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Paphos district court on Thursday handed down a 17-year jail sentence on a man, having earlier found him guilty of smuggling in 22 kilograms of cannabis. The 24-year-old defendant had been ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Thursday met students from Ayios Georgios High School in Lakatamia to award them for their participation in the Junior Achievement Cyprus “Student Enterprise” competition. In ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is satisfied by the paragraph about the Cyprus problem in the draft conclusions of the European Council, which is holding its summit meeting on Thursday. In relation ...

Police in Limassol have arrested a man who had been on the run for nearly two years after escaping from the Germasogeia police station in September 2021. The man, aged 26, had ...

The European Commission’s annual report on the implementation of the Green Line Regulation found that trade was up by 138 per cent and almost six million crossings took place. The ...

The two technical committees appointed by Cyprus and Israel, tasked with putting plans into actions on electricity and natural gas projects, are to begin contacts within 15 days. Energy Minister George ...

Various representatives of the Larnaca district, including mayors, mukhtars, and members of parliament, have come together to voice their opposition to the proposed relocation of the Dali asphalt plant to ...

Preliminary data released by the state’s statistical service on Thursday revealed a 7.2 per cent increase in average gross monthly earnings for employees during the first quarter of 2023, compared to ...

According to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week, total deposits in May recorded a net increase of €164.8 million, reaching €52 billion. In addition, loans saw a ...

In a prime spot on one of Cyprus’ favourite beaches, PAUL LAMBIS enjoys a hotel that focuses on customer needs Building on the popularity of tourism in the area, Protaras ...

With summer now almost in full swing, labour inspection officer Evangelitsa Tsoulofta has reminded employers of their responsibilities regarding working in hot weather. Speaking on Thursday, she said that rising ...

The positions of the Paphos chamber of commerce and industry regarding the region’s planned new marina have been adopted by the deputy ministry of tourism, the chamber’s chairman ...

When one thinks of Cypriot mountain villages, images of waterfalls, coffee shops and local handicrafts come to mind. Family excursions, traditional music and Cypriot hospitality help paint the picture and ...

A family in Xylofagou, desperately searching for their beloved pet bird, on Thursday asked for help to bring the parrot home, and reunite it with their distraught daughter. Lee Byard, ...

The price of petrol is set to rise by 8.32 cents per litre and heating fuel by 6.38 cents, with petrol station owners saying they have no choice but to add the ...

National guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou’s family is determined to open private criminal proceedings against those who they deem responsible for covering up his death in 2005, lawyer Christos Triantafyllides told the ...

David Hunter suffocating his wife was an act of love and mercy, his defence told court on Thursday, while the prosecution sought to tear down the argument, saying Hunter had ...

Disy and Akel MPs reacted on Thursday to the scrapping of relief measures for fuel and electricity, arguing that the summer months were the worst possible time to end the ...

I hadn’t heard about Noesis Restaurant before but noticed it by chance one evening when taking a stroll along the walkway that connects Phinikoudes beach to Mackenzy. From the ...

In today’s episode, following the attorney-general’s announcement that no evidence of criminal wrongdoing has come up in the case of the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, his ...

Sessions, the multifaceted programme of queer happenings, launches its second cycle of operation from June to December 2023, taking over the entire building of the State Gallery of Contemporary Art – SPEL. ...

Police in Paphos on Wednesday arrested a 28-year-old man for an investigated case of burglary and theft. According to police spokesman, Michalis Nikolaou the man was arrested for a shop ...

On Thursday initial low clouds will give way to clear skies. In the afternoon hours locally increased clouds may bring showers in the mountains. The winds will be south-westerly to ...

A 41-year-old motorcyclist on Thursday is hospitalised in a critical condition in Nicosia following an accident that occurred in the early morning hours. According to police statement, shorty before 2am, ...