most likely on Saturday, weather conditions permitting, ...

The patients’ association (Osak) called on all state healthcare (Gesy) beneficiaries to activate their online medical profiles in an announcement on Thursday. The organisation called on the public to update ...

The 44-year-old driver of the double-cab involved in the quadruple fatal crash that occurred in the early hours of January 1, 2024 in Limassol, pled not guilty to any of the ten ...

Police officers are over-reliant on messaging application Viber due to the lack of an official electronic communication method, trade union Isotita’s police branch chairman Nikos Loizidis said on Thursday. ...

Close to two thirds of road fatalities in Cyprus happen in urban areas, figures from the road safety performance index showed on Thursday. According to the 46th Road Safety Performance ...

The US-built port in Gaza being constructed as part of the ‘Amalthea’ humanitarian sea corridor initiative, could be ready significantly before May 1, President Nikos Christodoulides, said on Thursday. Speaking at ...

The Supreme Court rejected a request from two Helios orphans seeking compensation from the government over the plane crash that killed their parents, it emerged on Wednesday. The case was ...

The Audit Office said on Wednesday the defence ministry is riddled with financial mismanagement, while the national guard is failing to follow correct safety guidelines and procedures. One of the ...

Thousands of people said that they are concerned about “fabricated miracles” within the echelons of the church in Cyprus, following the multiple scandals that have rocked the now infamous Osiou ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou is set to visit other European countries to continue promoting Cyprus’ effort to reassess Syria’s status and get some areas of the country classified as ...

The police branch of the Isotita trade union on Wednesday threatened legal action over plans to extend staff hours in the coming months. The police had on Tuesday announced a ...

Defence minister Vassilis Palmas and French ambassador Salina Grenet-Catalano met on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperations between the two nations. During the meeting, Palmas was invited to the French frigate ...

The electricity authority (EAC) has been left in the lurch and smart meter installation has again fallen into a state of limbo, after the administrative court’s decision to forbid ...

Findings of the analyses completed on water samples from the Achna dam are worrying, the Greens party said in a statement on Wednesday. The party noted that a month has ...

The payment of a ‘personal secretary’ allowance to former presidents and House presidents is problematic, the Audit Office said on Tuesday, even warning that it might report the matter to ...

Meetings regarding the potential roll-out of ‘red buttons’ on bracelets for elderly people are underway, Social Welfare Deputy Minister Marilena Evangelou said on Tuesday. The idea of the ‘red buttons’ ...

The government is to open or expand 30 kindergartens across the country, Social Welfare Deputy Minister Marilena Evangelou said on Tuesday. She said the new and expanded kindergartens will also operate ...

Proposals covering the operation of luxury camping sites – or glamping units – were submitted to the House commerce committee on Tuesday by Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis aiming to push ...

Over 3,500 people will be voted to positions of public office in the elections on June 9, the interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elias said on Tuesday. Speaking after meeting political parties ...