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Lawmakers on Thursday voiced concern that the new Limassol stadium – costing taxpayers around €40 million – could remain idle, leaving the three local sports clubs without a venue. Works at the stadium ...

The government on Thursday sent a message to the international community to remind it of the need to clarify the fate the missing persons in Cyprus. Speaking at the unveiling ...

Three officials from the road transport department were suspended on Thursday as an investigation is ongoing on alleged interference in the department’s system to grant driving licences to people ...

The transport ministry on Thursday called on airport employees and companies to respect the relevant decrees and regulations, a day after an unlawful work stoppage caused travel chaos at Paphos ...

Private doctors with practices within hospital contracted with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) had their request to maintain the status quo rejected by a court on Thursday. The move was ...

Tuberculosis and HIV positive cases at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers have been screened and there is ‘no cause of concern’, the interior ministry said on Thursday. The ...

Close to 7,500 passengers travelled the Greece-Cyprus ferry link this past summer, surpassing the government’s expectations, as authorities vowed the service will be further improved for the coming season – along ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said Cyprus has solid institutional frameworks and laws in place to protect people from wiretapping, as well as experts and scientists preventing the issue from taking place. ...

Police said on Thursday that they received warrants to exhume and conduct a further autopsy on the body of a 15-year-old, who was reported to have died from medical negligence ...

The official launch of the €1.5 million holistic information technology system managing cases, files, and documents (e-Law) took place on Wednesday, aiming to improve the organisation and operation of the legal ...

Thousands of passengers were stranded at Paphos airport on Wednesday amidst a protest by ground staff which affected over 20 flights. Some airlines had to transfer passengers to various hotels following ...

A 76-year-old man was hospitalised in serious condition late on Wednesday after he was hit by a car while crossing the road in Peyia. Paphos CID chief and police spokesman ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved €30 million in the second supplementary state budget for this year to continue the subsidy for the increased electricity prices. The total amount of the second supplementary ...

State universities should offer places to private school graduates with international qualifications, parents of children attending private high schools said on Wednesday. Representatives of parents and guardians of private school ...

Architectural heritage is an important asset for the country, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Wednesday as he announced the comprehensive programme for the protection and promotion of listed buildings. ...

Cabinet on Wednesday rubberstamped a €3.7 million scheme for 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the country. The efforts are part of the national recovery and resilience plan titled ‘rapid transition to ...

Russian citizens applying for tourist visas in Cyprus will have to pay €80 from December 1 onwards, along with providing additional paperwork for stricter checks. While not a particularly steep fee, it ...

The Cyprus Architects’ Association on Wednesday condemned Limassol municipality’s decision to grant a tender to a private company for the revamp of the municipal gardens, requesting the intervention of ...

Larnaca district court remanded a 23-year-old man for eight days on Wednesday in connection with importing 13 kilos of cannabis. At around 2pm on Tuesday, the drug squad and customs at ...

Attorney general George Savvides said on Wednesday the independent criminal investigator Ilias Stephanou’s findings on the infamous ‘spy van’ case in 2019 cannot be made public as they are part ...

There were reports on Tuesday of Turkish soldiers mobilising in the buffer zone area of Astromeritis, Nicosia as a Greek Cypriot farmer went about his work in a field located ...

Police in a Twitter post on Tuesday said 70 arrest warrants were issued on Monday in connection to the incidents at Pournara migrant reception centre last Friday (October 28). Clashes broke out ...

Prison staff who are members of the Pasydy union on Tuesday threw their support behind suspended colleagues at the Nicosia central prison who were relieved of duties following the death ...

Stakeholders in the healthcare sector on Tuesday repeated concerns over the formation of an oligopoly but some also stressed that such fears – however valid – should not go to the other ...