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CYPRUS has bucked a Europe-wide trend of increased consumption of illicit cigarettes, according to the latest annual study into the matter by the audit and tax service company KPMG. In ...

The consumer protection service has warned the public to avoid making online purchases from the website known as ‘BigBazzar Outlet’. The service says that customers have reported buying trainers from ...

Cyprus Public Transport took delivery of the country’s first ever electric buses on Tuesday. It is hoped that the five buses, which were manufactured by Chinese company Yutong, will ...

Foreclosures have been suspended until the end of October, while a special judicial procedure will be created to deal with non-performing loans (NPLs), cabinet decided on Wednesday. Primary properties valued ...

The police on Wednesday sought to address the public’s complaints over mobile camera units and said the locations may be announced via an app. Police spokesman Christos Andreou said ...

Cyprus’ airports experienced a promising first half of 2023 as passenger traffic soared, marking a remarkable 3 per cent increase compared to the corresponding period in 2019. Hermes Airports, the company tasked with ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a dramatic woman, not held back by convention, who follows a globe-trotting life bringing the benefits of pre-Hispanic traditions to the world The name is majestic in ...

The selection process of the 2023 ESSO recruits of the national guard will be attended on Friday, by Minister of Defence, Michalis Georgallas the ministry announced. In its announcement, the ministry ...

A Turkish Airlines plane, on a flight from the Dalaman to Beirut on Wednesday, requested to land at the illegal Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north due to engine failure. ...

The University of Nicosia and Gloria Gallery are co-organising an exhibition by internationally known Greek painter Konstantinos Spyropoulos. Running until July 15, his The Fullness of Empty Space exhibition will run ...

Police in Paphos on Tuesday arrested a 41-year-old man for an investigated case of theft from a vehicle. According to the CID spokesman, Michalis Nikolaou, on Monday a complaint was ...

In today’s episode, the leaders of the two sides should promote more contact and cooperation as well as the opening of more crossing points, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ...

Limassol police on Wednesday announced the seizure of over 340 rounds of ammunition, a large amount of cash and a quantity of cocaine, from the residence of a 49-year-old man, who ...

An 18-year-old man is hospitalised in serious condition following a traffic accident in Ayia Napa on Tuesday night. According to police statement, the young man is being treated at the ...

The third age observatory and the paraplegics association have expressed grave concerns about the poor design of bus stops and how the situation affects the elderly and disabled in particular. ...

Consulting and advisory firm PwC Cyprus on Tuesday said that its foundation is ushering in a new approach to social contribution, focusing on the three core pillars of education and ...

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Tiny Kox is on an official visit to to the island on Wednesday until July 7 by invitation of House ...

Police on Wednesday reported another migrant boat arrival off the coast of Famagusta. In little over two months, since May 9, the coast guard has intercepted 17 boats, carrying a total of 419 ...

The Retail Sales Value Index in Cyprus recorded a year-on-year increase of 8.7 per cent in May 2023, while the Retail Sales Volume Index remained more subdued at 6.1 per cent, reflecting the ...

On Wednesday weather will be clear with locally increased afternoon clouds in the mountains. The winds will be mainly south-westerly to north-westerly, weak to moderate up to 4 Beaufort and locally ...

The European Commission has acknowledged some tweaking is necessary to their original regulation limiting pesticide use, but farmers must acknowledge change is coming By Alexandra Attalides Τhe recent mobilisation of ...

MPs on Tuesday were considering the approval of a €345,000 supplementary budget to compensate an American citizen of Turkish Cypriot origin for loss of use of his property where a petrol ...

Attracting productive direct investments in our country is of paramount importance for the Government, Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides said in his address at the 11th Invest Cyprus International Investments Awards ...

The death of six-year-old girl, who was critically injured during a jet-ski accident at Lady’s Mile over the weekend, was attributed to a severe head injury, state pathologists said ...