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Police have been granted new powers as of Wednesday to immediately suspend driving licences in serious cases of drink and drug driving. Under the new procedure, officers conducting roadside checks ...

The cabinet approved a series of measures aimed at strengthening the police’s Motorised Immediate Action Unit (MMAD), including the introduction of a points-based system favouring candidates with special forces ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday announced that there is “no longer grounds” for him to continue attempting to mediate between the north’s ruling coalition and trade union ...

The ceasefire between Iran and the United States could result in a fuel price drop in the next 10 to 15 days, chairman of the petrol station owners Savvas Prokopiou said on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides criticised the House on Wednesday for trying to pass dozens of bills – including some that are unconstitutional – before it dissolved later this month ahead of the May 24 ...

As Cyprus’ livestock sector is still reeling from the foot and mouth outbreak that saw over 30,000 animals culled, state services are at odds over a solution which is rapidly turning ...

Former MEP Demetris Papadakis rejected on Wednesday what he termed as “fabricated allegations” made by journalist Makarios Drousiotis, describing them as false, politically motivated and based on fabricated evidence. He ...

Turkish parliamentary defence committee chairman Hulusi Akar on Wednesday threatened Greek Cypriots that the coming Easter may be their last in a post on social media. “In the homeland of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said he welcomes the two-week conditional ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, which will bring a temporary two-week halt to the country’s ongoing ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman has vetoed plans for forest land in the Karpas peninsula to be developed by Turkey’s Istanbul Technical University, sending the plans back to the ...

Two more Merlin Mk2 helicopters have arrived at Cyprus’ British Akrotiri air force base, the British defence ministry has said. The helicopters’ arrival brings the total number of British Merlin ...

A notice to airmen (Notam) has been issued regarding a planned Russian naval exercise which is to take place off the coast of Cyprus, between the island’s east coast ...

In Cyprus, the climate crisis is no longer something we meet in reports about the future. We meet it in shrinking water reservoirs, punishing electricity bills and a transport system ...

A total of 36.4 per cent of Cypriots aged 65 and older see their health as very good or good, with men at 37.6 per cent feeling slightly better than women, at 35.3 per ...

A total of 510 incidents of violence were reported in 98 schools taking part in a survey for the 2024-2025 academic year, a safe school group report made public on Tuesday said. ...

The Cyprus Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Federation on Tuesday expressed strong concern and dissatisfaction over the dog law passed by parliament on April 2. The federation called on President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Journalist and Volt candidate Makarios Drousiotis delivered a dossier of documents to investigators at police headquarters on Tuesday, stating that it contains extensive material linked to allegations he has raised ...

Alcohol and drugs are responsible for around 24 per cent of fatal car accidents in Cyprus, while mobile phone use behind the wheel increases the risk of a crash fourfold, Transport ...

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Tuesday said “things must move forward” on the Cyprus problem after Monday’s meeting of President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman ended ...

Flamingos arrive in Cyprus in November and leave by the end of February, with their pink colour and height reaching 1.45m making them a popular sight at Cyprus’ wetlands, however ...

Greek deputy minister to the PM Giorgos Mylonakis filed a complaint before the Supreme Court prosecutor in Greece on Tuesday against publications linking him to the allegations of Makarios Drousiotis, ...

Police will implement increased road safety measures over the Easter holiday period, aiming to enhance traffic safety and prevent serious and fatal road collisions. In a statement, police said that ...

Protesters entered the Turkish Cypriot legislature building on Tuesday morning, as a general strike called in protest at cuts to the cost-of-living allowance for public sector workers continued. As had ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he has a “specific plan” for the future of the two British bases areas in Cyprus, with the government continuing its push for a ...