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UK Border Force agents recently joined forces with immigration and customs officers from the Bases and Cyprus for joint training on modern slavery. This joint initiative aims to bolster efforts ...

Products labelled as ‘legal cannabis’ may not be as legal as they claim, the National Addictions Authority warned on Wednesday, adding that on the contrary, they are potentially dangerous. The ...

The 18 people who had been stranded in Tanzania due to political unrest returned to Cyprus on Wednesday morning, the foreign ministry said. The repatriation operation for the 14 students, two teachers ...

By Tomaz Lovsin Across the EU, policymakers and regulators are drifting toward tighter control of expression. This article makes the legal and philosophical case – rooted in a limited-government, libertarian perspective – ...

For the fifth year, the Association of Expatriates and Friends of Fini is organising a ppalouze-making event in the capital. Coming up this Sunday in a beautiful old neighbourhood, this ...

Cypriot champions Pafos FC are set to host Spanish outfit Villarreal at Limassol’s Alphamega Stadium in the Champions League on Wednesday night, and will do so in search of ...

Trade unions will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday afternoon to determine their response to a proposal on how the Cost-of-Living Allowance (CoLA) will be applied across public and private ...

High Representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy, Kaja Kallas will visit Cyprus on Wednesday for talks ahead of the country’s EU Council Presidency, which ...

A weak low-pressure system is affecting Cyprus, bringing thin layers of dust into the atmosphere, according to the meteorological service. On Wednesday, conditions are expected to remain mostly clear through ...

By Efi Xanthou On October 24 the forestry department felled a big number of eucalyptus and pine trees without warning anybody at the Akademias park in Aglandjia. They just barged in ...

Cyprus aims to meet 100 per cent of its water needs independently by installing two permanent desalination units by 2028, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. “The effective treatment of water scarcity ...

The north’s ‘parliament’ could not be opened for business on Tuesday after not enough of its members entered the chamber for proceedings to be able to begin, with members ...

The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) announced on Tuesday fines totaling €1.94 million had been slapped on a number of companies found to have colluded in the production, trade ...

The anti-corruption authority will this month make public the findings of two investigations, the head of the body told MPs on Tuesday. The first investigation, to be released likely next ...

Cyprus has seen 4,096 serious crimes recorded this year until the end of September, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis told the House finance committee on Tuesday. This represents a 5.27 per cent increase ...

Turkey is expected to “normalise” its relations with the Republic of Cyprus, while any kind of actions that could increase tensions and hinder the resumption of talks on the Cyprus ...

The leaseholder of the historic Saint Phanourios church in Kyrenia, Ali Arinc, has begun a hunger strike after the foundation’s administration (Evkaf) decided not to renew his lease, with ...

The judicial service on Tuesday requested additional judges, support staff and infrastructure funding in its 2026 budget review before the House legal committee to cut the backlogging of justice. The proposed ...

No other country in the world has as many voluntary blood donors per head of the population as Cyprus, DISY MP Prodromos Alambritis said on Tuesday as the House labour ...

Private criminal charges were filed against five individuals on Tuesday over the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, whose body was found under a bridge in Limassol 20 years ago. The ...

A student support fund chaired by the first lady and driven by private donations gives the impression of being a charity-for-influence scheme, the Audit Office said on Tuesday. “There exists ...

It is important for the court to see conditions on the ground in EU member states, president of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Koen Lenaerts said on Tuesday during ...

Certain Tesla vehicles may have an issue with the electrically controlled door handle, the road transport department (TOM) warned on Tuesday. The warning follows a preliminary investigation launched by the ...

A person was rescued by the joint rescue and coordination centre (JRCC) on Tuesday from a commercial ship in Larnaca bay. At around 9.45am, the JRCC activated the Nearchos plan ...