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In today’s episode, Cyprus came to a standstill yesterday as thousands of workers across all sectors went on a three-hour, island-wide strike over an impasse between the government and ...

Authorities have warned the public about a phone scam where callers contacting individuals on WhatsApp pretend to be calling from the police and ask for personal details. In a statement, ...

The chief returning officer has announced that the conducting of exit polls outside the polling stations is not prohibited by the electoral legislation, provided that their result only announced after ...

In today’s episode, Cyprus will go into an effective standstill for three hours on Thursday, disrupting everything from schools, airlines, court cases and public transport and other sectors. The ...

Police in Paphos on Thursday are investigating a 75-year-old man, who is suspected of threatening two tenants at his daughter’s apartment with a gun over a rental dispute. According ...

Blood banks across the country will operate normally during the scheduled nationwide three-hour strike set to take place on Thursday. An announcement specified that due to the high demand for ...

Independent presidential candidate Achilleas Demetriades met on Wednesday with former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci. Speaking after the meeting, Demetriades referred to the bond of friendship and mutual respect that ...

In today’s episode, the transport ministry has warned that a general strike being held around the island on Thursday is set to affect travellers as airlines operating at Larnaca ...

A 31-year-old mother was seriously injured in a car crash in Timi on Tuesday night when the car she was driving with her three-year-old son collided into an oncoming vehicle. ...

Aglandjia municipality and the Ayios Theodoros Pitsilias community were crowned the ‘green capitals’ of Cyprus on Tuesday. Attending the ceremony President Nicos Anastasiades said the government’s policy already focuses ...

Police have appealed for information following a fatal road accident that occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning in Nicosia, resulting in the death of Kyriakos Oxynos, 24, from Engomi. The ...

Paphos municipality announced on Tuesday the start of construction works to improve Eleftherios Venizelos Avenue. According to the announcement, the project includes demolition and reconstruction of pavements, earthworks, and the ...

Police on Monday arrested a 42-year-old suspect wanted for a case of fraud under investigation since December last year. Following the suspect’s arrest, police confiscated a quantity of cannabis, ...

A sum of money found by police in the possession of a 31-year-old man stopped for traffic violations was identified as being stolen on January 16 from the vehicle of a 67...

On Tuesday the weather will be mostly clear. Winds will be north-easterly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort and the sea will be calm to a little rough. Temperatures will ...

News websites are set to join the general strike over the cost of living allowance (CoLA) on Thursday after the journalists union said on Monday it was part of measures ...

By Richard Boxall The ongoing controversy in world cricket about the running out of a batsman by ‘Mankading’ was brought into sharp focus at Ypsonas cricket ground on Sunday, when ...

A fire broke out in the early hours of Monday in a coffee shop in Kaimakli, and Nicosia police are investigating the incident as a case of arson. The fire ...

Police have arrested a 55-year-old man who allegedly stabbed and injured a 58-year-old with a knife in Paphos on January 8. According to a police statement, on January 8 the 58-year-old reported ...

On Monday morning the weather will be mostly sunny with some locally increased cloud cover expected after noon. Police have issued an ice warning for mountain roads and drivers are ...

In today’s episode, Russia could not have expected Cyprus to disagree with Europe’s collective decisions and ought to engage in a little self-criticism, President Nicos Anastasiades said. His ...

A 46-year-old man has been arrested carrying two knives and two prop pistols in Strovolos, police said on Friday. According to the announcement of the Nicosia police, the man was ...

The three main candidates for the presidency, joined by Elam’s Christos Christou, held their fourth televised debate on Thursday evening. Christou, Disy’s Averof Neophytou, Akel’s Andreas Mavroyiannis, ...

A 50-year-old man will stand trial on February 1 after having been charged with extracting money under false pretences. Paphos district court ordered the suspect held in police custody until the ...