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A love cruise is among the summer events being organised by the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) to support their charity work. With a limited number of ...

SBA police have confirmed that two individuals have been charged with possessing crystal meth with the intent to supply, whilst a third person is facing charges of possession after they ...

One of the world’s largest cruise line operators, Royal Caribbean International considers Cyprus a potential future cruise destination, senior vice president Sean Treacy told an event in Limassol. Treacy ...

Employees in more than 100 hotels in all districts have expressed interest in being vaccinated against the coronavirus after hoteliers arranged with the health ministry for mobile units to administer the ...

The first minister of social welfare said Friday she would work hard to boost social services and create additional facilities to enable more effective interventions and support by the state. ...

Ahrodite Hills Resort will be transformed into a ‘Sports Village’ and awaken the global Olympic spirit during the Tokyo Olympic Games. Guests are invited to take on various sports activities ...

A 30-year-old man was found dead in the sea off Limassol, police said on Friday. Authorities received information regarding an unconscious man found in a coastal area of the district ...

The EU digital Covid certificate can only be used to travel across European borders but does not represent a valid certificate to access venues in Cyprus, according to the Deputy ...

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 – in audio form. Presented by ...

Ten presidents of Greek American organisations in a letter express grave concern regarding the renewed threats currently facing Cyprus coming from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and urge US president ...

A 50-year-old man was arrested late on Thursday after officers found weapons, illegally killed birds, drugs and duty-free tobacco products in his home in the Famagusta district. The search was ...

Nurses at Nicosia general hospital staged an unscheduled work stoppage early on Friday in protest at what they termed Okypy’s ‘authoritarian’ behaviour which they said affects the operation of ...

A 39-year-old man was arrested for car arson, Paphos police said on Friday. The man is suspected to have set the car of a 32-year-old woman on fire around 3.45am ...

A total of 40 people, including two business owners, were fined for failing to abide by coronavirus protocols after 2,777 checks nationwide, police said on Friday. The majority of checks, 776, were carried ...

Eighteen migrants arrived in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias early on Friday, with police investigating whether they arrived through the north. The new arrival concerns 14 men, two women and two children, who ...

Turkey’s state-owned energy company TPAO has applied for a licence to explore for crude oil in the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish Energy Ministry said in a statement in the ...

The digital readiness of Cyprus consumers is quite well-developed, a new study shows. Consumers in the pandemic spent more using cards in supermarkets, pharmacies and on insurance, while they bought ...

The human centered approach used at the Cyprus prison has led to reduced rates of reoffending, its director Anna Aristotelous said on Thursday. She said in recent years the number ...

The finance ministry has ordered an administrative probe into an apparent foul-up that saw €14.3 million in coronavirus-related relief provided by the government end up with ineligible companies. The matter came ...

Despite warnings from the government and the banking industry not to, lawmakers on Thursday passed a law further extending a freeze on home foreclosures. This will draw out the current ...

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is investigating a possible case of fraud involving EU grants received by companies linked to the former commissioner for the development of mountain communities, it ...

Lifeguards on Thursday called off a planned three-hour nationwide work stoppage planned for Friday. The decision to cancel the strike came after a meeting between the lifeguards’ association (Psen), Interior ...

No deaths from coronavirus occurred Thursday although a new record of 993 positives were recorded, the health ministry said. The 993 latest positives came from 49,032 tests (of which 7,924 with PCR), for a ...

Cyprus has been ‘downgraded’ to the ‘dark red’ zone for coronavirus in the latest update issued by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Thursday, after registering 493.13 ...