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Journalists are to hold a minute’s silence at noon on Monday in memory of colleagues who lost their lives covering events in Palestine, head of the Cypriot journalists’ union ...

A donkey was run over by an ambulance near Rizokarpaso on Saturday night. The ambulance was being driven with a patient on board from the Rizokarpaso health centre to the ...

Police in Paphos caught two underage drivers on Sunday. According to the police, the first driver caught was a 17-year-old driving with another minor, without a licence and without third-party ...

A Greek short film festival which aims to showcase young filmmakers is arriving in Cyprus to screen its award-winning films, starting with Paphos on Monday. According to its announcement, the ...

Children grow up with stories, enchanted by them at bedtime, in books and at family gatherings. They hold valuable lessons and more than being oral history, they take listeners on ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides said he hoped UN Secretary-General personal envoy Maria Holguin would soon be able to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the ...

Italian President Sergio Mattarella, the longest-serving president in the history of the Italian Republic, arrives in Cyprus on Monday for a two-day official visit. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis noted the ...

Monday will be partly overcast with isolated rain and storms expected, mainly in the north half of the island, in the mountains, and possibly in the southeast. Thin dust will ...

Upcoming performances offer something for most tastes says ELENI PHILIPPOU As the final week of February approaches and March signals the start of spring, a new season of cultural events ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Cyprus’ performance in public finances is considered satisfactory, as reflected, among others, in the favourable evaluations of international organizations and rating agencies. As a ...

Advocates for the legacy of late Cypriot artist Stass Paraskos have expressed disappointment and shock at the deputy ministry of culture’s officious handling of the pre-existing Lemba art college. ...

The second in a series of articles by Leontios Ierodiakonou looks at how Archbishop Makarios persistently badgered the Greek leadership into internationalising the Cyprus problem Makarios appears to have never ...

Police arrested a 28-year-old man in Nicosia, who is suspected of injuring a man and a woman with a knife in a break-in, authorities said on Sunday. According to police, ...

The weather will be mostly fair on Sunday, the met service said, adding that from Monday on there will be a chance of scattered showers. The temperature is set to ...

In reforming the Cyprus tax system basic conditions of adequacy, fairness, and its effective and uncomplicated administration should be met While the Cyprus government is repeatedly advertising the good performance ...

By James Horncastle and Jack Adam MacLennan The recent death of Alexei Navalny brought immediate condemnations from world leaders, with the American president immediately pointing the finger of blame at ...

Two men were remanded at Famagusta district court on Saturday, in connection with two boats which reached Cape Greco carrying 147 migrants. During questioning, the migrants identified the two men, aged 19 ...

Next month will be eventful and it is fast approaching. With the arrival of spring and the carnival season, March is expected to have a packed cultural calendar. One venue ...

Recently, we’ve been hearing that Cyprus is highly xenophobic. But the truth isn’t that cut and dried finds ALIX NORMAN Apparently, Cyprus is xenophobic? You’ll have seen ...

Limassol shipping companies sanctioned by US Companies registered in Cyprus were hit with sanctions on Friday, as the US, UK and Canada sought to toughen the crackdown on Russia, two ...

CyBC will be paying out over a million euros to journalist Evdokia Loizou, who contracted viral encephalitis from her working conditions, the court ruled on Friday. According to the Nicosia ...

The British woman who reported being gang raped while on holiday in Ayia Napa took the stand at Famagusta criminal court this week. The hearing took place behind closed doors ...

The construction of the new central prison building by 2026 will significantly alleviate the issue of overcrowding in prisons, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Friday. He was speaking after meeting ...

Turkish energy company Aksa made $1 billion (€924 million) in profit in Cyprus since 2000, Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Mechanical Engineers chairman Ayer Yarkiner claimed on Friday. Yarkiner at a joint press conference ...