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A brand-new festival launches this week and aims to revive the nature of Arakapas village by bringing people closer to the environment. The first edition of the Back to the ...
Yet another food delivery driver was attacked on Wednesday evening in Limassol.
The 23-year-old foreigner, who is studying in Cyprus and working part time as a food delivery driver, reported ...
A 15-year-old was arrested and detained on Wednesday in connection with an attack and attempted theft against a delivery driver in Limassol.
Three others had been arrested on October 25. Two ...
President Nikos Christodoulides heads to Maximou in Athens on Thursday to discuss the outcome of his meeting on Wednesday with US President Joe Biden at the White House.
Christodoulides is ...
Two teens, aged 15 and 16, were arrested on Wednesday in Paphos to facilitate investigations in connection with conspiracy to commit a crime, theft and carrying a knife.
Police were informed at 5.10...
Cloudy skies on Thursday may bring isolated showers mainly in the mountains, while Friday will see fine dust in the atmosphere.
Weather on Thursday will start off partly cloudy, with ...
The energy ministry has reissued its grants scheme for encouraging the use of renewable energy sources in residences to accommodate an additional 3,000 applications from households across Cyprus.
According to the ...
A total of 12.5 billion TL (€336 million) for the year 2025 was allocated to the north by Turkey’s president’s office as part of its annual financial programme on Wednesday.
The ...
The European Union “attaches particular importance to the resumption and progress of talks for a solution to the Cyprus problem” for the further development of relations between itself and Turkey, ...
A total of 80 farms have been quarantined and 150 animals are dead as the north is “ravaged” by an outbreak of bluetongue disease, he north’s animal producers’ and breeders’ union ...
Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Wednesday night called for Cyprus to join Nato after the day’s meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and United States President Joe Biden.
“It ...
The government’s plan to introduce foreign language undergraduate programmes at the country’s public universities is “based on scientific arguments”, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday.
Speaking to ...
United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he remains optimistic about the prospect of a solution to the Cyprus problem, following a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides at the ...
The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday reserved its decision over legislation that would require more state officials to submit capital statements – including the attorney-general and deputy attorney-general.
Legal teams from ...
A €10,000 ceiling in the use of cash for the purchase of goods or services was discussed at the House ethics committee on Wednesday, as part of a bill put forward ...
The government is determined to clamp down on racist attacks against delivery drivers, which are primarily unfolding in Limassol, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday.
In statements after a ...
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday met Yusuf Dikec, the Olympic silver medallist who went viral on social media over the summer for his nonchalant style while competing in ...
The north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek was on Wednesday reported to the police over the death of a 20-day-old baby who was fed ethanol with her formula milk.
Dincyurek ...
Limassol district court on Wednesday remanded two individuals for six days in connection with an attack against a delivery driver.
Court heard the 28-year-old driver had an unknown substance thrown ...
The deadline for submitting 2023 tax returns has been extended until November 30, the tax office announced on Wednesday.
This marks the second extension this year, which was decided on Tuesday during ...
Germany has donated €160,000 to the CMP (Committee on Missing Persons) in Cyprus.
The donation makes Germany’s financial contribution to the CMP to a total of €960,000 since 2006.
These funds will ...
Finikoudes seafront in Larnaca is getting a permanent police presence, with an information kiosk and foot patrol officers, to crack down on crime and increase the sense of safety among ...
Police carried out a series of raids on Monday in the context of an operation to clamp down on organised crime, including last month’s fire at the Nicosia racecourse.
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Tensions continued on Wednesday in the Deneia area, where farmers were reportedly obstructed by Turkish soldiers while attempting to cultivate their fields before both sides then later left the area.
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