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Police on Thursday arrested two people in Limassol, a woman aged 54 and a man aged 19, in connection with a case of housebreaking and theft, unlawful possession of property, and conspiracy ...

Police on Thursday seized around 22 kilograms of cannabis, 400 grams of cocaine, a gun and a large sum of money exceeding €50,000 in a large-scale operation carried out in cooperation with the ...

Limassol police uncovered an old weapons cache containing up to 50 guns, including ammunition and hand grenades. Officers found the items on Thursday following a tip-off and subsequently visited a warehouse ...

The recently enthroned Archbishop Georgios met newly elected President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday at the archbishopric in Nicosia. The two exchanged congratulations for their new posts and vowed to speak ...

As the first month of spring, March brings with it a new array of cultural performances. The agenda at Rialto Theatre will have something for all tastes and genres whether ...

In today’s episode, there’s the latest on the new president’s meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar. Elsewhere, the agriculture minister is pleased over the finalisation of ...

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 ...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides will meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis on March 13 in Athens. The incoming president explained that he will discuss the Cyprus problem with his counterpart, specifically towards ...

Property investment in Larnaca is booming and it is not surprising that investors are highly interested in the city given the variety of properties available for investment and large-scale development ...

Cyprus has been ranked as one of the most social media-obsessed countries in Europe, according to a recently published study by gaming site AskGamblers. According to the site, the study ...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) this week announced that new financing agreements signed in Cyprus for the year 2022 amounted to €250 million, with all of them relating to green projects. In 2022, ...

Cyprus’ tourism revenue for the period between January and December 2022 is estimated to have amounted to €2.43 billion, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

Christakis Meleties, community leader of Kokkinotrimithia, on Thursday called for the Pournara migrant reception to be relocated – “we’re done”. “We want Pournara to close – we’ve reached our limits – ...

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides and British High Commissioner to Cyprus Irfan Siddiq on Thursday delivered their final remarks on the fifth annual Strategic Leadership Programme in Cyprus, which lasted five ...

A senior United Nations official will visit Cyprus next month for discussions with the two leaders, reports said on Thursday. The purpose of the discussions will be to explore ways ...

Momentum is building up for Greece-Turkey relations and the Cyprus issue, Syriza head Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday during a visit to Cyprus. Tsipras was in the country to attend ...

The family of writer and politician Rina Katselli on Thursday donated five of her paintings to the deputy ministry of culture. Katselli’s daughter Despina said that it was her ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday urged the foreign diplomatic corps in Cyprus to work with his successor on the Cyprus issue for a settlement based strictly on UN resolutions. The ...

No, it is not a gory horror film screening that is coming up. It is something much more ordinary and not as frightening. The Bloody Movie Night, as organisers Let’...

The political spotlight remains on Disy despite its presidential election defeat, with both remaining contenders in the party leadership race promising unity and change. “Even in defeat, we [Disy] manage ...

Citizens and ‘officials’ in the north were in uproar on Thursday, after ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu said whoever wasn’t happy with the ‘government’s’ handling of the ...

The prices for most Green Monday staples have gone up this year, in some cases by around 3 per cent, but in others by up to 60 per cent, the price observatory ...

The auditor-general has once again uncovered doctors charging the state exorbitant rates amid dubious practices – with one charging Gesy €226,000 within just five months. “What was he doing, working 48 hours a ...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides kept everyone guessing on Thursday as to the composition of his incoming administration, saying only that he’d announce his cabinet early next week – Monday or Tuesday ...