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Two hunters from Nicosia have been fined a combined €6,180 after game and fauna Service officers caught them hunting illegally in the village of Miliou, in Paphos. The pair were found ...

Cyprus Football Association chairman Haris Loizides wrote a letter to his Spanish counterpart Rafael Louzan, urging him to discourage footballing giant Barcelona from organising a children’s football camp in ...

School supply vouchers have been donated to families still facing financial difficulties following last year’s devastating wildfire in the Limassol district. A delegation from the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council (...

Disy MP George Pamborides said organised crime has infiltrated politics, as he confirmed he will seek the party’s nomination for the 2028 presidential election. Speaking on Alpha TV, Pamborides claimed ...

A decree allowing police to impound e-scooters involved in traffic violations is heading for public consultation, as concern grows over a rise in serious accidents despite tougher legislation introduced earlier ...

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as a trade war between the United States and Canada ...

The Cyprus economy appears to be resilient to external shocks and continues to grow at a satisfactory rate, although inflationary trends persist, the finance minister said on Tuesday. Makis Keravnos ...

Lewis Hamilton has rowed back on sarcastic radio messages he made during Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix, saying he had not presented the “best version” of himself. The seven-times Formula ...

Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed two young children and at least two other Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials in the territory said. Medics and relatives said ...

German Bundestag member Maximilian Krah, who belongs to the country’s largest opposition party, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), on Tuesday visited the north, holding a meeting with ‘parliament ...

A total of 34 arrests were made over the past week for a range of offences, including eight for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Sovereign Base Areas police ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday issued an 8,400-word defence of his actions before and during his term in office, pushing back on allegations levelled at him in the anti-corruption ...

The average person makes 35,000 decisions a day, and picking the right hiking destination might not be the most important but it can sometimes seem like the most difficult. It demands ...

The cabinet has approved a national strategy for multiple sclerosis, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides announced on Tuesday. Speaking at the presidential palace following the morning cabinet meeting, Charalambides described the ...

Britain set out plans to spend £10 billion ($13.6 billion) on lower-cost housing for renters with a focus on London, although its target for offering social rent was lower than a pledge ...

Carlos Ezpeleta has been promoted to deputy CEO of MotoGP Group, the commercial rights holder of the motorcycle racing championships, the organisation said on Tuesday, bringing him into the company’...

A 22-year-old German tourist has died after being pulled unconscious from the swimming pool of an apartment complex in the Famagusta district yesterday night. The man was recovered from the ...

The number of all-day schools has risen to 381, up from 220 in 2023, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou announced on Tuesday, following a decision by cabinet to expand the scheme ahead of the ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) has accepted the listing of €50 million worth of new 13-week Republic of Cyprus government bills, with trading due to begin on Friday, August 28, 2026. The CSE ...

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing and circulating counterfeit banknotes, police said on Tuesday. Officers in the Famagusta district acted on a tip-off concerning two €50 notes ...

The Nicosia district government on Tuesday signed a contract with the Thessaloniki water supply and sewerage company (Eyath) to be provided with “expertise” in “the field of geographic information systems”. ...

Alpha Bank has completed the process of acquiring the remaining shares in Alpha Trust Holdings, giving the bank and parties acting alongside it 100 per cent ownership and voting rights in ...

A criminal investigation is under way into a general practitioner and an orthopaedic surgeon after the audit office found evidence suggesting collusion between doctors and prison officers over falsifying sick ...

This is a first for Cyprus – a Japanese music recital with a traditional instrument. Koto is a Japanese zither instrument which has a long wooden body and thirteen strings, traditionally ...