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Planning an event is never an easy task; there are numerous factors to take into consideration, from the nature of the event to the number of people invited. And even ...

A 38-year-old man was handed a six-year jail sentence after being found guilty by Larnaca district court for drug trafficking. A police statement outlining the facts of the case said ...

Half of the official population of northern Nicosia are university students, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Tuesday. Harmanci was speaking at the “100th Anniversary Ankara Urban Development ...

Podiatry services are now included in Gesy for some categories of patients, as of Wednesday. The Pancypriot Association of Registered Podiatrists (Psep) said the move is “proof of the collective ...

The industrial dispute between low-wage civil servants and the government was settled “in the best possible way”, Finance Minister Permanent Secretary George Panteli said on Wednesday. Panteli was speaking after ...

To start off the busy autumn agenda is a series of live music nights at several local bars. On Thursday night, musicians and fans will gather at Sarah’s Jazz ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades doubled down on Wednesday on the issuing of €300 fines for those who run red lights. Speaking to newspaper Phileleftheros, he said “there is no question of ...

Limassol and the culture of the island are there to be explored by passengers on Holland America cruise ship Nieuw Statendam. JONATHAN SHKURKO takes advantage of a pit stop presented ...

Banks on Wednesday agreed to extend the foreclose freeze for primary properties but stressed it was the last time this would happen, urging government and parliament to find a solution ...

A Cypriot taverna serving Chinese food might sound strange, but stay with me on this one. Klimataria Taverna is positioned on the pretty central square of Mandria village and has ...

Paphos police on Wednesday were seeking two suspects in a case of theft, which reportedly took place on Monday. According to spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, on Monday a woman reported that ...

The north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek) on Tuesday night walked back plans to increase electricity tariffs by nearly a third, having announced the price hikes just hours earlier. The latest ...

The goal is to find common ground between both sides to reach an agreement on collective labour agreements for employees at the hospitals, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday. ...

THEO PANAYIDES listens to the remarkable story of a Limassol-based social media star who channelled his need for control into creativity and blurs the lines between gender fluidity and trolling ...

Is it the season of art exhibitions? It certainly seems so as two more open in Nicosia, while Larnaca is preparing to welcome an exhibition in mid November. At Alpha ...

The art exhibitions just keep on coming. As we step further into the autumn season, more and more are added to the cultural agenda. This month, new ones open in ...

In today’s episode, a proposal to establish a humanitarian aid corridor from Cyprus to Gaza was “received positively” by Israel, President Nikos Christodoulides said. Elsewhere, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou ...

By Iole Damaskinos and Nikolaos Prakas Further measures will be taken by police, following two high-profile Cyprus gangland murders almost 36 hours apart, police said after a meeting on Wednesday. The ...

The UN assistant Secretary General for peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is in Cyprus on Wednesday for a three-day visit. He is expected to hold separate meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides ...

HELLENiQ ENERGY, formerly known as Hellenic Petroleum, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of six solar parks in Cyprus with a total capacity of 26 MW. According to the announcement, this strategic ...

Cyprus has been selected to host the International Conference and General Assembly of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA International) in 2024, with the event set to take ...

Tourism, leisure industries impact Natura 2000 areas By Maria Ladommatou Cyprus is part of the Natura 2000 network, which entails 62 marine and terrestrial conservation areas across the Republic of Cyprus up to ...

The president of the Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evep) George Mais this week emphasised the necessity of accelerating actions and efforts related to the digital transformation and other ...

Wednesday will be partly cloudy with isolated rains or storms expected, mainly in the mountains and the east. Temperatures will rise to 31C inland, 30C on the coast, and 21C ...