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Taking flak for the recent rolling power cuts, the government on Monday promised an energy storage system would be in place by next summer, while unions affiliated to the Electricity ...

34-year-old Eirin Papakitsa was murdered at her home in Paphos on Sunday evening in what is being investigated as a possible femicide after her 53-year-old partner admitted stabbing her with ...

Three people accused of trafficking a 48-year-old woman will face trial before the Paphos criminal court in October, it was ruled on Monday. Aged 51, 79 and 44, they are accused of conspiring ...

A cabinet reshuffle is “a constitutional right held by the president of the Republic”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday amid ongoing rumours that President Nikos Christodoulides will make ...

The Cyprus democratic lawyers’ association on Monday demanded that criminal charges be brought against a defence witness in the case of the five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north last ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s rhetoric “will intensify even more” as October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election draws closer, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. His comments come ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to seek the consent of the UN Security Council for the replacement of UN special representative and head of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (...

An object resembling a plastic bullet was found and seized by the Larnaca police on Monday in relation to an ongoing investigation involving an air rifle attack the previous day. ...

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) on Sunday evening rescued four people who had jumped from the sea caves at Cape Greco in the Ayia Napa area. This marks the ...

Police on Sunday afternoon arrested a 31-year-old man after a chase in an area of Limassol. A small amount of drugs were found in his possession. According to police, an ...

The new week will start off summery with temperatures to climb up to 36 degrees Celsius inland, 31 degrees on the western and southwestern coasts and 34 degrees in the remaining coastal areas. ...

By Professor Kerim Munir As a graduate of The English School, Nicosia, celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, I reflect with deep gratitude on the values this institution instilled in ...

‘There will be major unrest if this goes ahead. When I heard it, I thought it was a joke’ A controversial rule limiting the number of dogs per household in ...

In a colourful, well-groomed attempt to attract tourism, the Alona community council organised Cyprus’ first ever village garden competition on August 9. Residents were invited to showcase their private gardens in ...

‘Their career was over, so why not give them a second chance at a normal laid-back life?’ Marilia Petrou had always dreamed of owning horses. Although she spent her childhood ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will take part this afternoon in a video conference of the “coalition of the willing,” – a grouping of allies of Kyiv – held at the level of heads ...

Dr Andreas Procopiou The recent electricity shortages in Cyprus have exposed deep, long-standing weaknesses in our energy system. In the crucial late afternoon and evening hours, available conventional capacity drops ...

Investigations into the heavily criticised and now defunct citizenship-by-investment programme, also known as the golden passport scheme, remain difficult, as authorities struggle with complicated case files and limited cooperation from ...

The Cyprus foreign ministry on Saturday welcomed the resignation of the UK trade envoy to Turkey Afzal Khan after his recent visit to unrecognised northern Cyprus, saying it sent a ...

Saturday marked 65 years since the proclamation of Cyprus as an independent Republic after 82 years under British rule, based on the Zurich-London agreements signed on on August 16, 1960. “Our state, the Republic ...

A police officer was remanded for two days by Nicosia district court on Saturday for alleged sexual harassment and indecent assault. The officer was arrested on Friday while a disciplinary ...

Larnaca district court on Saturday issued a five-day remand for three men suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of a 22-year-old resident at the migrant reception facility in Kofinou ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday decried the “unpunished murders” of the Turkish Cypriot residents of the village of Tochni, at a service held to mark the 51st anniversary ...

The forestry department is “on standby” and “conducting continuous patrols to prevent fires from starting”, its press spokesman George Constantinou said on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he ...