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The government announced on Tuesday its intention to create a “national action plan for the third age and active ageing”. Explaining the decision, Social Welfare Deputy Minister Marilena Evangelou said ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Tuesday spoke of “cautious optimism” regarding talks with energy giant Chevron over development of the Aphrodite offshore gas field. Without divulging details of the discussions – ...

Two men aged 41 and 44 arrested in connection with the murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos in Limassol on October 30 were remanded for a further two days on Tuesday. Before the proceedings began ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday evening that “time will prove what a big mistake the European Union made by punishing the Turkish Cypriots.” Erdogan was speaking following ...

Cyprus will increase its contribution to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) and intensify the excavations to locate missing persons, Government Spokesman ...

The department of environment and the game service have officially acknowledged a slew of violations of the legal terms governing road improvements in Akamas it was reported on Tuesday. The ...

Apartments in new high-rise developments in Trikomo (Iskele) are selling for more than £200,000 (€229,048), according to newspaper Diyalog. This price represents a stark increase in comparison to just two years ago, ...

The Supreme Court has rejected former police chief Michalis Papageorgiou’s appeal against his sacking in 2014. Papageorgiou was relieved of his duties as police chief after Elam members stormed a ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) warned on Tuesday of a recent surge in the sending of false and malicious messages to mobile phones, using the name and logo of national ...

The capital of Cyprus joined the map of innovative European cities, following the direction for smart and sustainable cities, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, at the inauguration of the ...

A snap meeting was held at the presidential palace on Monday, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said, to discuss the revelations in last week’s ‘Cyprus Confidential’ report claiming to ...

The health ministry presented a budget for 2024 11.6 per cent greater than the year before on Monday, with most of the budget set to be for the government’s contribution to ...

A total of 181 employees at the integrated casino resort in Limassol have lost their jobs, the operator Melco said on Monday, citing the “ongoing conflict in Israel”. As a result, ...

The European Union’s One Stop Shop for Green Line trade commenced its operations on Monday. The One Stop Shop, which is located on Deligiorgi Street in Nicosia, aims to ...

The price of fresh fish and vegetables went down by 17 and 13 per cent in October, while the price of toilet paper had a 17 per cent price spike compared to September. ...

The ongoing conflict in Gaza poses a significant threat to tourism in Cyprus, resulting in cancellations and reduced arrivals, particularly from Israel, president of the Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Sunday sold the television channel he founded, Kanal T. The channel has been sold to the Bagimsiz media group for £800,000 (€914,330), which was founded in ...

A man was arrested in Morphou in the early hours of Monday after helping his son escape to the Republic after the latter had caused a car crash which left ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou dismissed solar panel installers’ concerns on Monday regarding the “Photovoltaics for all” plan, which is set to launch next year. Installers had earlier expressed concerns that ...

A 63-year-old man was found drink driving more than five times over the limit, police said on Monday. He was also driving without a licence and insurance. Paphos police spokesman ...

The president’s statements and his directives to suspend road construction projects in the Akama Peninsula provide a final opportunity to avert a disaster, environmental group Friends of Akamas have ...

By Dorina Mastora The advent of digital currencies presents us with a new epoch characterised by an innovative breed of money. At the heart of this revolution is the digital ...

Single issue? Progressive? Just some of the difficult choices in the Greens leadership elections next week The Cyprus Green party are holding their general conference next Sunday, electing a new ...

Cypriots use the social media as the main source of information according to the recent findings of a special Eurobarometer. The most popular source of information in Cyprus was social ...