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The contractor responsible for building the new motorway linking Paphos and Polis Chrysochous has requested an additional €32,329,800 to complete phase one of the project by April 29, 2027 – three years later than ...

The cruise ship Silver Ray anchored this morning off the coast of Kato Paphos, with over 1,000 passengers and crew. According to the Paphos Port and Marine Police, the vessel is ...

The installation of wave breakers to protect Paphos’ seafront will be discussed in early November during a meeting between the transport ministry and local municipalities to finalise provisions for funding, ...

Pollution from the Dhekelia power station has exceeded prescribed limits to an alarming degree month after month, data charts released by the environment department revealed on Friday. Emissions of nitrogen ...

In anticipation of an upcoming meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday emphasised the need for comprehensive preparations to ensure effective outcomes that will pave ...

The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) announced on Friday the appointment of Michael Tatham CMG as the new British High Commissioner to Cyprus. Tatham will take up his ...

Flights carrying the first shipment of medicines and consumables from Cyprus to Lebanon left on Friday morning. A second shipment is expected to depart on Saturday, according to the Cyprus ...

A brand new festival will take over an old neighbourhood in Limassol next weekend collecting oral stories, photographs and treasures of its people and history. It’s time to welcome ...

Professional fishermen in Kato Paphos complained on Friday that restricted car access to the harbour is making their work difficult. Head of the fishing association, Leonidas Leonidou, said that the ...

The intangible cultural heritage of Cyprus must survive as a feature of our identity, Deputy Minister of Culture Vassiliki Kassianidou told participants at a traditional folkloric event in Larnaca. The ...

Police arrested two men in Paphos on Thursday for an investigated case of theft, on the same day the crime had been reported. The suspects, aged 26 and 50, were taken into ...

The 51st Cyprus International Rally gets underway today with the official opening ceremony taking place at 5.30pm in Spyridaki square, on Makariou avenue in Nicosia. Organised by the Cyprus Automobile ...

Police in Nicosia arrested a 32-year-old man for an investigated case of car theft on Friday. According to the police, the stolen vehicle was located on Wednesday in ​​Nicosia and ...

Friday will be mostly clear with periodic clouds. Temperatures will rise to 27C in the interior and the coasts, and 20C in the higher mountains. Winds will be mainly north-to ...

The impact of maintenance works that have closed the road linking the Baths of Aphrodite and the Fontana Amorosa beach in the Akamas national park was not properly assessed, environmentalists ...

The use of mobile phones and other smart electronic devices by students has been banned in all high schools, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday. While students are ...

The plenum on Thursday gave the nod to a 1.5 per cent pay rise to public-sector employees, based on a deal struck in July between trade unions and the government. The ...

Authorities on Thursday said they remained on alert for a possible cyberattack on critical infrastructures after threats made on the dark web by a known group of hackers. Unnamed sources ...

Draft amendments to the criminal code of the Republic of Cyprus, concerning the criminalisation of fake news, should not be pursued in their current form, the Organisation for Security and ...

Time to travel back in time to medieval era with knights, horse carriages and folk music as the Renaissance Fair returns to Pyrga village. The Community Council of Pyrga is ...

Almost three tonnes of medicines and consumables have been gathered for Lebanon and the dispatch of aid to Beirut will begin on Friday, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The ...

Cyprus is the weakest country militarily in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East region, lagging behind both in manpower and equipment, a just-released study has found. According to the ...

A German real estate agent, charged with the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property in the north, on Thursday denied any involvement in all 44 charges she is facing. The German woman ...

More than 1,500 people have so far benefited from special housing schemes targeted at rural and mountain areas, the government said on Thursday. The schemes are designed to help young people ...