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Cyprus’ proximity to regions experiencing long-term political crises and military conflicts leaves no room for complacency over handling migration, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. In a speech at ...

If the ongoing traffic issues in Limassol are not properly addressed, people’s quality of life “will deteriorate very quickly,” Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. He was speaking ...

MPs expressed their disappointment at the lack of ATMs available in Cyprus at the House commerce committee on Tuesday. Committee chairman and Disy MP Kyiacos Hadjiyiannis said he had contacted ...

A teenage boy was on Tuesday identified as the victim of a fatal car accident on the Palaichori-Nicosia Road. The teen was identified as 17-year-old Alexandros Kashioulis. An autopsy was ...

The government is still searching for a new premises in which to store medicines, spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists, he said Health Minister Michael Damianos is ...

Refugee estate apartment buildings deemed unsafe over two decades ago still have people living in them, the House refugee committee heard on Tuesday. A static adequacy study was conducted on ...

With women giving birth to 1.4 children, Cyprus falls way below the level of fertility needed to replace the population, which stands at 2.1, the House ad hoc demographics committee heard on ...

The enrichment of Cyprus’ economic model is of vital importance, said the finance minister, Makis Keravnos, stressing that “the bet is to maintain the investment level” which was objective of ...

An “initially positive response” from stakeholders on the issue of using workers from third countries to fill gaps in the labour market is a “step in the right direction”, Labour ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday that those who care about the party should be “with us and not against us”. Speaking on the sidelines of a press conference, ...

Cyprus was hit by hailstorms and intense rain for a second day on Tuesday, causing road closures and some power outages. Hail was reported at the entrance to the Nicosia ...

Kition Ocean Holdings, which is overseeing the Larnaca port and marina revamp, has filed a case against the government for causing delays and breaching contract, it emerged on Tuesday. According ...

Disy had warned the ‘situation’ in Gaza would affect the migration crisis, party leader Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday, as she called for a collective approach within the EU to ...

In a film festival for everyone, the balance between blockbusters and independent film is in focus at Cyprus Film Days says ELENI PHILIPPOU “There’s definitely a Cypriot film renaissance,” ...

Children required to give evidence in court are now able to do so via video link, after the installation of the requisite equipment at the Children’s House in Nicosia. ...

The appeals court on Tuesday reserved its decision over an 82-year-old grandfather jailed for shooting a man who was attempting to steal electricity cables. The pensioner’s lawyer Maria Neophytou ...

The Amalthea plan, Cyprus’ humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza, is to continue despite Israel’s “reprehensible attack” on aid workers, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking at Nicosia’s 14...

The Great Sea Interconnector project will offer triple benefits to Cyprus, with better energy security, a ‘green mix’ of power generation and cheaper energy for all consumers, the Greek Independent ...

‘Isotita’ has created a rescue workers branch of its trade union an announcement said on Tuesday. The union said that it “aspires to become an effective and dynamic body representing ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades sought to clarify the reason for stalled works on the touted multimillion euro Larnaca port revamp on Tuesday. According to the minister, a procedural hold-up on ...

By Richard Boxall Sri Lanka Lions had a mixed weekend of cricket, comprehensively beating Amdocs in the BAOFinancial 40 Over Cup presented by HurryCurry on Saturday before losing a crucial T20 ...

Christodoulos Patsalides was sworn in as Central Bank governor in a ceremony at the presidential palace on Tuesday morning. Patsalides was sworn in by President Nikos Christodoulides and described his ...

The McDonald’s Ayia Napa Youth Soccer Festival is proud to welcome Lidl Cyprus as our platinum sponsor for this year’s event. For the 3rd consecutive year Lidl Cyprus ...

The state understands Lebanon’s position and will seek to further the issue of stemming migration flows with allies in the EU, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. Speaking ...