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A police car was completely destroyed on Easter Saturday night in what Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriakou called an “organised attack”. The car had been set on fire when police ...

Israeli leaders are waiting with bated breath to find out if the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is going to issue arrest warrants against some of them for ...

A factory in Nicosia’s Dali and Latsia has purchased €1 million in equipment before receiving the necessary permits, residents from the area alleged on Saturday, calling on the state to ...

Accepting Turkey’s conditions to resume talks for the Cyprus problem would be a mistake, Archbishop Georgios said in his Easter message on Saturday. He sent an “anguished appeal to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides stressed “the importance of Easter” and extended his wishes for the wellbeing and success of all Cypriots while delivering a televised speech to the nation. Christodoulides acknowledged ...

Hamas negotiators began intensified talks on Saturday on a possible Gaza truce that would see a halt to the fighting and the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas ...

The fire service on Saturday said strong winds across Cyprus mean the traditional bonfire may risk homes, infrastructure and human lives. Spokesman for the service Andreas Kettis urged authorities and ...

Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos underlined the Republic of Cyprus’ “unwavering position for a solution” that must be within the framework of the UN Security Council for a bizonal, bicommunal ...

And not just at Easter. ALIX NORMAN asks if faith still matters to us in this day and age Cyprus has more public holidays than any other country in Europe. ...

The government, through no fault of its own, has been pushed into a tight corner by Kition Ocean Holdings, the company that has the contract for the development of Larnaca ...

Unpredictable weather between Cyprus and Gaza may delay the transportation of humanitarian aid to the strip, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said on Friday. He said there ...

The act of covering one’s face at a protest may be outlawed, according to a new bill put forward by the government. The bill, which has been put forward ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) welcomed the findings of a Moneyval report released a day prior regarding progress made in addressing money laundering and terrorism financing. Moneyval is ...

Cars in the north should drive on the right hand side of the road, the north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Zorlu Tore said. Speaking on Turkish television, Tore said tourists travelling ...

Consumers across Cyprus are “waiting until the last minute” to do their Easter shopping, supermarkets’ association chairman Andreas Hadjiadamou said on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he ...

President Nikos Christodoulides can always be relied on to present events in the most positive way imaginable. Describing Thursday’s visit to Lebanon with the President of the European Commission ...

The EU will continue to support efforts for a Cyprus solution, heads of the EU commission and parliament representations on the island said on Thursday. Commission representative Myrto Zambarta and ...

Authorities have seized some 800 kg of meat products from the market ahead of the coming Easter, though not for health reasons, the agriculture minister said on Thursday. Maria Panayiotou told ...

A Greek Cypriot man has died after being involved in a road traffic accident in the north. The man, named as 79-year-old Photis Photiou, was driving his pickup truck on ...

Cyprus on Thursday welcomed a Moneyval report that said the country had improved measures in tackling money laundering and combating terrorism financing, though it identified existing shortcomings. Moneyval is the ...

A total of 7,500 people have submitted applications for participation in the national solidarity fund scheme for depositors and bondholders affected by the bank haircut in 2013, it was revealed on Thursday, ...

Cyprus hails EU €1 billion support package to Lebanon By Nikolaos Prakas The EU has offered Lebanon a financial package of €1 billion, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on ...

Cyprus has rejected the new proposal by consortium Chevron, NewMed Energy, and BG Cyprus (Shell) to develop the ‘Aphrodite’ natural gas field in block 12 of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), ...

A group of United States congressmen on Wednesday night tabled a bill which would extend the waiver renewal period for the country’s arms embargo on Cyprus from one year ...