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The Justice Ministry is moving to establish special rapid intervention teams following the seven-hour closure of the Nicosia Limassol highway after a lorry overturned. In a statement issued on Friday, ...

The prosecution in the ‘golden passport’ case concerning alleged irregularities in Cyprus’ citizenship-by-investment scheme told the court on Friday that it had provided all the information requested by the defence ...

The government has assured that any proposals for a settlement on the Cyprus problem falling outside the framework of UN Security Council resolutions would be rejected. Speaking on Friday, government ...

By Marko Ljubicic Sometimes I wonder about the motives of the friends, colleagues and family members who recommend restaurants for me to review. Most, I imagine, have good intentions. They ...

Police have defended their handling of Thursday’s motorway closure, saying the hours-long disruption on the Limassol-Nicosia highway was unavoidable because of the complexity of recovering a heavy goods vehicle ...

Fidias Panayiotou did not attend today’s National Council meeting ahead of next week’s UN talks on the Cyprus problem, claiming he did not possess sufficient knowledge to advise ...

The National Council reaffirmed its support on Friday for President Nikos Christodoulides’ efforts to restart negotiations on the Cyprus problem, welcoming next week’s visit by UN Secretary General Antonio ...

A section of wall surrounding a block of flats in Ayios Dometios, Nicosia, collapsed on Friday during excavation works for the foundations of a new building to be built next ...

All three people arrested in connection with a TikTok livestream in which a child with Down syndrome was encouraged to perform indecent acts were released on Friday, after the Nicosia ...

Power cuts are “unacceptable” and inconsistent with the profile of Cyprus as a modern European tourist destination, the association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) said on Friday. Stek expressed its ...

Five hundred million euro worth of new roads and improvements in Limassol to ease congestion will be presented and discussed on Friday by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades during a meeting ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday pledged to continue strengthening Cyprus’ defence capabilities, telling newly sworn-in National Guard recruits that the country must remain prepared in the face of the continuing ...

Police have filed a criminal case against journalist Makarios Drousiotis and a woman known publicly as ‘Sandy’, with both facing around 101 counts following an investigation into allegations that fabricated messages ...

A fire caused material damage to the enclosed parking area of a home in the village of Nikoklia on Thursday night, though no one was injured, the fire service said ...

Cyprus’ electricity demand is expected to be fully covered throughout the day, the Transmission System Operator’s Haris Zavallis said on Friday. Zavallis said the available conventional production stood at 1,188 ...

Graffiti with the words ‘Mafia State’ and depicting former President Nicos Anastasiades holding a sign saying ‘passports on sale’ were spotted on Friday across the old town of Nicosia. The ...

Football violence erupted during the AEK Larnaca – Beitar Jerusalem match on Thursday night, with a South Korean tourist couple becoming unintended victims after their rental car was damaged in the ...

Twelve people were arrested in overnight police operations across the island for various offences including drink driving, public insult, the possession of drugs and illegal residence. The police pulled over ...

On Friday, it will be predominantly clear, although there will be an increase in cloud cover in some areas. The temperature will reach around 39 degrees Celsius inland, around 32 degrees in ...

Romani Youssef sits in a detention centre, waiting to be deported back to Egypt after being arrested as a ‘prohibited immigrant’ two months ago. Meanwhile, his Cypriot fiancée Anthi ...

Fidias Panayiotou, the 26-year-old TikToker and now leader of the Direct Democracy party, said on Thursday he will not attend another meeting of the National Council. In a video published ...

The public school system must become more student-centred, place greater emphasis on critical thinking and creativity, and better adapt to the needs of every child, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said ...

A Cyprus-based outfit has partnered up with a Greek company to develop new industrial capabilities in defence systems in Cyprus, the two companies announced on Thursday. Metlen, through M Technologies, ...

Special investigator Andreas Paschalides has been summoned to a parliamentary committee that will scrutinise his findings over the Videogate affair, but it’s unclear if he will attend, it transpired ...