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The sea daffodil (Pancratium maritimum) is September’s plant of the month, chosen by the agriculture ministry as part of its efforts to educate the public about plants endemic to ...

Nine out of ten Cypriots believe that the EU should only fund member states that respect the rule of law and democratic principles, a Eurobarometer survey published on Friday revealed. ...

UN special representative and head of Unficyp Elizabeth Spehar said she still has hope there will be a solution to the Cyprus problem after her farewell meeting with President Nicos ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will on Tuesday discuss with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou the issue of the ‘Ataturk reference’ debacle, it was announced after discussion on the issue at the cabinet ...

The increasing use of drones to fight fires was underlined on Friday by the Cyprus Institute, whose Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) spotted a fire. One of the lab’s ...

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 ...

A three-day-remand order was issued on Friday against a 59-year-old man arrested the previous day suspected of financial fraud in Russia. Interpol Moscow informed Cyprus in November 2012 that the 59-year-old ...

An eight-day-remand order was issued against a 21-year-old man by the Limassol District Court on Friday after he was arrested with over 7 kilos of cannabis on Thursday, while police are ...

Τhe interior ministry said reforms to meet lifeguards’ demands have been under way since July, adding they were surprised by the latter’s decision to strike on Friday. Earlier, members ...

The Legal Service has given specific directions for how investigations into two doctors who allegedly issued fake vaccination certificates are to proceed it was announced on Friday that nine patients ...

Police on Friday said they fined four businesses a total of €13,250 for violating coronavirus protocols as part of 2,700 nationwide checks carried out in the 24 hours up to 6am. The largest ...

Transavia, which flies to/from Cyprus from Amsterdam, is planning to boost its flights to twice per week in the winter, and once per day in the summer. This is ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos expressed ‘total satisfaction’ with the progress of the Larnaca port and marina redevelopment project after visiting the site on Thursday, September 9. Karousos met with people from ...

Environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus has launched an email campaign to protest development projects threatening the Akamas peninsula. By following this link, participants can co-sign a letter posing a number of ...

In a special ceremony Thursday evening, President Nicos Anastasiades thanked the Cypriot firefighting mission deployed to Greece last month for going “above and beyond,” adding that their dedication made all ...

Autopsies will be carried out on the bodies of two women who died suddenly on Thursday, one in Famagusta, the other in the Larnaca district. One of the women was ...

A scheme aimed to promote the audiovisual industry in Cyprus appears to have been tainted by conflicts of interest and the revolving door phenomenon, the auditor-general told MPs on Thursday. ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced three more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing tracked 174 positives. The decedents were a man aged 99 and a woman aged 74 who passed away on Wednesday ...

Pogo, the Akel-affiliated women’s organisation, on Thursday castigated efforts to link Cyprus’ demographic issue with migration as a cheap attempt to divert attention from the difficulties young people face ...

A museum of Christian art hosting some 300 works of art from all over the world has been established at Aradippou municipality following an agreement with the owner of the collection, ...

A meeting has been set for Friday between Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and the family of the 12-year-old pupil who was not allowed to board a school bus because she ...

Cyprus is reported to be among several countries that will not participate in September’s event marking 20 years since the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, according to sources cited ...

The health ministry announced 27 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Friday for groups eligible for free tests. To get tested, people need to present proof of identity ...

A two-year, €7m project to upgrade Kapparis avenue in Protaras will get underway this month following the signing of the relevant contracts in the presence of Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, ...