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Bicommunal workshop on audiovisual media
The Leading By Example project offers a bicommunal workshop aimed to educate the public on the creative sector’s…
EU’s Turkey migration deal hinges on Cyprus
The European Union warned on Wednesday that a deal with Turkey to curb mass migration to Europe hinges on Ankara…
Supreme Court hints on Sunday shopping
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed against Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou, saying she acted…
Armenian President visits Cyprus
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday evening for an official visit and began talks in…
Nicosia taxi drivers want more support
Members of Nicosia’s Urban Taxi Driver Association on Tuesday afternoon gathered outside the Road Transport…
Nicosia town hall goes green
For the second year, Nicosia’s town hall was lit up green on Tuesday evening as part of the global celebrations to…
Russian tour operator plans Cyprus boost
Giant Russian tour operator OTI is planning to bring more than 35,000 tourists to Cyprus in 2016 via its subsidiaries…
Cobalt expects first aircraft within days
Cobalt air will be flying to 16 cities from Larnaca when it begins operations, while the first of its three Airbuses…
EC President Tusk to meet with President Anastasiades
European Council President Donald Tusk will meet on Tuesday, in Nicosia, with President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades,…
Entries invited to Commonwealth essay contest
Entries to the annual Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, won last year by a Cypriot, are being invited from…
Mega building gets Limassol approval
Plans to build a 30-storey building on the outskirts of Limassol have been given the green light from the Department…
Police to launch seatbelt campaign
Police will start an island-wide campaign on Monday to ensure those travelling in cars wear seatbelts. In co-operation…
Young voter apathy ‘tragic’ yet expected
An alarming 77 per cent of young Cypriots have said they will not vote in May’s parliamentary elections mostly because…
Cyprus and France to conduct joint search and rescue exercise
A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise, titled “CYPFRA-01/16,” will be conducted on Friday, south-east of Cyprus,…
Forty fake invoices worth €200,000 found at Helector offices, Paphos court hears
Ioannis Kokotsis, the sixth suspect in the case of alleged overcharging related to the Marathounda waste management…
Green light for casino from Parliament
The House on Thursday gave the nod to the regulations governing the establishment and operation of an integrated…
Law on specific sales periods abolished
By a unanimous vote, parliament on Thursday amended the law on sales, abolishing provisions that set specific periods…
PASYDY nurses distance themselves from disgruntled colleagues
Nurses affiliated to the civil servants’ union PASYDY explicitly distanced themselves from their colleagues of the…
Electricity cable theft leads to small outage
Thirty metres of cables were stolen from two electricity poles in Psematismenos early on Wednesday. According to…
Environmental scientists to be brought in from professional wilderness
A new bill is in the works that provide for the recognition of environmental scientists as professionals in the field,…
Hope For Children and University of Nicosia medical school sign deal to help kids
The International Humanitarian and Independent Institution Hope For Children (HFC) UNCRC Policy Centre and the Medical…
Cyprus and Israel in joint military exercise
Cyprus and Israel are engaged in the annual Onisilos-Gideon military drill which has gotten underway and will carry on…
Cyprus can be a model for religious coexistence
Cyprus can be a model for coexistence between Muslims and Christians for this entire region, US Special Representative…
Entries invited to Commonwealth essay contest
Entries to the annual Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, won last year by a Cypriot, are being invited from…