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Paphos police on Wednesday were investigating after burglars stole more than €10,000 in cash, jewellery and luxury items from two houses in Kissonerga and Kato Paphos. The first burglary was reported ...

Paphos traffic police on Wednesday were investigating the conditions of a collision that resulted in the serious hospitalisation of a motorcyclist. The man, 50, is treated in serious but stable condition ...

Three Nicosia-based businesses were fined a total of €5,000 for violating coronavirus protocols in 24 hours, police said on Wednesday. According to the police announcement, a cafeteria owner was booked for €4,000 for ...

Cyprus’ residential property price indexes plateaued somewhat during the second quarter of 2021 according to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus. The indexes were affected by a slight drop ...

The attorney-general has appealed a Supreme Court decision on disclosing bank transactions abroad at a time they were banned during the lead up to the 2013 haircut on deposits By Nicolas ...

The Education Ministry on Tuesday said it will implement a more comprehensive sex education programme in primary schools starting November in order to combat sexual violence against children. Access to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the reconstruction of fire-stricken areas in Mati, the seaside resort near Athens ...

Turkey’s violations in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone also affect the EU’s interests and goals, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Christodoulides said the violations, among other things, ...

A Limassol primary school will close until the end of the week after a cluster of Covid cases was discovered, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Limassol school board president Dinos Ellinas ...

Amid concern over rising grain prices, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Tuesday assured MPs on the House agriculture committee that the government will support livestock farmers. Kadis also assured the ...

Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said on Tuesday he has asked the Greek Cypriot representative on the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) to ask, for humanitarian reasons, for the immediate excavation ...

The health ministry announced 181 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Tuesday. As there were no deaths, the death toll remains 564, of whom 358 were men and 206 women. There are 61 ...

The health ministry on Tuesday issued updated instructions regarding Covid-19 positive cases and their contacts. Managing positive cases Any person who tests positive with a rapid or PCR test must ...

A bill extending maternity leave for second and third children will be discussed as a matter of urgency at the House labour committee next Tuesday with a view to a ...

A new, tweaked tenders procedure inviting carriers to submit bids for a Cyprus-Greece ferry link – discontinued some 20 years ago – should be rolled out by next month, deputy minister for shipping ...

Speeding up the digital transition of the House of Representatives and modernising its operation were the focus of a meeting on Tuesday between House president Annita Demetriou and deputy minister ...

Frederick university has launched a free online platform for flood forecasting in Cyprus and Attica in Greece. The platform was developed by Frederick Research Centre through the CyFFORS (Cyprus Flood ...

Alonas’ hazelnut forest will be cleaned and promoted through a project forming part of the national strategy for the development of Troodos mountain communities. The environment department in collaboration with ...

State health services organisation (Okypy) is by the side of patients, its Chief Executive Officer said on Tuesday as he announced the pandemic had cost the island’s health service ...

Health ministry sources on Tuesday said that 6,772 people’s SafePasses are no longer valid as policy shifted on Monday to exclude those who failed to return for a second Covid ...

A 31-year-old man who was found guilty of sexually abusing two of the three underage daughters of his partner received a five-year jail sentence on Monday. Nicosia criminal court sentenced ...

A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Cyprus, Greece and Egypt signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to connect their respective electricity grids in Athens on Tuesday, with the Greek premier calling the emerging alliance among ...

The House commerce committee heard on Tuesday that the appointment of a consumer commissioner could help prevent profiteering during the price surge and ensure a level playing field. President of ...