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Three construction workers fell nine metres at a building site in Strovolos, leaving one in a critical condition, police said on Sunday. The men, aged 33, 45 and 49, were working on a ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that the new directorate for combating organised crime, dubbed the ‘Cypriot FBI’, dramatically changes how the state will tackle serious crime. In a recorded ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said that though he is ready to make certain concessions in a Cyprus settlement, the return of Morphou is “non-negotiable”. Speaking at the 46th anti-occupation event organised ...

Two drivers were taken to hospital after a head-on collision on the Polis Chrysochous to Paphos Road near Tsada on Saturday night. The crash happened at about 11pm, when a ...

A 66-year-old driver was arrested after his car hit six pedestrians, among them two young children, in Argaka in Paphos district on Saturday evening. The collision happened shortly before 6.30pm, ...

EAC cables were responsible for several fires that broke out in recent weeks, with the forestry department saying that whilst the situation has vastly improved, the electricity network was responsible ...

Police confirmed on Sunday that a bear that escaped from its enclosure at Melios Zoo on Saturday evening has been returned safely. Police were informed by the manager of a ...

Isolated rain and possible thunderstorms are expected on Sunday afternoon, mainly over Troodos, Nicosia and Kyrenia. According to the Met Office, the day will start partly cloudy, with some light ...

By Stelios Georgakis, Head, Directorate General Payments, Central Bank of Cyprus  Cyprus has long stood at the crossroads of continents, cultures and trade routes. Throughout its history, our island has ...

Like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound, would be an apt analogy for the relief measures announced at the end of September to tackle the rising cost of living. ...

Former justice minister Emily Yiolitis defended on Saturday her comment that she disagrees with Cyprus using the Greek national anthem, saying critics had distorted her words and chosen to “sell ...

Three owls caught in illegal traps near Zygi have been freed and released, the Committee against Bird Slaughter (CABS) said on Saturday, as officers seized 150 limesticks at trapping sites. CABS ...

The deep connections between the islands of Ireland and Cyprus are being marked by the University of Cyprus’ Irish Studies Collective through a series of international collaborations, literary events and ...

Cyprus expects to join the Schengen area in full during 2027, Deputy Migration Minister Nikolas Ioannides said on Saturday. Speaking to CyBC, Ioannides said the government expects to finish six outstanding ...

More Greek Cypriots are crossing into the occupied north to fill their tanks, the customs department said on Saturday, as fuel prices in the Republic continue to rise. Speaking on ...

A monument dedicated to Eoka heroes was unveiled in Pyrgos, Limassol by President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday, who announced a total of €160,000 in government funding for the community. The first €10,000 ...

A 47-year-old Georgian national suspected of attempting to murder a 44-year-old in Mouttayiaka was remanded in custody for eight days by the Limassol district court on Saturday. Police asked for ...

A full day of being immersed in a hidden garden oasis, getting your hands in the dirt and creating is on the agenda for those in Nicosia. Gardens of the ...

Pieros Karoullas and Lysia Demetriou were elected co-chairs of Volt on Saturday. The pair defeated economist Ioannis Tirkides and Natasa Ioannou, who previously stood for Kyrenia in May’s parliamentary ...

One of the founding members of Disy, Frixos Koulermos rejected on Saturday claims he pressured or blackmailed leader Annita Demetriou and MP George Pamborides, saying only “politically immoral and malignant ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday that the Cyprus ship registry has grown some 27 per-cent in three years, as he addressed the fifth Thalassa festival on the Limassol Molos. He ...

Police are investigating two robberies in Limassol in which two women were targeted by hooded gangs on motorcycles in the early hours of Saturday. In the first case, a 25-year-old ...

A 61-year-old woman is in intensive care on a ventilator after a collision on Omonia Avenue in Limassol left six people injured on Friday night. Two others are in a ...

Police arrested seven people on Friday night for offences including illegal stay, drink driving and theft. Officers stopped and checked 699 drivers and 213 passengers. Traffic checks resulted in 330 charges for various ...