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Both the government and political parties on Thursday sounded an upbeat note that the key hurdles in the way of local government reform have been overcome, with the relevant legislation ...

The health ministry announced 489 new Covid cases on Thursday from a total of 74,277 tests, representing a positivity rate of 0.66 per cent. No new fatalities were reported, with the death toll ...

Private vehicles on the new look Makarios Avenue will only be allowed for about a year, starting from December 7, Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Thursday. Speaking on CyBC radio, ...

Incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles, including taxis and buses, and transportation means with lower emissions in combination with a car scrappage scheme were announced on Thursday by Transport ...

The shipping ministry on Thursday launched an invitation for bids for a sea connection between Cyprus and Greece with improved terms for potential bidders in a bid to re-establish a ...

The presidency rejected suggestions on Thursday that it had refused to attend a meeting of the House ethics committee that discussed the so-called Pandora Papers, which implicated two Cypriot law ...

Police issued 19 fines during 2,589 checks for the implementation of coronavirus measures in the last 24 hours, it was announced early on Wednesday. Most people were fined in Limassol, where officers carried ...

Paphos police are investigating after unknown culprits broke into a jewellery shop in the early morning hours on Tuesday. The theft took place around 4.30am, when the alarm system of ...

Paphos police were investigating a knife assault case on Tuesday that led to the injury of a 28-year-old man. According to Paphos spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, the victim was allegedly beaten ...

Police on Tuesday said they issued 22 fines as part of 2,934 checks for the implementation of coronavirus protocols in the last 24 hours in the government-controlled areas. Most checks, 1,341, were conducted in ...

Major infrastructure projects will go ahead as planned in the next year, including the Paphos-Polis highway and the installation of charging stations for electric cars, the transport minister said Monday. ...

Four businesses were booked for a total of €9,000 in Nicosia and Limassol as part of 3,311 police checks for the implementation of coronavirus protocols, police said early on Monday. A supermarket ...

IT WAS extremely difficult to understand why Phil made such a big fuss about publishing the minutes of meetings held in Crans Montana four and half years ago. From the ...

The first 10 Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) arrived on Friday evening at Larnaca airport from Spain, of the 30 that will reinforce the rapidly dwindling local population of the species. According to ...

The vaccination numbers of adults and teenagers need to significantly rise ,officials said on Saturday, stressing the importance of protection against Covid-19 and an end to the pandemic. Health Minister ...

It’s not Christmas without festive theatrical performances and after the success of their one-act plays, Stage One Theatre in Emba is bringing another delightful story to Paphos. This time, ...

A prestigious sommelier contest was held on the island this week, won by a Sicilian who now works in London What a great week it has been for the wine ...

Some people will inevitably have to be excluded from activities to avoid a full lockdown, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday, warning that “stubbornness” will not be allowed to bankrupt ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday pledged his government’s support to the fire service so it can fulfil its mission. He was speaking after inaugurating the new fire station in ...

The relocation of an asphalt plant to the Mitsero area will not affect the residents either through the pollution or odour it will emit, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday ...

A 28-year-old man believed to have helped three migrants enter the Republic illegally, was arrested on Friday, police said on Saturday. This is the eighth such case that has been ...

The Embassy of Japan in Cyprus has recently launched a YouTube cooking show, in which expert Chef Kobayashi Daisuke teaches us to make simple, authentic Japanese dishes Japanese cuisine – that’...

Cyprus, Greece, Egypt, and France face common challenges, but also share a common vision, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said Friday in Athens following the conclusion of a ministerial meeting. During ...

Police booked 17 people for violating coronavirus measures after 2,424 checks in the government-controlled areas. The checks were carried out from 6am on Thursday to 6am on Friday. Most of the latest ...