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Tourism is returning to pre-pandemic levels, deputy minister for tourism Costas Koumis said on Friday. Speaking to Cybc radio, Koumis was optimistic about the tourism industry, saying that it is ...

Three minors have been apprehended by police over a fire last week that burned four airport shuttle buses, authorities said on Friday. Police said that they received witness testimony against ...

The zero VAT measure appears to be having a stable positive impact a month and a half into its implementation, the energy ministry announced on Friday. According to a survey ...

The Greek and Turkish Cypriot mayors of Famagusta met in the town recently in a show of friendship, it emerged on Friday. Turkish Cypriot mayor Suleyman Ulucay invited his Greek ...

Greece’s independent power transmission operator (IPTO) and EuroAsia Interconnector have concluded a strategic agreement allowing the former to acquire 25 per cent of the EuroAsia share capital. “The entry of ...

The summer season is when traditional festivals take place all over the island celebrating local produce, traditional music and seasonal delights. In the first week of July, several events will ...

The Paphos District Court on Thursday issued a one-day detention order against two persons being investigated for forgery and impersonation, following their attempt to fly from Paphos airport without proper ...

With a packed calendar and two returning annual events, Rialto Theatre welcomes the busiest month of the season. Not only will July bring a series of theatre, dance and music ...

In today’s episode, 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 ...

Paphos police arrested a couple on Friday following a call about a disturbance in a hotel room and a report that one of the two was allegedly self-harming. According to ...

The Cyprus Marine Club held a successful event on Tuesday, with Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanoli, as guest speaker. The event, titled ‘Hundred days in charge as Shipping Deputy Minister,’ ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Police in Larnaca arrested three people on Thursday in connection with two cases of theft and illegal possession of property. The first case, according to police, concerns an incident shortly ...

A 71-year-old British tourist died in Paphos on Thursday following a dive. According to police, the elderly man was part of a group of amateur divers, accompanied by a professional ...

Bars and restaurants across Cyprus experienced a notable decline in occupancy rates, with the drop in guests ranging from 25 per cent to 30 per cent in June, according to Neophytos Thrasyvoulou, ...

Israeli intelligence services (Mossad) have located and arrested the man behind the thwarted terrorist attack against an Israeli businessman on the island. The man in question, Youssef Shihabazi Abasalilou, was ...

The two men accused of a double murder in Limassol were charged with premeditated murder on Friday morning and remanded in custody for seven days. The pair appeared in court ...

Following a decision by the Board of Directors of Alpha Bank Cyprus and the necessary approvals from regulatory authorities, Miltos Michaelas has taken on the role of CEO of Alpha ...

On Friday after the dispersal of local thin fog and low cloud, the weather will be mostly clear. In the early afternoon locally increased cloud cover may bring isolated showers, ...

The House on Thursday passed legislation scrapping mid-term exams at public high schools while keeping one final exam at the end of the academic year which will carry a 30 per ...

The junior ministry of research and innovation has no staff in place to prevent a cyberattack, it emerged on Thursday at the House audit committee. The statements came from the ...

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 ...